Articles from the volume From the Housetops – Saint Philomena
P. LAINLY S. PEAKING Dear Friends, On May 26th, 2018—“a date which will live in infamy”— Ireland ceased to be a Catholic nation. The people of Ireland overwhelmingly voted to “legalize” the murder of innocent children in the womb. They thereby rejected, with full knowledge and intention, the constant and unchangeable teaching of the Catholic […]
CONFIDENCE Canon Thomas de Saint-Laurent “The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?” Confidence is “a hope;” not that ordinary hope common to all the faithful, from which he clearly distinguishes it by a precise term:
House of Prayer by Robert J. O’Connell, SJ In a small, two-roomed house in Nazareth, cradled in the hills of Galilee, a girl kneels in prayer. Her name is Mary and she is a virgin espoused to a man named Joseph, a carpenter of the village. In a short time she will be married to
Saint Philomena – Table of Contents Volume LX, No. 2Serial No. 116 Feature Other Articles On The Cover Saint Philomena is depicted as being triumphantly saved by angels after her mortal contest with the Roman emperor, who had her thrown into the Tiber River, attached to an anchor. Saint Philomena is seen wearing a red
Heart of Jesus Source Of All Consolation Rev. F. Konz, OMI It is a certain fact that our life on earth is a life of suffering. Even the holiest men were subject to miseries and hardships. The Son of God was mocked and scourged, spat upon and put to death; the soul of Our Blessed
Love your Neighbor by A. A. Adams Saul of Tarsus left for Damascus to launch a persecution against the Christians. On his way a brilliant light emanating from Heaven suddenly enveloped him. Falling to the earth, he heard a voice saying: Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? Who are you, Lord? He asked; and