The Te Deum , chanted by the Schola of the Benedictine Pontifical University of St Anselmo, Rome The Guild would also like take this op...

Adoration of the Shepherds by Charles Le Brun (1689) Christ is with us!  Rejoice, the Christ child is born! Not of lofty or rich estate,...

My Grandmother had been a widow for many years and when she came to live with her daughter and son-in-law, after they moved in the early 195...

I came across this unique piece of invaluable Catholic history whilst searching for some Advent chants from Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland. ...

Pope Benedict XVI celebrating First Vespers on the First Sunday of Advent 2007 from the Throne of Pope Leo XIII Here is a quotation fro...

Recently, a friend called Anne sent me this prayer, which she has especially composed for Advent. It is a beautiful prayer, written by a bea...

 Today is the Feast of St Cuthbert Mayne, first of the secular martyr priests. A man who was sought by the Queen's men and, when final...

Suppose that the whole world, or at least a significant proportion of it, decided that in order to curb the excesses of the human senses, it...

A voice crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord  Throughout the year, the Church seeks to aid her children by of...

Today is the 40th anniversary of the death of James Alberione, Founder of the Pauline Family. He was born in San Lorenzo di Fossano (Cuneo),...

Early in my investigations of the Catholic faith, I was very struck by a scene in Brideshead Revisited , when Lord Marchmain is visited in h...

We are still in the month of November, the time dedicated specifically to the Holy Souls and especially to those who died while fighting for...