Monthly Archives: November 2012

Believe it or not, temptation obeys the laws of supply and demand. We pray: “Lead us not into temptation”, yet we love to be tempted. The forbidden fruit tastes sweetest. How contrary, how fallen. If temptation did not exist, then … Continue reading →

From Euractiv.com Slovakia, responding to requests from some fellow eurozone countries, has removed the halos from a €2 coin commemorating the 1,150th anniversary of the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Moravia. Slovakia, a eurozone member since 2009, will … Continue reading →

(Vatican Radio) Pope Benedict XVI issued an appeal on Wednesday in behalf of efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. The call came at the end of his weekly General Audience in Paul VI Hall, and looked forward to the UN-sponsored World Day … Continue reading →

It was a grey and rainy evening on 21st August 1879, when Mrs Mary McLoughlin, 45, housekeeper to Archdeacon Kavanagh, locked up the small parish church of St. John Baptist at Knock, a little village in County Mayo, Ireland. To … Continue reading →

(@CardRavasi/Twitter: Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi is President of the Pontifical Council for Culture)   On 12th. Nov. 2012, Pope Benedict XVI issued the Motu Proprio Latina Lingua, which establishes the new Pontifical Academy for Latin. The Academy is meant to promote the knowledge and study of … Continue reading →

First, a short summary found in the Baltimore Catechism on Angels (for more details and further explanation click here): 328 The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred Scripture usually calls “angels” is a truth of faith. The witness of … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the 25th. Nov., was the birthday of Pope John XXIII. It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake … Continue reading →

Here is a video of the new Cardinals receiving the ring and red hat from Pope Benedict. Please pray for these Princes of the Church: James Harvey (archpriest of St Paul’s Outside the Walls), Bechara al-Raï (Maronite patriarch of Antioch), … Continue reading →

A Royal Truth Readings: Daniel 7:13-14 Psalm 93:1-2,5 Revelation 1:5-8 John 18:33-37  by Dr. Scott Hahn What’s the truth Jesus comes to bear witness to in this last Gospel of the Church’s year? It’s the truth that in Jesus, God … Continue reading →

From the Catholic Sun (Diocese Phoenix) VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Nativity story, like the whole story of Christ, is not merely an event in the past, but has unfolding significance for people today, with implications for such issues as … Continue reading →

by Father John Bartunek From The Catholic Spiritual Direction “Jesus responded to the questions of the Roman governor affirming that he was King, but not of this world. He did not come to dominate peoples and territories, but to free … Continue reading →