Author Archives: kathleen

Saints and spiritual masters have consistently pointed to the invaluable assistance of the Mother of God in helping us to know and love Christ. Nowhere is this profound reality best captured than by this beautiful hymn: Mary the Dawn, Christ … Continue reading →

The appearance of Our Lady at Fatima (whose feast day we celebrated yesterday) was not an apparition in isolation. It followed in a long line of apparitions that included those of Paray Le Monial, Le Rue de Bac, La Sallette … Continue reading →

 Today is the feast day of St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (31st January, 1673 – 28th April, 1716). In order to become a more true and faithful devotee of Mary, Fr. John Hardon S.J. takes a closer look at the Marian … Continue reading →

16th April is the feast day of a very holy and popular saint, St. Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes. This account of her life comes from the EWTN website. Bernadette’s canonization in 1933 was the culmination of a process which had … Continue reading →

When Pope Benedict XVI resigned, he gave his red papal shoes to a member of the Order of St. John of God, who subsequently donated them to the congregation’s museum in Granada, La Casa de los Pisa.  This surprising piece … Continue reading →

Today is the First Friday of April. Because today is the first Friday of the Month, many Catholic parishes will have special Masses today for the First Friday Devotion. Beginning on December 27, 1673, through 1675, Our Lord appeared to … Continue reading →

Tension and excitement and anticipation mount among the world’s 1.200.000 Catholics, as the 115 Cardinal electors prepare for the great moment when they enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the new Pope. This half hour report from EWTN in Rome, … Continue reading →

I admit that I have read no more than a fraction of the hundreds of articles, written from Catholic, Protestant and secular sources, about these startling revelations, but what is obviously clear (to the shock and disappointment of many Catholics) … Continue reading →

After Gertrude’s recent lovely post: “Benedict XVI: a supremely liturgical Pope”, many Catholics, who favour the traditional Latin Mass, will be asking themselves what might happen now with the next Pope. Whereas it is more than likely that the successor … Continue reading →

Lent commences today, Ash Wednesday,  the start of our journey towards Easter. So what are we going to “give up” this Lent? Giving up “things” for Lent is neither an outdated custom imposed by the Church, an unreasonable burden on … Continue reading →

Now that we have the confirmation that the remains of the “king in the car park” are, as suspected, those of the last English king to be killed in battle, King Richard III, many of us rejoice. Perhaps at last … Continue reading →

This wonderful video and the article below (that brought tears to my eyes) were sent to my e-mail. I just had to share it with the visitors to our site, many (like us in Europe) who will not have heard anything … Continue reading →

““Mummy didn’t want me!” In my dream I saw my child, my little one, cry out these pitiful words, and my heart broke. I had that child aborted when I was a foolish young woman. I now have this longing … Continue reading →

This may not be a very new video, but for those who have not seen it before, it raises some interesting questions. “Larry has a problem with the new priest, and gets a lesson in liturgical history from Sarah.”

This is Pope Benedict XVI’s Homily for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord on 6th January, 2008. Its insightfulness and appeal have made it a popular and much-published homily on the internet and elsewhere, even today, five years … Continue reading →