If the angels were capable of envy, they would envy us for two things;ย one is the receiving of Holy Communion, and the other is suffering. (Diary 1804) Today, millions of Catholics, religious and lay people, continue to pray for the situation in...
โO Sacred Banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of his Passion is recalled, the soul is filled with grace, and the pledge of future glory is given us.โ (Antiphon for Corpus Christi, attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas) The Solemnity of the...
The 145thย anniversary of the Marian apparitions in Gietrzwald falls onย ย June 27, 2022. Although not as well known as Fatima, this shrine is a major pilgrimage destination in Poland, which prior to the pandemic, was visited by about one million of...
Saint Andrew (Andrzej), a true hero for Christ, was born in 1591 to a noble family. The recent historical research indicates Strachocina, near Sanok, Poland as the most likely place of his birth. He attended a Jesuit school and then entered the...
Then Jesus said, โFather, forgive them, they know not what they do.โ (Luke 23:34) In His final hours, Jesus launches out on the road of forgiveness, clearing the way for us to share and receive forgiveness. Lent is a special time when we may reflect...
โIt is he who shall build a house for my name; he shall be a son to me, and I will be a father to him, and I will establish the throne of his kingship over Israel forever.โ ( 1 Chronicles 22.10) The Holy Temple being a place of unity, an...
โFor us, after God, the greatest love is Polandโ – Bl. Stefan Wyszyลski In the sixteenth century St. John of the Cross said: โThe Lord has always revealed the treasures of his wisdom and his spirit to mortals, but now that evil is...
โI gambled everything on Mary.โ- Blessed Stefan Wyszyลski The quite recent beatification of Stefan Wyszyลski made Catholic headlines around the world. Some newspapers depicted the new blessed as the โCardinal who defied communismโ...
