FEAST OF ST. CLARE OF ASSISI August 11 is the memorial of St. Clare, one of my favourite saints. She was the first woman to follow the life of radical poverty practiced by St. Francis of Assisi and is the co-founder of the Poor Clares. Although I am not a Franciscan, I have had Franciscan […]Read More
Blessing Sylvester
August 10, 2022
“Old age is the phase in life most suited to spreading the joyful news that life is the initiation to a final fulfilment.” – Pope Francis Pope Francis concludes his catechesis on the value and meaning of old age at the weekly General Audience, and recalls that serene faith and trust in Christ’s promise […]Read More
Blessing Sylvester
August 9, 2022
Feast St. Theresa Benedicta of the Cross “Life in a Jewish family” Born in 1891 into a loving, observant German Jewish family on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, the Day of Atonement, Edith Stein was an extraordinary student. Later she would publish an account of her family’s life, Life in a Jewish […]Read More
Blessing Sylvester
August 8, 2022
The Pope prays for victims of The blaze at Cuban fuel depot In a telegram, Pope Francis conveys his closeness and prays for those affected by a huge fire, caused by lightning strikes on the Matanzas Super-tanker Base in Cuba. By Benedict Mayaki, SJ Pope Francis has expressed his closeness to the Cuban people and […]Read More
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