Weekly Insight
Reasonable Passions
The Saint Gregory the Great Institute has just released the first of their video series on the 'wisdom of the founders of Western civilization', aptly named 'Reasonable Passions', as opposed to the destructive 'unreasonable'...
Saint Kilian’s Head and the Pattern Dance
Saint Kilian (or Cilian, originally in Gaelic Ceallach, 640-689) was an Irish missionary bishop who brought the Faith to central Europe, Franconia, now part of northern Bavaria, which is still more or less staunchly...
True, North, Strong… and Free? Not Quite…
The headline today declares,
Federal memo considers legal action against social media posting false info
admitting that it is not (yet) clear what action 'federal lawyers' would take. Hmm.
It goes on:
A 35-page memo to Federal Industry...
Message of John Paul II to the Bishop of Albano for the Centenary of the Death of St. Maria Goretti
To my Venerable Brother Bishop Agostino Vallini of Albano
1. A hundred years ago, on 6 July 1902, Maria Goretti died in the hospital at Nettuno, brutally stabbed the day before in the little village...
Maria Goretti, Martyr for Chastity
It was a hot, humid and sweltering July 6th in the year of our Lord 1902, one hundred and twenty four years ago, in a small farming town in the fetid area outside of...
Fourteenth Sunday: Following Christ, Meek and Humble of Heart
âCome to me all you that are weary and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in...
Saint Anthony Zaccaria
Saint Anthony Zaccaria (+1539), from noble lineage in late-renaissance Italy, was born in Rome in 1502, on the cusp of the Protestant revolt against the Catholic Church. But the mayhem at this point was mostly...
Is Public Education Salvageable?
I appreciate Mrs. Julie Douglasâ reflection on what she experienced as beneficial in the (French) publicly funded Catholic school system, as well as her exhortation for good people to stay in the system to...
Respondeo: Why Does the SSPX Need Bishops?
The following query was sent along, and we will answer each question briefly:
Have you addressed the reasons why SSPX feels a need to appoint bishops in the first place? I can't think of any...
Elizabeth of Portugal and Antoine Daniel
Elizabeth of Portugal (+1336) was of royal descent, the great-niece of the âotherâ Saint Elizabeth, of Hungary. Like her great-aunt, she was a queen, wife, mother, widow, peacemaker and Third Order Franciscan. After her...
Semiquincentennial Independence Day – 250 and Counting
A joyous Independence Day to all our American readers - this marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America back in 1776. This marks the victory of the then-colony's...
The Masculine Hope and Joy of Pier Giorgio Frassati
One of the more joyful and attractive saints of modern times died on this day in 1925 at the youthful age of 24, Pier Giorgio Frassati, a handsome, athletic, talented Italian from an aristocratic...
Pope Benedict and Saint Thomas the Apostle
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Thomas the twin
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our encounters with the Twelve Apostles chosen directly by Jesus, today we will focus our attention on Thomas. Ever present in...
Thomas the Apostle – Believing without Seeing
Saint Thomas, the Apostle, is called 'Didymus', the 'twin', perhaps, as some surmised, because he looked a lot like Christ. Whether that be true, he's not like the Saviour in also being called 'the...
Saint Bernardino Realino and the Hidden Life
Today's Saint Bernardino Realino (1530 - 1616) demonstrates that a hidden life of doing one's duty, day in and day out, leads to great holiness. After a brief career in law, Bernardino joined the...
