Seldom promiscuous, some popular fiction detectives are sedately married rather, but more often single, when not in sacred vows: an unwitting homage paid by secular culture to the Christian religion
Belief in the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist has declined drastically over the past fifty years. For the love of the Lord and the good of souls,…
Have you ever doubted God’s presence with you in times of trouble? When you ponder the increasingly secularised society surrounding you are you ever tempted to wonder, ‘Why doesn’t God…
Fictional Belgian reporter Tintin is possibly the most significant comic strip character due to his seminal influence over that pictorial genre worldwide, through the intrinsic genius of its author Georges…
A nun in formation at the Cistercian monastery of Valley of Our Lady reflects on her hidden life with Christ
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By Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP Was St Joseph a carpenter? A carpenter is a worker who builds or repairs wooden objects and structures. According to the Greek Gospels St…
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Frs Franck Labbé and A. de Malleray tell the story of the exemplary pastor who died wearing his priestly vestments. The blessed martyr Fr Noël Pinot (1747-1794) was a recusant…
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Between 1850 and 1900, the Catholic Church revitalized itself through medieval devotion, new technologies, and education, strengthening its influence despite the era’s industrialization and secularism.
This painting by Titian is at the National Gallery in London. On Easter morning the Risen Christ appears to St. Mary Magdalene in the garden and tells her: Do not…
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Reflection on the vivid depiction of Christ’s Holy Face by engraver Claude Mellan (1649)
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