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The Filioque isn’t the Only Latin Addition to the Creed
One of the more controversial issues between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches is the filioque. To put it as briefly as I can, filioque means “and the Son” and explains how the Holy Spirit proceeds...
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If I Were Founding a Church, I’d Have Women Priests Too. But I’m Not.
Well, this ought to upset a few people! In an interview, Sean Cardinal O’Malley, the Archbishop of Boston has said that If I were founding a church, I’d love to have women priests. But Christ founded...
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11 Things to Know About Our Lady of Kibeho
How much do you know about Our Lady’s apparition in 1980s Africa? 1. Our Lady of Kibeho is the name given to Our Blessed Mother as she appeared at Kibeho, a small village in Rwanda. It is one of the...
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The Holy Spirit: The Eternal Immaculate Conception?
In 1941, St Maximilian Kolbe’s thoughts were on the Immaculata. Hours before his arrest and subsequent martyrdom by the Nazis, he wrote down his reflections on Our Lady’s words at Lourdes: ‘I am the...
View ArticleHow St Stephen Won St Paul’s Conversion
Without St Stephen, Christianity as we know it would be radically different. Without St Stephen, we wouldn’t have Boxing Day because it was originally a holiday because it was the holy day of St...
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10 Most Australian Catholic Moments in History
Last year, I brought you the 17 Most Irish Catholic Things in the Universe. That’s all well and good but what about my country? What about my beautiful Australia? Fear not, my budgie-smuggling friends,...
View ArticleThe New Ecumenism of Blood
This week, Our Lord and His Church gained 21 new martyrs. These martyrs were Coptic Orthodox Christians, members of the ancient church of Egypt. There is nothing unusual in that. Not only is...
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Beautiful Prayers from St Gregory of Narek, New Doctor of the Church
We have a new Doctor of the Church!! St Gregory of Narek, the 10th Century Armenian saint, has been declared a Doctor of the Church. Radio Vaticana reported today, Meeting with Cardinal Angelo Amato,...
View ArticleRichard III Reveals the Beauty of the Catholic Mass for the Dead
This week, Richard III will be re-buried in Leicester Cathedral. I’m not here to weigh in on the Great Richard III Debate: evil Shakespearean villain or a cruelly-maligned medieval teddy bear? Part of...
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25 Signs Your Evangelical Friend is Considering Catholicism
Friends, evangelicals become Catholics. It may be hard to hear but it’s true. I know you probably don’t think it could happen to you or those you love. But trust me, no one is safe from the Apostolic...
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St Andrew’s Christmas Novena: Advent for the Numerically Challenged
Do you know the beautiful St Andrew’s Novena? It goes like this: Hail and blessed be the hour and moment in which the Son of God was born of the most pure Virgin Mary, at midnight, in Bethlehem, in...
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Mary and Mercy: The Mercy of God in the Mother of God
Mary is the mercy of God. On the 8th December, we celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God as well as the opening of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. At first glance, it’s hard...
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Kristina Keneally, you don’t know what you’re talking about, do you?
Don’t you love when ex-politicians get at each others throats about religion? Tony Abbott, the ex-Prime Minister of Australia and a Catholic, recently stated that Islam needs a reformation. Kristina...
View ArticleThings I Could Totally Be Patron Saint Of
One of the perks of sainthood, along with eternal happiness with the God of Infinite Beauty and Goodness of course, is learning what God wants you to be patron saint of. Grace at Even the Wilderness...
View ArticleFebruary’s Saint: St Lawrence of Brindisi
This year, I’ve decided to adopt a saint for each month. I didn’t write about my January saint (St Dorothea of Montau in case you were wondering) because January is way too early to get my act...
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The Five Love Languages and the Catholic Mass
This year, St Valentine’s Day fell on a Sunday. That means that millions of Catholic will be spending at least part of their day at Mass, celebrating the oh-so-romantic First Sunday of Lent. (And...
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March’s Saint: St Margaret the Dragon-Slayer
My patron saint for March is something of an enigma. She was a widely popular saint about whom we know almost nothing for sure. In the West, she is known as St Margaret of Antioch of St Margaret the...
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10 Saints Explain Why We Need a Devotion to St Joseph
Happy St Joseph’s Day! To celebrate this wonderful feast day of the Guardian of our Redeemer and Protector of the Holy Church, I thought we needed some saints’ quotes. (But then, when don’t we need...
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The Surprising Catholic History of the Macarena
Like most 90s kids, I spent my early years dancing to the Macarena. In case you live under a rock, guarded by an Amish fire-breathing dragon, the Macarena is a fantastically bouncy “Latin” song with...
View ArticleApril’s Saint: St Thérèse of the Child Jesus
Discovering my patron saint for April was an unexpected delight. I’d enjoyed learning about my other saints, St Lawrence of Brindisi and St Margaret the Dragon-Slayer. But I’m a little more familiar...
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