Etheldredasplace

When Our Lady appeared to St. Catherine Laboure in 1830, she foretold long years of turmoil and even persecution of the Church in France. ...

There are several misunderstandings among some Catholics regarding those in heaven. Those blissful souls in heaven cannot mourn for us, ca...

Today, we hear Christ telling the apostles at the Last Supper that He will be glorified. This is stated clearly after Christ shows that J...

One of the results of the recent horrors here in France is the realization of the brevity of life. People die. In the West, we have shelte...

When one reaches my parents' ages of 86 and 91, many friends will have died. Even at my age, I have lost people who were my age, sligh...

Realizing that Jesus did not wear trousers and Mary did not wear skirts, I am writing about our culture in the last 200 years with regard ...

The Vatican has revealed that Antonio Gramsci, the founder of Italian Communism and an icon of the Left, reverted to Roman Catholicism on ...

In yesterday's Financial Times , there is an article on the countries in the world which are "aging". Most of these are Europe...

"God has been graciously pleased to lead me into a way that is desert, and to bid me to serve Him with entire surrender of myself....

Some readers have asked me to write about the isolation of the elderly and disabled. I see this in tweets and in my comment box, as well a...

Many saints endured long illnesses. Some endured short illnesses. SS. Francis of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux, Gemma Galgan...