Today on the Roman calendar, August 4 marks his feast day. It has been remarked that “only on the Day of Judgment will one know how many souls were saved in Ars.” How Great Is the Priest It is no surprise that the Catholic Church which he served so faithfully and fruitfully now ...
I have a new post at Catholic Culture: The Advent season begins in less than two weeks. For most parents the coming of Advent signals a busy time, filled with many activities. There are Christmas pageants, concerts, parties and gatherings, baking, shopping and gift giving, card mailing, pho...
In this version, Volpone is a supermarket magnate who has checked into a Catholic nursing home, and the would-be heirs are all out to get control of he business when he dies; Corvino and Celia are renamed Wilfried and Grazyna Raabe. The production gained some notoriety, partly because the ...
As the weeks of summer break wind down and planning for 2022–23 winds up, make sure to reach out to yoursales repsorcustomer servicewith any needs. And look for emails about theSummer Training Serieswebinars. Hold the dates now before your calendar gets too full!
This particular passage is perhaps better known for Jesus’answerto Peter’s declaration, in which he told Peter he would receive the “keys to the kingdom” because of his testimony. That statement has been celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church as being their charter and establishing Peter ...
I ended up talking to a Ukrainian Catholic priest (who also happens to be an MD) and learned a new word from him–epigenetics. Conversation about how meditation and contemplative prayer really can affect the way your genes perform. I met a woman who runs a support group for sarcoma patients...
The poet Wilson writes from a deeply Catholic perspective. I’ve written about this elsewhere but from the book’s introduction by Dana Giola: “The formal principles governingThe Hanging Godare not limited to individual poems. They appear even in the overall design of the book, which unfolds...
On August 17 at 2 p.m.I’ll be giving my“Hidden Gems Roadtrip” at the Lisle Library. Free, but registration needed for this one, and here’s the link:https://lislelibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=32127&backTo=Calendar&startDate=2023/08/06 ...