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Elijah and the Carmelite Order – The Mantle of Elijah through the Ages

Carmel!… A word that resounds through history like a bell! It evokes great events; it brings to mind prophetic deeds and extraordinary accomplishments of...

Daily Life in Cluny – Source of Living Water for Christendom

A time of wars and anarchy, the 10th century was a crucial moment in European history. The civilizing campaign begun by Charlemagne needed a...

The St. Benedict Medal – An Exorcism Struck on a Medal

“We could do nothing against that place!” confessed some sorceresses imprisoned by the public authorities in Nattremberg, Bavaria, in 1647 on charges of having...

The Church: Teacher of Civilization

I hope the two characters in the discussion I witnessed the other day will not mind if I describe it as I heard it. In...

St. Bonaventure – 750 Years in Eternity – Herald of Seraphic Love

It is a summer’s night in the Eternal City. While everyone sleeps, a pilgrim quietly approaches the entrance to the grandiose St. Peter’s Square....

Message of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to Louis XIV – “Make it Known to the Firstborn of My Heart…”

The French court of the 17th century saw a degree of splendour unprecedented in the history of civilization. Culture, the arts and distinction adorned...

The Devotion of the First Fridays of the Month – Promise of a Heart Ablaze with Love

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is as old as the Church. It was at the Last Supper, the moment when the Eucharist...

Apparitions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret – A Supplication from God

“I thirst” (Jn 19:28)! For centuries, Catholic piety has attributed a profound spiritual meaning to these words of Our Lord on Golgotha. They do...

More Than Help of Christians: a True Friend!

When we see a representation of Our Lady under the invocation of Help of Christians, our first reaction is usually one of respect for...

Sins Against the Holy Spirit, According to St. Thomas – An Unforgivable Sin?

The monumental statue of Our Lord featured on one of Brazil’s most beautiful postcards, far from serving a merely aesthetic purpose, evokes sublime theological...

The Sacrament of Confirmation – A Church of Soldiers!

The crowd was astonished! Simple Galileans were being understood by all the foreigners in their own languages (cf. Acts 2:6-8)! And perhaps that was...

The Divine Holy Spirit – The Love of the Father and the Son

How can we approach the infinite? How can we deal with a subject that not even the highest intelligences are capable of examining without...