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St. Patrick, Bishop
IF the virtue of children reflects an honor on their parents, much more justly is the name of St. Patrick…
Monthly Archives: March, 2015
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When Faith Falls Out of Fashion
In those days, all the princes of Judah, the priests, and the people added infidelity to infidelity, practicing all the…
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Shadows of Suffering Fade in the Light of Christ
Maurice Ravel’s Pianoforte Concerto for the left hand was written for Austrian pianist, Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm…
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Countries Avoid Controversy, Reject Abortion at Women’s Conference
This year – the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Women’s Conference – thousands of delegates and civil society representatives are…
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Front Row With Francis: The Role of Grandparents
If you had to ponder the most powerful alliance in human relations, how much strength would you accord to the…
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Sts. Abraham and Mary
ABRAHAM was a rich nobleman of Edessa in present day Syria. At his parents’ desire he married, but escaped to…
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St. Zachary, Pope
ST. ZACHARY succeeded Gregory III., in 741, and was a man of singular meekness and goodness. He loved the clergy…
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St. Maud, Queen
THIS princess (also called Matilde) was daughter of Theodoric, a powerful Saxon count. Her parents placed her very young in…
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If God so Loves the World, Why is There a Hell?
As the camera pans the crowd at a football game, you see a few fans holding up the sign. It…
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That They May Be One
Marriage, being the most intimate of friendships, depends on trust. The friendship between spouses weakens if anything stands in the…