Feast of the Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
On September 29 we celebrate the feast of the Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. The three appear in Sacred Scripture, each of them carrying out important missions entrusted directly by God.
The amazement of collaborating with God*.
The Pope's homily to the new cardinals on August 30 is, among other things and within its genre and brevity, a lesson in what we could call spiritual and pastoral ecclesiology.
The priests who marked Tolkien's life
Se ha estrenado recientemente una de las series más caras de la televisión, en la que Amazon ha invertido más de 200 millones de euros. «El Señor de los Anillos: los anillos de poder», inspirada en la obra de Tolkien. La serie, marcada por la falta de derechos sobre algunos de los libros fundamentales del autor y por la inclusión de elementos ideológicos ajenos a su cosmovisión, ha sido criticada por muchos expertos por prescindir del profundo poso católico que respiraba la obra de Tolkien. Pero…
Who is Blessed Álvaro del Portillo?
On Saturday morning, September 27, 2014, Alvaro del Portillo, engineer, bishop and first successor of St. Josemaría at the head of Opus Dei, was beatified in Madrid before a crowd of faithful from eighty countries. He was also one of the protagonists of the Second Vatican Council.
Novena to the Virgin Mary
The novena, from the Latin novem, consists of praying for nine consecutive days, generally to entrust an intention to God or to ask for a particular grace. This traditional form of prayer, very popular and encouraged by the Church since the Middle Ages, generally appeals to the intercession of the Virgin Mary or a saint.
The value of old age
The Pope's catechesis on the meaning and value of old age (March 23-August 24, 2022) has concluded. He wanted to "encourage everyone to invest thoughts and affections in the gifts that it brings with it and for the other ages of life" (23-III-2022); for, in fact, old age is a divine gift and blessing*.