Spiritual spring-cleaning: sermon on the second Sunday of Lent
BY A Dominican Friar
“This is the will of God, your sanctification” In many European languages, the word for Lent comes from the Latin…
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Resisting scandals and the purification of the Church
BY Maria Madise
It is not every year that Christmastide and Septuagesima overlap. Seeing cribs still in place in churches while the priest…
READ MOREThe tears of Don Bosco and the hour of truth
BY Roberto de Mattei
Among the thousands of travellers who crowd the Termini station in Rome every day, some stop by the nearby Basilica…
READ MOREThe means of overcoming the devil: sermon on Sexagesima Sunday
BY a Dominican Friar
“The devil cometh and taketh the word out of their heart, lest believing they should be saved.” On Sexagesima Sunday,…
READ MOREThe undeclared war on parents
BY Liam Gibson
On Saturday 28 February 1395, Isidore Glabas, bishop of Thessaloniki, in Northern Greece, preached a sermon in which he began…
READ MOREThe mystery of Septuagesima
BY Dom Prosper Guéranger
As Septuagesima Sunday comes before Candlemas this year, we prepare for the end of Christmastide and the beginning of the…
READ MOREThe workers in the vineyard: sermon on Septuagesima Sunday
BY a Dominican Friar
“These last have worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us.” The parables of our Lord are…
READ MOREThe origins of a moral revolution: Vatican II on marriage and the family (Part 2)
BY Roberto de Mattei
This is the second part of the article begun in last week’s Digest, which was originally written by Professor Roberto…
READ MOREWeek of prayer for true Christian unity
BY Voice of the Family
Catholics today may be familiar with the “Week of prayer for Christian unity”, from 18 to 25 January, as an…
READ MOREThe centurion’s faith and humility: sermon on the third Sunday after the Epiphany
BY a Dominican Friar
Domine, non sum dignus — “Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof…” These words of…
READ MOREThe origins of a moral revolution: Vatican II on marriage and the family (Part 1)
BY Roberto de Mattei
The advancing threat to Catholic teaching on marriage and the family, discussed in last week’s article, “Fiducia supplicans and the…
READ MOREThe history of the forty days of Christmas
BY Dom Prosper Guéranger
As the world returns heavily to its routine in this new year, Catholics must remember that Jesus, Mary and Joseph…
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