The Battle of Marathon, fought in 490 BC, was a pivotal clash in the Greco-Persian Wars where a Greek force, primarily Athenian, defeated a larger Persian army. This victory, achieved on the […]
We have the special; privilege this year of celebrating the fest of St Peter and St. Paul on a Sunday. These were two pivotal figures in the Early Church, two […]
Saint Augustine, one of the greatest intellectual saints spent many years trying to understand the mystery of God. One day he was walking along the beach he saw a little […]
Many years ago, when I was studying in Rome, I assited at a celebration in the Olympic Stadium in Rome, with Pope St. John Paul II. It was a celebration […]
When Beethoven finished writing his 23rd. piano sonata, he wrote the word appassionata on the cover. Ever since then it has that name. When we listen to it, we can […]
Don Carlos Knocci, was an Italian priest and educator. During the second world war, he was miliatary chaplain of the Alpini, the elite mountain warfare soldiers of the itlalian army. […]
Today we celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter or Good Shepherd Sunday. This image of the Good Shepherd is one of the most beautiful images we have in our Christian […]
When Michelangelo was painting the ceiling of the Sistine chapel in the Vatican, Pope Julius would come every now and then to see how the work was proceeding. When Michelangelo […]
Once upon a time there was a man who was caught stealing and was brought before the King, who immediately gave orders that he should be hanged. As he was […]
Today we have the privilege of hearing the greatest story ever told, the greatest of Jesus’s parables, the Parable of the prodigal Son. Gandhi tells how when he was fifteen, […]
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