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There is a rich array of saints to write about, and each time it is a profound experience to witness how God’s grace reaches a person and leads them beyond themselves. They show us what becomes possible when one hears God’s call and follows it. We must not assume that this was not also accompanied […]

Today we will hear the Gospel for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, according to the traditional calendar. Lk 10:23-37 Then turning to the disciples he said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see what you see! For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see

Beloved Virgin, how many manifestations of love shine forth in you! In relation to the Father, we see you as a loving daughter; to the Son you are mother and disciple; to the Holy Spirit you are united in a spousal love. If already here, in our earthly reality, we are moved by the tender

How exalted is the election granted to you, beloved Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ! With astonishment we note that not only the Son of God Himself was entrusted to you, but also all those who belong to Him and sing the song of the redeemed (cf. Rev 14:3). And even more: you are the

Could one imagine a daughter of the Heavenly Father more enchanting than you, beloved Virgin Mary? A daughter who so enraptures her Father that He entrusts to her the most precious thing: His beloved Son. No, there can be no equal to you. You are the one whom the Lord has chosen. Only God, the

Mt 18:15-20 Jesus said to his disciples: “if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother. And if he will not hear thee, take with thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or three

At a time when, unfortunately, moral confusion scarcely spares even our Holy Church, and many people stray from the path of virtue or never set foot on it in the first place, it is important not to forget that the saints of the early Church, in particular, have given us shining examples of chastity. We

Jn 12:24-26 Reading for the Feast of St. Lawrence At that time Jesus said to his disciples: “In all truth I tell you, unless a wheat grain falls into the earth and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies it yields a rich harvest. Anyone who loves his life loses it;

1 Cor 15:1–10 Now I would remind you, brethren, in what terms I preached to you the gospel, which you received, in which you stand, by which you are saved, if you hold it fast—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for

Today’s saint—and we are not talking about St. Dominic—takes us to England during a time of great political tension. It is particularly important to note that, under the reign of Henry VIII, a difficult period began for Catholics who wished to remain faithful to their faith. Henry VIII succeeded his father to the throne in