Monthly Archives: October 2015

      The Saints: Friends of God by  Archbishop Francesco Follo Roman Rite Rev 7, 2-4.9-14; Ps 24; 1 John 3, 1-3; Mt 5, 1-12a   Fellow citizens and relatives of heaven. The liturgy that on November 1st celebrates … Continue reading →

By Mary O’Regan on the Catholic Herald Dressing up as saints or in white robes can help children understand the soul of a saint Charles Moore tickled my interest last Friday in his Spectator column when he put forward the … Continue reading →

“All the sufferings, all the humiliations and annoyances that may come upon you, come from the hand of your Father who knows what is most expedient for you. He knows by what road, by what winding paths, He will bring … Continue reading →

In the wake of the recent Synod on the Family its followers have been left exhausted by the tension created amid conflicting reports coming from the Synod’s observers. Although we now have the ‘Final Report’ with the gatherered conclusions of … Continue reading →

At the close of the month of the Holy Rosary, Saint Louis de Montfort’s exhortation to remain faithful to this most powerful of prayers seems timely:  Even if you have to fight distractions all through your whole Rosary, be sure … Continue reading →

from: Fr. Ed Tomlinson (TunbridgeWells Ordinariate) As the Synod on the family drew to a close I was teased by a former Anglican colleague who simply said “Welcome home!” I had to laugh. He is right. It was/is hard to believe this Synod was … Continue reading →

H/T to Rorate Caeli:

By Edward Pentin from the National Catholic Register: Cardinal Raymond Burke, patron of the Knights of Malta and former prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, has shared with the Register his initial reaction to the final report of the Synod on the Family. He … Continue reading →

Fr Zuhlsdorf and his source in Rome shed some light on the synod’s final report: As I mentioned in an earlier post, since I have been on pilgrimage, I’ve tried to be in as much of a Synod Free Zone … Continue reading →

Father Zuhlsdorf writes from Rome about the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage, a clerical lunch and then this: Oh… the Synod. No… it was not a complete rout for the enemy.  It was not a victory for us either.  There are flaws in the … Continue reading →

By Damian Thompson on The Spectator This afternoon the Vatican Synod on the Family amended and approved the final document summing up three weeks of chaotic and sometimes poisonous debate – much of it focussing on whether divorced and remarried … Continue reading →

  This  is the Vatican-provided translation of Pope Francis’ discourse at the conclusion of the Synod of Bishops on the Family in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall this afternoon:   Dear Beatitudes, Eminences and Excellencies, Dear Brothers and Sisters, I … Continue reading →

Children of Light   (ZENIT.org) Archbishop Francesco Follo Roman Rite Jer 31.7 to 9; Ps 126; Heb 5, 1-6; Mk 10, 46-52   To reveal that Jesus is the light, the Gospel of this Sunday speaks about the Messiah who … Continue reading →