“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry.” (Matthew 4: 1-2) In November 2017, I was devastated by the news that in an Australian national...
“Praised may You be, my Lord, through our Sister, Bodily Death, from whom no living man can escape.” These inspiring lyrics may be found in the famous Canticle of the Sun composed by St. Francis of Assissi (+1226). Those who have lived or stayed for...
Given that 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. John Paul II, local Catholics are reflecting on a Pope who still remains a “spiritual compass” 15 years after his death. His demise was an irreparable loss not only for Polish...
“As I was praying for Poland, I heard the words: I bear a special love for Poland, and if she will be obedient to My will, I will exalt her in might and holiness. From her will come forth the spark that will prepare the world for My final...
The 81st Anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War has just been celebrated in distant Europe. Nevertheless, a real hell on earth started as early as 1933 by the order of Heinrich Himmler. Near the German town of Dachau in Bavaria, the...
The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Assumption on August 15 and the dual symbolism of that date has rendered a particular framing of memory of the 1920 victory. In the commemorative narrative fostered by the Church in distant Poland, the...
The COVID-19 coronavirus may be a divine scourge as well as a call to return to God affecting seriously one fourth of humanity, and which becomes a nightmare for those whose duty is to protect citizens against health threats. It looks as though many...
On December 27, 1673, Jesus revealed to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (†1690) “My Divine Heart is so passionately inflamed with love… that, not being able any longer to contain within Itself the flames of Its ardent charity, It must let them spread...
