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Home: Core Subjects: Catholic Stories: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Catholic Stories: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Siegfried Sassoon: A Poet's Pilgrimage - Joseph PearceSiegfried Sassoon is arguably the greatest of the War Poets. The ending of the second of the century’s global conflagrations marked the beginning of Sassoon’s final approach to the Catholic faith. Influenced to a degree by Catholic friends such as Ronald Knox and Hilaire Belloc, but to a far greater degree by the experience of his own life, he was received into the Church in September 1957, shortly after his 71st birthday. After a lifetime of mystical searching he had finally found his way Home. Email This Article Sitting Next to Peter: My Personal Remembrances of Pope John Paul II - John F. CrosbyIf I were to speak about what affected me most deeply about John Paul, I would have to mention the wonderful icon of fatherhood that I always felt him to be. Email This Article Smut's Savvy Peddler - Father Raymond J. de SouzaBorn 12 days apart, the Queen and Hef embody what’s good and bad in modern culture. Email This Article Special Olympics, special children - Father Raymond J. de SouzaThe joy of the Special Olympics is infectious; everyone who volunteers knows that it is a privilege to be part of such a great celebration of exuberant life. Email This Article St Thérèse of Lisieux: The Last Eighteen Months - Stephen SparrowThérèse Martin certainly deserved canonization, but it's helpful to unwrap the legend a little so that we can gain an insight into the authentic Thérèse. Email This Article St. Daddy - Sr. Joseph Andrew Bogdanowicz, O.P.His legs imparted security as I leaned my little body into them. My babble continued, fired by desire to entrust to my beloved daddy all the secrets a three-year-old heart could hold. When finished, silence pervaded the darkening shadows. He sat there, fingering his rosary and gazing out at the evening’s first stars. Even at that tender age, I knew my father wasn’t always present to this world. Email This Article St. Edith Stein: Martyr for Truth - Robert RoyalThe 20th century witnessed great advances in science and medicine. But it was not an era for truth. Email This Article St. Joseph of Cupertino: The dunce - 1603-1663 - Rev. Alban Goodier, S.J.If ever a tiny child began life with nothing in his favor it was Joseph of Cupertino; he had only one hopeful and saving quality — that he knew it. Email This Article St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Patron Saint of Common Sense - Stephen SparrowMany are amazed by the humility and simplicity of the saint, others by her radical heart centred theology, and still others by her courage in facing the doubt that God even existed. And of course taken together, all three viewpoints form a sort of Trinitarian blueprint for the spiritual life. Email This Article St. Thomas More - Mark SheaJune 22 is the Feast of one of our greatest saints: Thomas More. St. Thomas More (1478-1535) was one of the most gifted men of his day. He entered Oxford at about age 15, was a brilliant scholar, writer, and lawyer (thereby showing that lawyers can get to heaven) was fluent in Greek, Latin and French, was schooled in mathematics and was an accomplished musician. Email This Article Pages: [<<] ... 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 [>>] Pages Updated On: 19-Mar-2008 - 21:37:40
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