Fairer, Stronger and Purer

When the Church appears to be buffeted and almost capsized in the raging storm, it is then that she comes forth fairer, stronger, purer, and brighter with the shine of distinguished virtues.
Our Lady Queen

Amidst the jubilation of the entire heavenly court, the Eternal Father crowned her, communicating to her the omnipotence of supplication, the Son, wisdom, and the Holy Spirit, love.
St. Pius X – Great Pope of History, Great Saint of the Church

Cardinal Sarto entered the conclave convinced that a great Pontiff would succeed Leo XIII, who would stand out, above all, for his holiness. The idea that he himself would be that Pope was the furthest thought from his mind…
Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Sacred Art

In the beginning, God created Heaven and earth and discerned that the whole was “very good” (Gn 1:31) or beautiful, according to a possible translation of the Greek text. In fact, the universe was shaped by the work of His fingers (cf. Ps 8:3) and He crowned it with “glory and honour” (Ps 8:5). The Creator’s masterpiece was […]
House of God and Gate of Heaven

Who, among the children of Adam, is free of defect? Physical flaws, moral shortcomings, character deficiencies… everyone is subject to some imperfection! Everyone, except Mary.
The Perfect Priest

From the expulsion from Paradise until the coming of the Redeemer, humanity glimpsed in imperfect figures the Absolute Pontiff, in whose power of mediation all the priests of the New Law would participate.
Brief Biography of St. Thomas Aquinas – The Angelic Itinerary of a Man

The Dominican family has among its ranks a sun of incomparable grandeur. This star was to enrich the Church with the light of his teaching and, above all, with the ardour of his sanctity.
The Canticle of the Threefold Secret

With poetic flair and unsurpassable orthodoxy, St. Thomas Aquinas bequeathed to posterity, in a short antiphon, an explanation of the doctrine and ineffable mystery contained in the august Sacrament of Love.
St. Simon Stock – Isthmus between the Past and the Future

Illustrious member of the prophetic line headed by the prophet Elijah, he received the scapular of Carmel from Our Lady’s hands, inaugurating a period of glory for Marian devotion and for the Holy Church.
St. Thomas-the Great

Few historical personages have deserved the title the Great. Alexander received it for his military conquests and the expansion of the Macedonian Empire. Charlemagne, also called the father of Europe, was great because a new civilization was born of him and his Holy Roman-Germanic Empire. Others tried to so denominate themselves, like Napoleon Bonaparte, but […]