Revisiting St Francis de Sales – advice on how to do our work
Just recently the Holy Father published the apostolic letter Totum Amoris est, and it‘s about a saint whose feast day…
Judit
The Magi according to the Golden Legend
As the Octave of the feast of Epiphany is still unfolding, it is not at all too late to take…
The Holy Night and miracles in the city of Rome
To Rome for Christmas! – I thought some weeks ago, yet for various reasons, including sickness, I am simply at…
Protected: Viennese mélange. The Capuchin crypt, Dvorak‘s “Te Deum“, and the soldier of peace
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Protected: Romance
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Quadragesimal Sancti Martini – the traditional Advent fast
Saint Martin‘s Lent We are entering into a new liturgical season tonight that was traditionally called Saint Martin‘s Lent or…
Reverence for the consecrated hands of priests with deacon Saint Francis of Assisi
“Out of reverence towards this Sacrament , nothing touches it, but what is consecrated; hence the corporal and the chalice…
“The odor of life unto life“ – on being relatable
“For we are the good odor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish.…
Seven acts of piety to be revived
This is to seven almost forgotten and often neglected acts of piety that are due to being revived. 1.) Making…
“It is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is easy to obtain from the Church“ – excerpts from Saint Ireneaus of Lyons‘ books “Against heresies“
Saint Ireneaus of Lyons, Doctor of the Church In 2022, Saint Ireneaus of Lyons, martyred at the beginning of the…