There are only three churches in Rome, as far as I know, dedicated to St. Peter: (1) the great St.…
Monthly Archives: May, 2011
The swiftness of Pope John Paul II’s rise from popular pope to “Blessed John Paul” […] sparked widespread debate in advance…
Many people today are very busy, sometimes wondering “who’s got time to read?” And yet, given the rapid and varied…
ST. MAMMERTUS, Archbishop of Vienne in Dauphin, was a prelate renowned for his sanctity, learning, and miracles. He instituted in…
Wondering Bones The late afternoon sky reminded me of old, worn out bones, gray, ashen, but filled with a holy…
Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said…
Nearly 800 years ago, Pope Gregory IX, responded to shouts of “Santo Subito” (“Sainthood Now”) when he left the Lateran…
In last Sunday’s Gospel we were told that the disciples had locked themselves in a room for fear of retaliation…
Surprisingly, on net, last week was not a good one for the Free World. Despite the signal accomplishment of liquidating…