Articles
The Brilliant Trajectory of an Historic Pope
An admirable theologian, a shrewd diplomat and a most influential ecclesiastic: these are some of the attributes of the...
Upon the Rock That Is Peter
Technology has made astonishing progress in the field of armaments over the past decades. Innovations of this kind are...
The Exile of Avignon and the Great Western Schism – Holy Even in Exile, Immortal Despite Schism
It is said of Cardinal Ercole Consalvi that, in conversation with an opponent of the Catholic religion, he jokingly...
Letters From a Wise and Prudent Virgin
For some decades now the age-old habit of writing letters has been disappearing. Since ancient times, written on papyrus...
An Ever-Growing Love of the Church
To know the Church in all its resplendence it is necessary, at a certain point, to sense in one’s...
From Persecutors to Condemned
The night of July 18 or 19 of 64 AD was the setting for the event that would mark...
The Victory of Fidelity
There have been periods in history when Holy Church has shone before men with great splendour, like a queen...
As the Twig Is Bent, So Grows the Tree
The title of this article hearkens back to an old proverb1, referring to the need to care for a...
The Battle of Rocroi – A Crossroads in French History
On many occasions in history, the future of a nation, or even of the world, has been decided on...
God’s Chosen Ones
I would like to reflect on one of the Beatitudes: “Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice’ sake,...
Why Is Christmas Celebrated on December 25?
Countless events have occurred since man began to inhabit this earth, but few of them are relevant enough to...
Cease Fire!
The end of the 19th century revealed a dazzling Western civilization, which seemed to have materialized every dream of...
Called to Purity of Heart
Music speaks directly to the soul, tugging at the strings of our highest sensibility, modelling states of mind, often...
Conscience – “By this we shall know that we are of the truth!”
Let us imagine ourselves on board a troop transport plane, at an altitude of over five thousand metres. The...
Regal and Victorious Presence of the Divine Infant
A Child is about to be born in Bethlehem! What can we say about this event? When the Word...