Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Today is the memorial of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. Amongst other things, Blessed Pier Giorgio was renowned, as …
Saints
July 4, 2011
As a child I was convinced that one day God would give me the grace of martyrdom. When quite small I …
June 30, 2011
Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) on the right, on his ordination day 60 years ago. On his left is Georg Ratzinger, his …
June 29, 2011
The feast of St Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, falls on June 26. However, this year the feast falls …
June 25, 2011
The Birth of St John the Baptist Today the Church celebrates the feast of the birth of St John the Baptist. …
June 24, 2011
“No evil shall come upon you”, (Jerem. 23. 17). It is a consoling thought that God watches over us with unceasing …
June 22, 2011
Blessed Margaret Ball, one of the Irish martyrs whose feast we celebrate today I have long had the feeling that, since the …
June 20, 2011
The Moment of Benediction. The priest turns and raises aloft the Sacred Host. In loving adoration, in reverent awe, the invisible …
June 13, 2011
The Gospel says: “In the daytime He was teaching in the Temple.” S. Luke, 21, 37. How often, and for how long, …
June 9, 2011
I will strive ever to perform each action as perfectly as possible, paying special attention to small duties e.g. saying grace, odd …
June 4, 2011