Martin of Tours, the poor and humble man
Martin knew long in advance the time of his death and he told his brethren that it was near. Meanwhile, he found himself obliged to make a visitation of the parish of Candes. The clergy
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Martin knew long in advance the time of his death and he told his brethren that it was near. Meanwhile, he found himself obliged to make a visitation of the parish of Candes. The clergy
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise ye him in the high places. Praise ye him, all his angels, praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, O sun and moon: praise him,
Excerpts from Cardinal Sarah’s book, ‘God or Nothing’… “While Christians are dying for their faith and their fidelity to Jesus, in the West, men of the Church are trying to reduce the requirements of the
This article a great reminder of our world today, the fractured heart of the Church which St. Catherine was sent to mend. http://www.catholicworldreport.com/2012/04/27/catherine-of-siena-and-leaving-the-church/ And so it is in our time, God is sending saints, like
In 1969, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger gave a series of five sermons over the radio. On Christmas Day over “Hessian Rundfunk” radio, he gave out his final preaching that carried with it a distinct prophetic tone.
In today’s Mass Readings we hear of angels urging Lot to take his family out of Sodom on the eve of its destruction (Genesis 19:15-29) and Christ rebuking the storm on the sea (Matthew 8:23-27).
Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in
Apart from the usual seasonal highwater of summer marriages, there is certainly a lot of marching “for love” going on. And with that an increasing number of politicians clamoring to catch the love-wave for
Did you know St. Damien of Molokai was a member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary which grew as a spiritual response to the ‘terror’ of the French Revolution? The
An excerpt from “Inventing the Crusades” by Dr. Thomas F. Madden. “One can never understand the Crusades without understanding their penitential character.” All the Crusades met the criteria of just wars. They came about in
“The quality of mercy is not strained…” so begins Portia’s lines from The Merchant of Venice (Act IV, Scene 1) where Shylock is intent on taking a pound of flesh from Antonio who has defaulted
An Excerpt from ‘God’s Birthday’ by Dr. Taylor Marshall Dr. Taylor Marsall writes… Secular magazines and “experts” on the History Channel love to gloat over Christians every December and “prove” how Christ was not born
Here is a page from history that may help us understand the attempts to re-engineer language today. Keith Michael Baker, in his Inventing the French Revolution writes, “Yet revolutionary actors were indeed particularly conscious of
On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception we are reminded of how the pure and ever Virgin Mary, the New Eve, through her humility cultivated by God in the singular grace of her conception —
Did you know that the Star of Bethlehem flower, a symbol of purity and love, can be baked into bread. Truly. So let’s take a step back and take that in. Christ was born in
Prayer, like a soft spring rain can soften the most hardened hearts and obstinate wills. It encircles the globe like a golden ring, reaching those most in need of its benefits. In his book, Guides
“Hail and blessed be the hour and the moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in piercing cold. In that hour, vouchsafe, O
Today I stumbled, in a good way, upon this quote from Malcolm Muggeridge’s daughter-in-law, Anne Roche Muggeridge. “If an angel allowed me one suggestion as to what more than anything else would most quickly restore
An interesting article came across the wire today. Vale Leonard Cohen, high priest of erotic romanticism: The iconic Canadian musician wrote great songs, but does anyone listen to the lyrics? Reading it renews my cartoon-like
Happy Martinmas! What you may know about St. Martin, holy bishop of Tours… In his late teens St. Martin joined the Roman army and was posted to Amiens in Gaul. It was here that the
Heaven does care about our nations. This day of election in the United States let us ask our dear patroness to intercede for us. Prayer to Our Lady Immaculate Most holy Virgin, who was pleasing
Cardinal Robert Sarah’s prophetic voice comes to fill our screen today — reprinted here from Magnificat Magazine’s article, “Interpreting the Present Time”. “A Godless society, which considers any spiritual questions a dead letter, masks the
The Pride of Lucifer and His Acolytes God, in His infinite power, created multitudes of angels, an impressive, incalculable number. One day during an exorcism Father Candido Amantini — a Passionist priest and my great
We have been working diligently on our new home. This October 7th, 2016 — Bishop Conley came to bless the Sacred Heart Friary. Our hearts are filled to capacity as this is a special day
Many little goods can distract us from the one good that God is asking of us. If trouble comes, if suffering strikes us down perhaps it is the Divine Gardener thinning our branches so we