“A single act of love makes the soul return to life“ (Saint Maximilian Kolbe)
“Fr. Kolbe did not come directly to Auschwitz following his arrest that February day. First the Gestapo drove him to Warsaw where…
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Saint Edith Stein on “feminine singularity“
Teresia Benedicta a Cruce Tomorrow, on the 9th August, we remember Saint Edith Stein, the Carmelite nun, who died a martyr‘s death…
Excerpts from the “Spiritual Exercises“ of Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Live like a warrior There‘s a song by the Reggae artist Matisyahu titled Live like a warrior where the artist sings in…
Corpus Christi
First Holy Communion I was lucky to attend Holy Mass today, on the feast day of Corpus Christi, also known as “the…
Shavuot – Pentecost
The original Novena For nine days before Pentecost the Church prays Veni Creator Spiritus… All novenas – intense prayers for nine days…
On honoring and loving the saints
“Saints are wild. Saints risk everything on God. Saints are lovers: in love with God (and therefore with God‘s children), on fire…
Flesh and blood, not ghosts
14th April 2020 Face to face “But brothers and sisters, after we were orphaned by separation from you for a short time…
Krisis, escapism, and Palm Sunday
5th April 2020 Krisis We now live in a world different from the world we still used to live in just a…
A portion from the catechetical lectures of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem: on faith
18th March, it’s the feast day of Saint Cyril of Jerusalem. He was bishop of Jerusalem subsequent to bishop Maximus in the…
Saint Patrick‘s Breastplate, and the inextinguishable Paschal fire
Today, on the 17th March, we celebrate the feast day of Saint Patrick, the man who converted Ireland to Christianity in the…