Heroic Midwife defied the Nazis and saved hundreds of newborn babies in Auschwitz, no mother died under her care and she used a secret system to help mothers and babies re-unite.

Her name was Stanislawa. But why was Stanislawa working as a midwife in Auschwitz? Well, she didn’t send her CV there. The fact is that he...

Padre Pio’s Advice: Pray to St. Michael the Archangel Part One

The following account was found here .  In the early 1950's, my brother, Francis Briguori, made a trip from Naples to San Giovanni Ro...

Padre Pio: The first priest to receive the wounds of Christ on the cross

I’m still merrily digging up You Tube videos on Padre Pio. Some of the videos seek to discredit belief in Padre Pio. Such videos wreak of vi...

The St. Benedict Medal cured this sheepdog of a cruel wound

It looked like my sheep dog had been attacked with a sword. There was a gaping wound on the side of her back and the skin was curling arou...

Plans for ‘boycott’ of Mass backfire – Mass attendance was the same if not higher!

Friends of mine have been on the phone to tell me the church in Clonakilty – the church that Jennifer Sleeman boycotted today – was much ful...

Women acting like spoilt children decide that Sunday Mass is a mere political football, that by organising a ‘boycott’ of Mass, they can win women's ordination

And forgive me for seeming obsessed with this stuff, but I’ve had to do lots of research on this because I wrote an article against this ...

Dónal Enright, a witness to many miracles of Padre Pio, when Padre Pio lived on this earth, and now as St. Pio intercedes for us from his heavenly home

“You must go to your child” said Padre Pio to a young man who had come to see him. Padre Pio who could ‘read souls’ knew when he met this ...

Padre Pio saw the Blessed Virgin Mary at one side of the altar when he offered Mass. Of prayer St. Pio said, "even God needs our prayers"

Archbishop Nichols addresses an enormous congregation at the London Oratory Mass of Thanksgiving for the papal visit

After work, I dashed over to the London Oratory for the Mass of thanksgiving for the papal visit. I was just in time for Archbishop Nichols’...

Her Majesty greets our Pope in Holyrood Palace

We’ve just had a wonderful ‘Evening of Preparation’ for our Pope’s visit to Britain! Our Parish looks towards Hyde Park, and we prepared ourselves especially for participating in the prayer vigil.

I walked from my home to the 6pm Mass at the Carmelites in Kensington. There was a little over an hour to go before I would give a talk on...

'Introducing Pope Benedict': Evening of Preparation for the visit of our beloved Holy Father

We will gather at 7pm. Carmelites, Church Street. And yes, this is the same church that Princess Diana used to visit so that she could light...

Nick Clegg to greet Pope. Pope’s words will ricochet off the dance floors in a ‘youth anthem’. Gay Christians criticise those who protest the Pope’s visit. And the Most Amazing Papal Visit T-Shirts!

Papal Visit News Bites. Nick Clegg, an atheist, will meet the Pope on behalf of the Government. Get ready to hear ‘Heart Song’ , which pu...

As we prepare for the papal visit, it is more essential than ever to learn more about our Pope’s life PART FOUR

This is a video from 2009, and congratulates Pope Benedict on his 82nd birthday. Benedict has since turned 83. The video ends by mentioning ...

Instead of me, the newspaper should have chosen Fr Stephen Wang to debate Sinéad O’Connor

“How does it feel to have argued against Sinéid O’Connor in the newspaper?!” read the text. I had no idea that I had argued against the no...

The Path Less Taken: Instead of me the newspaper should have chosen Fr Stephen Wang to argue against Sinéid O’Connor

The Path Less Taken: Instead of me the newspaper should have chosen Fr Stephen Wang to argue against Sinéid O’Connor

Full in the panting heart of Rome - Fantastic Traditional Catholic Hymn

Video of Benedict's Childhood photos! As we prepare for the papal visit, it is more essential than ever to learn more about our Pope’s life. PART THREE

Finally found it - the video that captures Benedict's upbringing. It's like a virtual photo album of Benedict's childhood and e...

Benedict is “The shepherd who seeks to lead us to the fields of blessings and the fields of peace” according to Shimon Peres, the president of Israel

The following inscription with the menorah given to Pope Benedict is very touching not least because of its poetic quality, but because of i...

As we prepare for the papal visit, it is more essential than ever to learn more about our Pope’s life. PART TWO

Some readers of this blog may find this video too facile. But it conveys a lot of info quickly. It appeals to a young fogey like me, and t...

Four Jewish settlers shot dead in West Bank - Five Lives Lost

The news reports that 'four settlers' were shot dead should not overlook that one of the victims was a 25 year old pregnant mother...