Padre Pio and the Wounds of Christ
Today the Church honors the memory of Francesco Forgione, born on 25 May 1887, better known as Padre Pio. He was recognized as an extraordinary confessor, reader of souls, and worker of miracles. Like many […]
Today the Church honors the memory of Francesco Forgione, born on 25 May 1887, better known as Padre Pio. He was recognized as an extraordinary confessor, reader of souls, and worker of miracles. Like many […]
Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Matthew, author of the First Gospel. In the New Testament, he has two names, Levi and Matthew. It was not uncommon for Jews of the first century […]
The Church throughout the world celebrates the Triumph of the Cross on September 14, and the Roman Rite fittingly follows that up the very next day with its commemoration of Our Lady of Sorrows. Popular […]
It’s always interesting when an historian puts his pen to telling us about another historian. And the current effort is no exception. First off, however, let’s get some unpleasant material out of the way. The […]
The witness of Mary needs to be highlighted for the benefit of all women and for the good of all society. In her dual identity […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., on the feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord [August 6, 2020] at the Church of the Holy Innocents, […]
For more than half a century, we have heard the drumbeat of “the spirit of Vatican II,” which has caused the Church incalculable trouble. In this essay, I would like to focus on “the spirit […]
For the twelfth year in a row, the bishops of our nation have called for a Fortnight for Freedom to begin on the vigil of the liturgical memorial of St. Thomas More and St. John […]
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is so central to a healthy biblical spirituality that we don’t acknowledge this divine love only once a year; thanks to the apparitions of Our Lord to St. […]
We find ourselves at the conclusion of the novena to the Holy Spirit, in preparation for the great feast of Pentecost. What I would like to do today is to say a few words about […]
© Catholic World Report