โIf we say, โWe are without sin,โ we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.โ (1 John 1:8) One might wonder why the topic of Confession is discussed in January, since the period of Advent came to a close some time ago, and the Lenten time of...
There’s nothing like curling up with a mug of hot black coffee and a good book. Fr. Paulin Sotowski`s leading publication on St. Maximilian Kolbe may be the best comprehensive account of this heroic figure of modern times that I have read...
โPray as much as you can for the dying. By your entreaties, obtain for them trust in My mercy, because they have most need of trust, and have it the least. Be assured that the grace of eternal salvation for certain souls in their final moments...
โDo you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?โ (1 Cor 6:19) With the spring season in full swing, in so many countries under the Southern Cross, it isย nearly...
As well as being the feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary this day also is the first anniversary of the beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyลski.ย His liturgical memorial was celebrated for the first time on May 28, 2022.ย ย The...
โWe must teach more by example than by word.โ- St. Mary MacKillop This past July, Australian life was full of headlines trumpeting the agreement on theย ย equal dignity of men and women in the local Catholic Church, and understandably, what greeted...
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...