From the YouTube Platform... Great video. It's a hard concept to grasp sometimes. I'm not sure if I agree that all of these people have good intentions, but I get his point. There are some people who want chaos and destruction because they are evil, but I get his point. Editor writes... I suppose a very charitable...
This thread is launched to allow us to share our favourite prayers, novenas and hymns for the benefit of the Holy Souls, and to gain indulgences for our deceased family and friends who may be among the Church Suffering in Purgatory. Click here for details about indulgences for the Holy Souls. Praying for the...
Editor writes... A reader - we'll call him Mark (not his real name) - emailed the following short article for publication. We're withholding his real name out of consideration for the young suicide, Shaun (also not his real name). From the Catholic Encyclopaedia: Positive and direct suicide perpetrated without God's consent always constitutes a grave injustice towards...
St. Paul mentions outbursts of anger along with several other sins, including fornication, jealousy, enmity, and strife. He concludes with this warning: “I warn you as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God” (Gal. 5:20–21). What could be further from Christ’s command in the...
For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Comment: A very happy Christmas to one and all from the editor...
On the Abuse of Divine Mercy Sermon by St. Alphonsus Liguori In this day’s gospel we read, that a certain man fell into the hands of robbers, who, after having taken his money, wounded him, and left him half dead. A Samaritan who passed by, saw him, and taking pity on him, bound up his wounds,...
One of our Glasgow readers, George (his real name!) sent me a copy of a letter he had submitted to the Daily Mail, in response to their article Oh hell - it's the least that we deserve, by Jonathan Brocklebank, September, 11, 2015. The article is a commentary on a YouGov poll which "shows...
The Little Number of Those Who Are Saved by St Leonard of Port Maurice The extract below from the famous sermon of St Leonard is published in the Education section of our xurrent newsletter. It will be continued in our next edition. In the meantime, we thought it would be interesting to discuss it here. Does the...
