Monthly Archives: December 2018

By Robert Royal at The Catholic Thing: New Year’s resolutions almost always fail. If they didn’t, year after year, we’d see constant improvement in the world, in people around us, in our own selves. Sadly, we don’t.  Steps forward – … Continue reading →

APOCALYPSE 12: 1-9 “This comes from a December 29 social media post by my very good friend, Fr. Carlos Martins. Fr. Martins has many wonderful gifts and, here, he demonstrates his great gift of articulating what comes from his heart. … Continue reading →

Father Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X, granted an exclusive interview to La Porte Latine, in which he recalls the fruitfulness of the Cross for vocations and families. He insists particularly on the need to keep … Continue reading →

By Edward Pentin at the National Catholic Register: The Vatican body aimed at keeping traditional Catholics united with the Successor of Peter looks likely to be suppressed, but sources suggest it could actually be a positive development. Pope Francis is … Continue reading →

By Marek Jan Chodakiewicz at Crisis Magazine: Next year—2019—will mark the 30th anniversary of communism’s collapse in Poland and Eastern Europe. It will also mark 35 years since the murder of Father Jerzy Popiełuszko. I was safe in California when the … Continue reading →

(Main photo, Pexels; chapel photo, courtesy of 40 Days for Life DEC. 28, 2018   NEWS ANALYSIS: Britain’s culture of death unveiled in latest government statistics. By K.V. Turley at the National Catholic Register: The latest revised abortion statistics released by … Continue reading →

Every child killed by voluntary abortion in our own age is a Holy Innocent. Every politician who supports this killing, implicitly or explicitly, carries on the evil act of Herod. —————- We know well that Holy Innocents continue to be … Continue reading →

  by David Torkington  Throughout his life St Francis was consumed by a desire to give his life for Christ.  This desire burst into an unquenchable flame when he received news that six of his brothers had been martyred preaching … Continue reading →

 COMMENT  This is the latest update on the outrageous situation of Asia Bibi, the poor Pakistani Christian woman falsely accused of blasphemy against false-prophet Mohammed, who has languished in jail for the last nine years. Despite the Pakistani Supreme Court … Continue reading →

Station at St Stephen’s on the Coelian Hill The Church was still in her infancy when Stephen, renowned for his virtues, received from the Apostles the mission to organise the meals where the poor were fed in common. He worked … Continue reading →

December 24, 2018 LifeSiteNews St Joseph is often depicted in art or nativity scenes as an old, rather frail-looking man. Regardless of his actual age, though, he was anything but weak. St Joseph was a carpenter, which means he was … Continue reading →

The CP&S team would like to wish all our readers a happy Christmas. May the Holy Infant bless you and hold you in His loving embrace!

From the blog, REMEMBERING FR WILLIE DOYLE SJ Fr Doyle wrote the following Christmas letter to his sister from the trenches. It gives some insight into the hardship of his life, the humour and humanity with which he greeted these hardships, … Continue reading →

Appearing in volume four of the Italian-language edition of Padre Pio’s letters, this essay was taken from Padre Pio’s hand-written notebooks. Far into the night, at the coldest time of the year, in a chilly grotto, more suitable for a flock … Continue reading →