To be a good preacher, pray more and read widely
Good preaching requires mastery of rhetoric, particularly the tools of repetition and organization, says John Baldovin, S.J. But also, he adds with hyperbolic emphasis, “you have to read, read, read, read, read and pray, pray, pray, pray, pray.”
Challenging the “Mediocrity” of Catholic Motherhood
The vocation of raising a family and especially that of a stay-at-home mother has, in our day and age, become almost a fate worse than death. There is an idea that your twenties are a time for wild (and naughty) fun, and it’s not until your thirties that you turn boring, “resigning” yourself to marriage […]
How ‘True Devotion to Mary’ Changed My Life
Heinrich Johann Sinkel, “The Annunciation,” 1862 How is Mary at the center of Christ’s path to the cross?
Solemnity of the Annunciation: ‘The Angel of the Lord Declared Unto Mary’
Eyck, Jan van Jan van Eyck, “The Annunciation,” 1435, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC ROSARY & ART: The First Joyful Mystery is the Annunciation (Luke 1:26-38)
For Popes, meeting the press has always been risky business…
Pop(e) Quiz: Which of the following modern pontiffs gave a high-profile interview to a journalist on extremely sensitive subjects, the result of which was controversy inside and outside the Catholic Church, compelling Vatican officials and spokespersons to issue ‘clarifications’ which did relatively little to calm the waters?
Great American Eclipse: ‘The Heavens Declare the Glory of God; The Sky Proclaims Its Builder’s Craft’…
Eclipses – both solar and lunar – have long been a source of fascination. In ancient times, solar eclipses were seen as omens of doom. The Scriptures describe the sun as ceasing to shine for three hours during Jesus’ crucifixion, which some scholars have attributed to some type of unusual mega-eclipse.
A total solar eclipse through a lens of faith
A total solar eclipse. / Credit: Public domain via Pixabay National Catholic Register, Apr 7, 2024 / 14:00 pm (CNA). When the moon passes between the sun and Earth creating a total solar eclipse on April 8, many Catholics in its path will be lo… […]
Woman born of surrogacy shares why she supports Pope Francis’ call for a global ban
Born via surrogacy in the United States in 1991, Olivia Maurel is now a leading campaigner for the abolition of “womb renting,” a practice which Pope Francis has called “deplorable.” / Credit: Fabio Gonnella/EWTN News Vatican City, Apr 7, 2024 … […]
A New Book about Pope Francis
The last FSSPX.News article on a book about the Pope, on March 19, 2024, introduced Francis’ memoire titled Life: My Story Through History; but today’s article is about another work: a book-length interview with Spanish journalist Javier Martínez-Brocal, to be released on April 3, 2024, under the title El Sucesor.
Senegal: Expectation After the Presidential Election
On March 24, 2024, Bassirou Diomaye Faye won the presidential vote handily and will soon be sworn in as the fifth president of the Republic of Senegal, the youngest in the country’s history, at just 44-years old. Accused of being linked to Salafist Islam, the new president will have to reassure the Christian minority which […]