Holy Father Presents Catechism for Youth
Clearly, this is a message coming from the Holy Father’s heart. “He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the...
Blessed Scalabrini on Eucharistic Adoration
I have great admiration for Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839-1905), Bishop of Piacenza and founder of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles for...
Some are called to flight, others to fight
Cardinal Mercier quotes Saint Bernard saying: Men of the cloister, be not too quick to judge those who, being obliged to live in the midst...
The Diocesan Priest: A Religious?
Photo: Don Andrea Sartoro (born 7 September 1945, Priverno, Italy — died 5 February 2006) was a diocesan priest murdered in Santa Maria Church in...
Cardinal Piacenza on Priestly Celibacy, Part I
In the context of a three-day conference (24-25-26 January 2011) on Priestly Celibacy, organized by the Society of John Mary Vianney and the Shrine of...