Pope Francis was elected as successor of Peter and bishop of Rome on March 13, 2013. He chose to be installed on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, March 19 2013. Thus, his very first homily as Pope was on the role of Saint...
"St. John Vianney’s ministry gives parish priests a fundamental blueprint for a pastoral plan for any place and time." [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']S[/dropcaps]t. John Vianney (1786 1859) is regaining popularity among diocesan seminarians. After a generation of being ignored, if not ridiculed, the patron saint of...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']I[/dropcaps]n her voyage across the ocean of this world, the Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life’s different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship but to keep her on her course. The ancient...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='65' color='' background_color='' border_color='']M[/dropcaps] ay the comfort and grace of the Holy Spirit be yours for ever, most honored lady. Your letter found me lingering still in this region of the dead, but now I must rouse myself to make my way...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']O[/dropcaps] sacrum convivium O sacred banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of his Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.Tantum ergo Down in adoration falling, Lo! the sacred Host we hail; Lo! o'er ancient...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']O[/dropcaps]ur Lady of Guadalupe ‘completely beyond’ scientific explanation, says researcher Phoenix, Ariz., Aug 7, 2009 / 04:10 pm (CNA).- Researcher and physicist Dr. Aldofo Orozco told participants at the International Marian Congress on Our Lady of Guadalupe that there is no scientific...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='65' color='' background_color='' border_color='']M[/dropcaps]oderate obesity can cut three years off life expectancy A new analysis of almost one million people from around the world has shown that obesity can trim years off life expectancy. Oxford University researchers found that moderate obesity, which is now common, reduces...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='65' color='' background_color='' border_color='']W[/dropcaps]ho are you, sweet light, that fills me And illumines the darkness of my heart? You lead me like a mother's hand, And should you let go of me, I would not know how to take another step. You are the space That embraces my being...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']O[/dropcaps]n the morning of the 14th of September, a great crowd gathered at the Villa Sexti, in accordance with the order of the governor Galerius Maximus. That same day the governor commanded Bishop Cyprian to be brought before him for...
[dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he September 2005 issue of the Archives of Dermatology reports that patients under long-term antibiotic therapy ran a risk of developing upper respiratory tract infections at more than twice the rate of people not using the drugs. The findings highlight the dangers that...