On April 15, 1902, Pope Leo XIII wrote a letter to the American bishops, commending and thanking them for the establishment and success of schools and academies for the proper … Continued
Abortion is one of the most controversial topics out there today. But for a Catholic, Jesus’ teaching on this matter through Sacred Scripture and his Church is crystal clear. In … Continued
A few years ago, a friend and fellow teacher attended a motivational workshop. Already a very optimistic and positive person, she left her session energized with the new term “green … Continued
When I was visiting Cartagena, Colombia, in the summer months, appearing in front of Iglesia San Pedro Claver (St. Peter Claver Church), the children were all dressed in first Communion suits and … Continued
Lourdes, Day Six, I think … Just made it to Sunday Mass at the International Basilica. After Mass, we went to the baths. It was perfect timing because there were … Continued
Jacques Maritain and Raissa Oumansov were two disenchanted university students who contemplated suicide. They had met in Paris at the Sorbonne in 1901. The small-minded intellectual culture of positivism and … Continued
St. Therese of Lisieux strove to practise charity and patience in community life. An elderly nun needed to be taken by someone to the refectory every evening. Therese described the … Continued
I too knew nothing of Jordan Peterson until his emergence a few months ago. I understood his writings and public lectures were making him anathema to the radical Left, but … Continued
Ascension of the Lord, Year BFirst Reading: Acts 1:1-11Second Reading: Eph 4:1-13Gospel Reading: Mk 16:15-20 This Sunday the Church celebrates the Ascension of the Lord – the fact that 40 days … Continued
When James Cameron, famed director of Titanic, was recently reported by World Entertainment News Network as being weary of Avenger movies, his comments were doubtless dismissed as irrelevant by the … Continued