Cast a cold eyeOn life, on deathHorseman, pass by! –epitaph: W. B. Yeats Let’s you and I begin today, the 30th of September, a series of three essays in which we cast a cold eye, as poet W. B. Yeats would put it, on the Papal letter of...
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, when we celebrated the great feast of this eminent Father and Doctor of the Church, St Augustine of Hippo, one thing came straight into my heart and mind: Augustine was really a great wanderer who let God find him and...
Next month, October, marks the 40th anniversary of the abduction and murder of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947-1984). He was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and a Chaplain of the Independent Self-Governing Trade Union “Solidarity”. ...
When on Tuesday, August 13th, the Capuchin Order was celebrating the feast of Blessed Mark of Aviano, it came into my mind and heart how the life of this holy Capuchin priest was filled with his love for God’s peace. In fact, he was determined to...
On Thursday 25 July 2024, the Church celebrated the feast of Saint James the Greater. The latter is usually referred to as James, son of Zebedee (cf. Mk 3:17, 18). But what is so special about this Biblical figure? James the Greater’s relevance...
“It made me want to be a Catholic, only to be able to pray in them.” a character in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Unaccustomed Earth [1] “‘We all came out of Gogol’s overcoat.’” “What’s that supposed to mean?” a character in Jhumpa...
Of three remarkable women, all Polish and devout Catholics, the most renowned mystic among them is undoubtedly Saint Faustina Kowalska, whose diary is deemed a gem of mystical literature. Less known is Wanda Boniszewska, currently undergoing...
Alberto Beretta was a talented doctor and a Capuchin priest whose sister Gianna is a saint. He is on the path to sainthood, himself. Here is a short biography of his life. He was born in Italy in 1916, one of thirteen children born to Maria and...
