Image: “The Holy Virgin in Old Age” by James Tissot Can the human heart refrain from partaking in her pain, in that Mother’s pain untold?  Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled, she beheld her tender Child All with bloody scourges rent. For the sins of His own nation, saw Him hang in desolation, Till His spirit forth He…

Looking for a special way to remember the pope’s big trip to the United Kingdom this week? How about this little item: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s the Benedictaphone: a key ring/recording device to let you record the pontiff’s every word. (Or, if you’re not within earshot of His Holiness, you can use it to keep…

“Both Elizabeth and Benedict have seen war and its woeful aftermath, up close. They have watched totalitarian regimes advance and decline, and seen religion used as a justification for slaughter. They know what the rhetorical jackboot sounds like and how seamlessly it can advance; they can speak to our time, if we let them. Over…

The esteemed Fr. Robert Barron is about to stake his claim on that title, doing what no priest has done since Sheen: he’ll launch his own national TV show on a commercial network. From the press release: In a bold move to reach Catholics and those searching for Christ in their lives, Father Robert Barron…

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