You will accomplish more by kind words and a courteous manner than by anger or sharp rebuke, which should never be used except in necessity. (Saint Angela Merici, +1540)
Month: January 2024
In the Timeless Spirit
A thousand years is like a day. 2 Peter 3:8 Recently I had the pleasure of listening to Fr Celso Benedictine, enlightening us with one of his weekly presentations about Living in the Divine Will. I always enjoy his talks because they bring so much hope, trust and joy amid the darkness hovering[…]
Does the Timing of Abortion Matter?
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops recently released a public statement relating to the current status of abortion in the state. The article reported that “Great progress had been made in recent years to protect women and their preborn children in Florida.” They were “encouraged that our state’s 15-week abortion limit remains in effect as[…]
Saints Timothy and Titus
A blessed memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus, co-workers of Saint Paul, both of them ordained by him into the early episcopacy of the Church, when every bishop was a ‘missionary’, sent forth into unknown, hostile, pagan territory, meaning an almost certain martyrdom. Paul’s two letters to Timothy and one to Titus are bracing for[…]
Saint Francis de Sales’ Exemplary Christian Humanism
The celebration of the feast of St Francis de Sales brought into my heart the profound words Pope Benedict XVI spoke about this great saint in his catechesis given on March 2, 2011, at Paul VI’s Audience Hall at the Vatican. In that occasion Pope Benedict XVI said: St Francis de Sales is an exemplary witness[…]
If God is for us, who can be against us? (Saint Paul to the Romans 8:13)
Do everything calmly and peacefully. Do as much as you can as well as you can. Strive to see God in all things without exception, and consent to His will joyously. Do everything for God, uniting yourself to him in word and deed. Walk very simply with the Cross of the Lord and be at[…]
Saint Marianne Cope of Molokai
Many of us have heard of Saint Damien of Molokai, the heroic missionary priest who gave his life working amongst the lepers in Hawaii. But there is a female version, celebrated today, Saint Marianne Cope (1838 – 1918), a religious sister, who, with six companions, also offered themselves to the same mission. Sister Marianne assisted[…]
Saint Joan of Arc Against Transgenderism
Dan Hitchens has just composed one of the most insightful pieces on transgenderism I’ve come across, using Saint Joan of Arc as a metaphor, in contradistinction to the modern media, who have adopted her as a kind of confused, dysphoric cross-dressing saint of their own religion. (I had no idea that Louise Ciccone, who scandalously[…]
Roe versus Wade and the Battle for Life
(Here is a reprise of what we posted on the last sombre anniversary of Roe v. Wade, now, as so many have hoped and prayed cast into the rubbish heap of history as an egregiously bad decision based, as you may read, on a tissue of lies, deception and errant philosophical principles. The work now[…]