Mary heard God’s word and kept it, and so she is blessed. She kept God’s truth in her mind, a nobler thing than carrying his body in her womb. The truth and the body were both Christ: he was kept in Mary’s mind insofar as he is truth, he was carried in her womb insofar as he is man; but what is kept in the mind is of a higher order than what is carried in the womb. (Saint Augustine, +430)
Editor's Corner
Saint Caecilia’s Heavenly Music
We have to wait to hear what heavenly music sounds like, but Saint Francis de Sales once recounted that he was blessed to hear...
Francis, Leo and ‘Climate Change’
We’ve written before of the story that Pope Pius XII wanted to use the recently theory of the ‘Big Bang’ – first proposed by...
Dedication of the Basilicas of Peter, Paul – and the Path to Rome
Today's memorial marks the dedication of the basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul - following upon that of the Lateran Basilica last week. More...
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
The saint today is one of the patrons of Hungary, Elizabeth (+1320), the niece of Saint Hedwig of Silesia, (+1243) whom we celebrated in...
Fakes Abound, but Truth Abounds Even More
We live in an unreal world, which is to say, one unhinged from the truth. One way to know what is right, is to...
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Nota in Brevis
Hot Air Hypocrisy
Irony may be defined as something that goes against expectation, especially radically so. It...
An Intriguing Take on the Titles of Our Lady
Here's an intriguing take on the controversy surrounding the titles of Our Lady recently...
Saints Margaret of Scotland and Gertrude of Germany
Beautiful bonnie Margaret of Scotland (+1093) was the devoted wife of Malcom III, king...
A Significant Insouciance
If the reader wants a significant moment in the history of the Church in...
Fakes Abound, but Truth Abounds Even More
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Articles
Did the Founders of America Fear Religion?
Ever since the New Atheism crowd emerged several decades ago, there has been an...
Pope Benedict on Pope Saint Leo the Great
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Saint Leo the Great
Dear Brothers and...
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica: A Universal Call to Holiness.
Brothers and sisters, you are God’s building. ... For God’s temple is holy, and...
Pope Benedict on Today’s Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran
BENEDICT XVI
ANGELUS
St Peter's Square
Sunday, 9 November 2008
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The liturgy today has us...
How Do We Know Christ Really Lived?
Every now and then we hear in various and sundry places one of the...
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Features
Did the Founders of America Fear Religion?
Ever since the New Atheism crowd emerged several decades ago, there has been an ongoing campaign to nullify the great historical importance of Christianity throughout Western Civilization. Indeed, efforts continue to be made to prove that Jesus never existed.
Apologetics 101
Apologetics is the art of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse, making reference to both faith and reason as appropriate, in light of Saint Peter’s admonition to ‘Always be prepared to make a defense to any one who calls you to account for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and reverence’ (1 Peter 3:15).
