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Lepanto, the Poles, Islam, and Our Lady
October 7 is the day the Ottoman navy was defeated in Battle of Lepanto, thus saving Europe from further conquest by the formidable Muslim empire. […]
miracles
Essay
“Ours are not miracles of evidence, but of power and influence”
Once more, the Church presents us with another of Our Lord’s miracles (see Mk 7:31-37), belief in which has fallen on hard times – actually for more than a century, truth be told. Some of […]
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Breaking through the self
MPAA Rating: PG USCCB Rating: Unrated at the time of this review Reel Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars One of my least favorite adages is “miracles happen everyday”—not because it is untrue, but because […]
Interview
The “useless” doctor of Lourdes
“There is no other place in the Catholic world with so much suffering, and yet with so much joy, as Lourdes,” says Dr. Alessandro de […]
Essay
Padre Pio: A “Second St. Francis” for our troubled times
This month marks the 100th anniversary of Padre Pio’s reception of the stigmata on September 20, 1918, and the 50th anniversary of his death on […]
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Robert Hugh Benson’s otherworldly stories illuminate the nature of prayer
Reminiscent at times of the fiction of George MacDonald, Benson’s stories range from beautiful to macabre. […]
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Recovering the fourfold sense of Scripture in John 6
The story recounted in John 6 is both miraculous and sacrificial, two things modernity rejects but to which the Church holds fast. […]
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Nature is God’s prose, miracles are His poetry
Belief is serious business, and God wants no one to be duped for He is, as the traditional act of faith, declares, the One Who […]
Essay
Hope and mercy and the “Miracle of the Sun”
“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph,” Our Lady promised at Fatima 100 years ago. […]
Essay
Fatima: Spectacular signs for a skeptical age
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the “Miracle of the Sun.” It’s the perfect time to reflect on the message of Our Lady at […]