Saints

Benedict XVI: Let us remember the faithful departed, because beyond death lies eternal life.

The Church invites us to commemorate all the faithful departed, turning our gaze toward what lies beyond death—a reality illuminated by the Resurrection of Christ, the sole hope in which human life finds its deepest and most authentic meaning.

The reflection offered by Benedict XVI at the general audience of November 2, 2011.

Would God Allow This to His Church?

The Vineyard and the Church

Isaiah says the Lord Himself will take down the wall of His vineyard. Not the enemy — the Owner. How does this apply to the Church? Commentary on Mt 21: 33-43

The Knave in the Nave, the Asp in the Apse

Incinerated churches, beheaded priests, bloodshed during mass, desecration of the sacred, Catholicism is up in flames, as its edifices are hollowed out by the enemies of the faith.

Another insightful article by Elizabeth Yore on the state of disarray within the Catholic Church. One cannot help but think that this deterioration is not accidental, but directly linked to the rise to power of a new anti-papal lineage at the Vatican—now spanning thirteen years.

Communion in the Hand: Ancient Norm, Humanist Myth, or Protestant Rebellion?

Two new sermons by St Augustine discovered

In a Latin manuscript from a monastery in Poland, a Latin scholar from Würzburg has found two new sermons by the Doctor of the Church, St Augustine. He is currently working with an edition company on the first edition.