Author: robertslawik@outlook.com
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Chaste Sleuths Win By Popular Acclaim
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.
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Falling in Eucharistic Love
Belief in the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist has declined drastically over the past fifty years – how can we help reverse this trend?
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The Diary of a Country Priest Today
When you ponder the increasingly secularised society surrounding you are you ever tempted to wonder, ‘Why doesn’t God intervene?’
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Tintin and the Secret of the Elusive Priests
Fictional Belgian reporter Tintin is possibly the most significant comic strip character due to his seminal influence over that pictorial genre worldwide.
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The Spiritual Meaning of Making Altar Bread
A nun in formation at the Cistercian monastery of Valley of Our Lady reflects on her hidden life with Christ.
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What was the trade of Saint Joseph?
“When Jesus came to the Jordan, He was considered to be the son of Joseph the carpenter; and He appeared without comeliness, as the Scriptures declared; and He was deemed a carpenter.”
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Bl. Noël Pinot, a Shepherd for Times of Trial
Frs Franck Labbé and A. de Malleray tell the story of the exemplary pastor who died wearing his priestly vestments.
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Unexpected 19th Century Catholic Revival
The Church of the 1800s entrenched itself in its traditions and doctrines in the face of liberalism, secularism, and nationalism.
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Noli Me Tangere
Do not touch me? What do you mean, Do not touch me? Lord, should your Resurrection on this Easter morning keep me from you?
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The Veil of Saint Veronica
Reflection on the vivid depiction of Christ’s Holy Face by engraver Claude Mellan (1649)