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A homily of Pseudo-Chrysostom The highest good is prayer and conversation with God, because it means that we are in God’s company and in union with him. When light enters our bodily eyes our eyesight is sharpened; when a soul … Continue reading →

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Hi all, I am SO sorry that I have not posted in ages! I’m an intern with the Good Counsel Network and things are crazy at the best of times, but now it’s even more crazy…

From a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, Pope: Dear friends, at every moment the earth is full of the mercy of God, and nature itself is a lesson for all the faithful in the worship of God. The heavens, … Continue reading →

In browsing through the web to read some of the more traditional Catholic posts on Lent, I think this one from Vultus Christi must surely rank as one of the best. Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday addresses the heart. Ashes are … Continue reading →

“A sculptor who wishes to carve a figure out of a block uses his chisel, first cutting away great chunks of marble, then smaller pieces, until he finally reaches a point where only a brush of hand is needed to … Continue reading →

“Suffering love alone can bring us to our senses and the real meaning of life” - Ven. Archbishop Fulton Sheen Simone Weil explained that we do not know anything without suffering. Suffering is the price of true knowledge. I think this … Continue reading →

This is a timely and cogent analysis of the Holy Father’s recent homily given at morning Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta residence at the Vatican. The question of marriage and in particular that of whether or … Continue reading →

From Universalis.com : The earliest life of St David dates from five centuries after his death, probably in 589. He became eminent as abbot and bishop at the site now known as St David’s, but formerly Mynyw, from which the present … Continue reading →

Deacon Nick Donnelly’s Protect the Pope site has published the following announcement. This has to be good news for the Catholic Church in England: A Centre of Formation for the New Evangelisation has been established by leading experts in Catholic … Continue reading →

Common or garden radiation is either electromagnetic. sonic  or nuclear. Apart from visible light, audible sound and palpable warmth, they are all invisible to the human senses directly, though we can be aware of their effects. Mankind has mastered the … Continue reading →

Is the Earth really the centre of the Universe? Extraordinary as such a statement must sound when we contemplate the unfathomable immensity of the Universe with its billions of galaxies, some of the most up to date deep space evidence … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the feast day of St. Polycarp.  By Michael Kenny on Journey towards Easter. In the annals of the early Church we have a substantial and important record of the beliefs and practice of early Christians, as well as … Continue reading →

Every year on 22nd February, the Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, to commemorate St. Peter’s teaching in Rome. Already in the second half of the 18th century an ancient wooden chair inlaid with ivory was … Continue reading →