Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy
Dominated by the cult of speed, contemporary life makes it difficult to fulfill the Third Commandment of the Law of God. However, today, more than ever, there are abundant reasons to dedicate a day to the Creator.
Heralds of the Gospel
The Sin of the Century
Contemporary man lives under the threat of an eclipse of conscience, leading to the obscuring of the sense of God and the disappearance of the sense of sin. This crisis can only be resolved by a clear reminder of the principles that the moral teaching of the Church has always upheld.
Mary’s Garden, which Nothing Could Destroy
Out of the mists of the improbable, a beautiful garden sprang up in the Land of the Rising Sun, planted to give Our Lady, not flowers of this world, but souls for her Reign.
When St. Michael Descended upon Ireland
Skellig Michael is an island in the Atlantic marked by the mysterious presence of St. Michael the Archangel. While its history dates to the time of St. Patrick, it offers an important lesson for our day.
Heroes Born of Failure
At first sight, the story of Shackleton and his men appears to be an endless succession of failures and sufferings. But considered in the light of faith, it has many important lessons to offer for our spiritual life.
St. Edmund – King, Virgin and Martyr!
Inflexible against the wicked and a true father to his subjects, this valiant king of unblemished purity knew how to be shrewd in fleeing from his enemies, but above all, to be a hero in answer to God’s call. On England’s east coast, against the blue backdrop of the sea, towered a castle, King Edmund’s …
History’s Most Glorious Event, after the Ascension
During the Assumption of Our Lady, all of nature and the Angels themselves shone magnificently, reflecting God’s glory in various ways. However, none of this compared to the splendor of the Blessed Virgin ascending to Heaven. One fact in sacred history that calls our attention is that Our Lord chose to ascend to Heaven before …
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A Golden Chain Uniting Heaven and Earth
In the mystical and metaphysical war waged between the Woman and the Serpent, some of the most well-aimed cannon shots are fired on earth, in ceremonial actions performed with solemnity and deep conviction. The bell announces the moment for Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament. Silently, the religious take their places in the pews of the …
Who Is the “Author” of Devotion to Our Lady?
If St. Paul claims that there is “one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,” why resort to the intercession of the Virgin Mary? Would it not be more appropriate to have recourse directly to Our Lord? Throughout the centuries, there has been much discussion over the cult paid to Our Lady, which …
St. Peter Julian Eymard – Precursor of the Eucharistic Reign
Calling him to found the first Order dedicated specifically to praise the Sacrament of Love, Providence wanted from him, a faith that would never allow itself to be defeated, despite contradictions and denials. A gaunt, white-haired priest of almost sixty years, convinced that he would never reach that age due to the rigors of a …
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