Light and shadow on the Grotto of Bethlehem
BY Cristiana de Magistris
“Remove from my eyes these despicable rags and this hut unworthy of the God I worship!” This is how, already…
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Beauty and strength: sermon on the Sunday in the Octave of Christmas
BY a Dominican Friar
“Our Lord hath reigned: he hath clothed himself with beauty:he hath clothed himself with strength and armed himself with might”…
READ MOREIn the time of Advent hell trembles and the righteous exult
BY Roberto de Mattei
The season of Advent, which is the beginning of the liturgical year, has many similarities with the season of Lent.…
READ MOREChristmas and Fatima — bridging the old and the new year
BY Maria Madise
Advent is a time of renewal, with the hope of a new beginning at Christmas. The humility of God, Creator…
READ MOREThe Saviour has appeared: meditation on the Nativity of Our Lord
BY Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen OCD
Towards the end of his life, Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen OCD (1893–1953), began to compile and condense his…
READ MOREWhat do Advent and history teach about the true dignity of man?
BY Liam Gibson
The Gospel of St Luke tells us that, as soon as the Angel Gabriel left her, Our Blessed Mother rose…
READ MOREFounding families (1)
BY Mgr Henri Delassus
This is the ninth in a series of twenty articles drawn from Mgr Delassus’s two-volume work, The Problem of the Present Time:…
READ MOREWaiting for Emmanuel: sermon on the fourth Sunday of Advent
BY a Dominican Friar
“Behold, the Virgin will conceive and bear a child, and his name will be called Emmanuel.” To gain a better…
READ MOREIs war always unjust?
BY Roberto de Mattei
Cristiana de Magistris has explained well the nature of Christian peace (Voice of the Family Digest, 26 Nov), which is…
READ MOREGrace perfects the natural primacy of parents
BY Peter Newman
Last Saturday, at the Family and Life Academy, Dr Alan Fimister began the third lesson of his course on parents…
READ MOREMeditation on the feast of the Immaculate Conception
BY Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen OCD
Towards the end of his life, Fr Gabriel of St Mary Magdalen OCD (1893–1953), began to compile and condense his…
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