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The Heroism of Captain Witold Pilecki: Lest We Forget
(Esto vir, God exhorts Moses in the Bible - Be a man! And few men were such 'men' as Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki, as...
John Paul II Reflects on Paul VI
HOMILY OF POPE JOHN PAUL II
TO COMMEMORATE THE
SERVANT OF GOD PAUL VI
Thursday, 6 August 1998
The memory of my venerable Predecessor, the Servant of God...
Pope John Paul II and Saint Philip Neri
(At the very beginning of his pontificate, on this feast of Saint Philip in 1979, Pope Saint John Paul II made a pilgrimage to...
Initial Musings on Magnifica Humanitas
I've been reading Papal Documents for over 40 years and teaching them for over 20, and welcome and recommend the first Encyclical of Pope...
Editor's Corner
King Saint Ferdinand III
I didn't know that 'San Fernando' in California (and other places) was named after the saint we commemorate today, Saint Ferdinand III (1201 -...
Sainte Jeanne d’Arc, the Mighty Maid of Orleans
My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden:...
Paul VI, and Finding Sanctity in a Controversial Papacy
Today, May 29th, is the optional memorial of Pope Saint Paul VI, celebrated on the anniversary of his ordination in 1920. Paul VI's birth name...
Weekly Feature
A âwoman by her very nature is maternal - for every woman, whether married or unmarried, is called upon to be a biological, psychological, or spiritual mother - she knows intuitively that to give, to nurture, to care for others, to suffer with and for them - for maternity implies suffering - is infinitely more valuable in Godâs sight than to conquer nations and fly to the moon. (Alice von Hildebrand, +2022)
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The Pope’s Rosary for Peace Today
The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will lead a Rosary for peace today, at 7 pm Rome time, at the end of this Marian month - which means 1 pm for many of those of us on Eastern time (Toronto to New York)
Accompanying his repeated calls for...
The Loss of the Empress, Stan Rogers and St. Roch’s Circumnavigation
To add to this historically significant day - which also happen to be the birthday of the late, great G.K. Chesterton in 1874 - here's a wee bit of Canadiana for our readers:
On this day in 1914, the Scottish ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the estuary...
Rise and Fall: Everest and Constantinople
May 29th is the anniversary of two world changing events: The first, and more recent, was the reaching the summit of Mount Everest, the top of the world at 29, 029 feet, five miles up of pure ice, snow, glacier and rock, which had taken the lives of those...
Easter
Mothers’ Day
A Blessed Sixth Sunday of Easter to all our readers, which also happens to be the secular commemoration of Mothers' Day, which became widespread...
Fifth Sunday of Easter: Offering Diakonia
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, Godâs own people; in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts...
Fourth Sunday and Obeying the Good Shepherd
âMy sheep hear my voice. I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perishâ (Jn. 10:27).
In...
Third Sunday of Easter: Growing in Love of the Lord
Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you (Jn. 21:17). ⧟
The Easter Season is a privileged time of liturgical catechesis or instruction...
Divine Mercy Sunday – An Echo of Every Mass
Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believeââŠÂ âMy Lord and my God!â (Jn. 20:18)).
Today is Divine...
In the Glorious Light of Easter, Alleluia!
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden...
Series
A Pilgrimage from Vienna to Rome
I decided to make a pilgrimage to Rome, prompted by the Jubilee year, and walking through the Holy Doors. But I couldnât just show up in Rome, so to make a pilgrimage of it.
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 Peterâs admonition to âAlways 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 reverenceâ (1 Peter 3:15).
