Why was Padre Pio thought to be 'in ecstasy' during Christmas time? Part One

Fr. Ignazio da Ielsi, the guardian of the convent at San Giovanni Rotondo from 1922 to 1925, when Padre Pio was still young and had just r...

Padre Pio: Baby Jesus 'is satisfied with humble and poor adorers'

Refused lodging among men, he seeks refuge and comfort among mere animals, choosing their habitation as the place of his birth, allowing the...

Padre Pio: the Infant Jesus’ newborn cries were ‘the first ransom for our redemption’

Far into the night, at the coldest time of the year, in a chilly grotto, more suitable for a flock of beasts than for humans, the promised...

The Little Flower and James Joyce - what do they have in common?

I was rather hoping that the Little Flower's writing style would be more that of Jane Austen, but when I put this section from The Sto...

Cardinal Ratzinger, attempted reforms to Canon Law that would have forced local bishops to observe proper juridical procedures against priests accused of abuse

This picture is the work of Anthony Corner. In 1988 Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, then-head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office, attempted to b...

The You-Tube Way to Meditating on the Rosary

Today, is a First Saturday, and I find that the other conditions may be met with relative ease. I, however, find that the most difficult st...

Halleluja Chorus - so much better than jingle bells ad infinitum!

Can you imagine if something similar happened in those food courts/restaurants upstairs in Victoria Station? We'd probably have to negot...