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Happy Feast of St. Monica. This is my favourite painting of St. Monica and St. Augustine. God bless all mums and sons today and bring them a...

I have been reading the Sermons of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, specifically on the Feeding of the Five Thousand. Without going into grea...

Being on retreat, I had a chance to pray, read and talk with some of the good Benedictine nuns at Tyburn. One of the nuns said a sta...

Praise God. Many people in the States have joined me over the summer praying that the TLM would be "released" in Malta. I have...

Gnosis, Love, and the Incarnation One of the first heresies ever combated by the Church in her history was Gnosticism. The very firs...

I am on retreat, so here is a cute Monday set of photos, instead of a cute Wednesday set. I love all animals, well, except maybe pyt...

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/018a4fc6-eddd-11e1-8d72-00144feab49a.html#axzz24ZE2kbce Read this article from the Financial Times . Here is a ...

Ladies, I found some great site s for patterns for dresses from different eras. The sites also refer to classes and other tips for sewing. F...

This weekend, JonathanCatholic is helping me out with posts so that I can have a real retreat. Thank you, Jonathan, for being so considerate...

Find the complete story here. The NBC29 newsroom has received the following statement from University of Virginia Spokesperson Carol Woo...

I love to cook and I love to cook for parties. I can "do" Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Greek, American, Italian, Vegetarian, and so...

Ok, I am having a hissy fit. Until I moved to England for this summer, I never saw or heard the label, "yummy mummy". Maybe livi...

Dear Readers, Weekly, I am still receiving Anonymous posts, despite posts on this point, and the note on the right side bar. Please choose...

I am retreating from Saturday through Tuesday. It is a real retreat. Every year, once a year, I try and go to a Benedictine monastery for a ...

...all my Catholic single friends. I am so happy to know so many women and men who are single because they are Catholic. What do I mean? ...

I just watched Princess Mononoke again, which is one of my favourite animes. The story is intriguing for many reasons. One reason is tha...

I have been reading the Irish Times  on-line for one eight months. Can anyone recommend a decent news source from Eire which is not embarra...

A man from Spain and I were discussing anarchists in Europe, and I was trying to convince him they were organized. He just could not beli...

In Egypt, Christian icon and booksellers are being threatened (article from JihadWatch online) Youm-7 , one of Egypt’s popular...

Today is the Feast of St. Rose of Lima. She is one of those rare saints who was canonized within the living memory of many who knew her....