Always remain close to the Catholic Church, because it alone can give you true peace, since it alone possesses Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, the true Prince of Peace. (Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, +1968)
Month: September 2024
The Miraculous Friar, Pio of Pietrelcina
While we’re on the topic of signs, the life of today’s saint, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, was filled with them. His long life as a Capuchin friar (he died at 81) ended on this 23rd day of September in 1968, holding his Rosary (rarely ever out of his hands), declaring that he saw ‘two mothers’[…]
To see a deeper understanding of the great celebration Matthew held at his house, we must realise that he not only gave a banquet for the Lord at his earthly residence, but far more pleasing was the banquet set in his own heart which he provided through faith and love. (Saint Bede the Venerable, +735)
If, then, placed as we are in this world full of danger and misery, we do not know the Lord our creator, what is the point in having been born? Our life is pointless. Thanks to God, we have come into this world. Also thanks to God, we have received baptism, we have entered the[…]
Addicted to TikTok
I don’t I’ve ever been on TikTok, and it seems I’m in limited company. This article describing the addictive nature of the platform was eye-opening, and disturbing, for so many reasons – I can scarcely enunciate them. Aristotle began his Metaphysics with the simple, yet, profound statement that ‘all men desire to know‘. But know[…]
The Ecstatic Life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino
I came across this compilation of stories from the life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino, one of the most remarkable saints in the history of the Church, and could not resist handing it on to readers. But one excerpt: His life was a revelation of the gifts of the blessed in heaven. Fragrance sweeter than[…]
Strength in Unity
“I pray that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” John 17: 20-21 The triumphant rise of modern atheism, which today has for its object to threaten[…]
The Stigmata of Saint Francis
(Today, September 17th, marks the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata of Our Lord. Here are the words of Father Attard, and one may also peruse the reflection by Father Thomas Weinandy in today’s CatholicThing. Editor) Today, Tuesday 17 September 2024, is the feast of the Stigmata of our Seraphic Father[…]
On the last day, when the general examination takes place, there will be no question at all on the text of Aristotle, the aphorisms of Hippocrates, or the paragraphs of Justinian. Charity will be the whole syllabus. (Saint Robert Bellarmine, +1621)
Pope on a Plane
The Pope is in trouble again with his off-the-cuff remarks on the airplane back from his trip to Singapore and other locales. Well, trouble in one sense, for I don’t the Pope thinks he’s in trouble, even if his words cause much consternation in the hearts of many faithful Catholics. A caveat, however, for if[…]