Showing posts with label saints. Show all posts
Showing posts with label saints. Show all posts
Monday, December 07, 2009

Reflections on the feast of St. Ambrose

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Today is the feast of this courageous and holy saint who withstood a bloodstained Roman Emperor ( Theodosius ) by barring the latter from hi...
Tuesday, December 01, 2009

The Feast of St. Andrew

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A day late perhaps, but better late than never. With grateful thanks to St. Andrew for favours received. Melancholicus is certainly in much...
Sunday, February 01, 2009

The feast of St. Brigid

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Today, February 1st, is the feast of St. Brigid , one of the three patron saints of Ireland — the other two being Patrick (March 17th) and C...
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Sunday, August 24, 2008

Cardinal Newman slandered by the BBC

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Slander is always an evil thing, but how much more so to slander one who is dead and hence unable either to defend himself or to exact redre...
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Friday, December 21, 2007

The feast of St. Thomas

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Today, December 21st, is the feast of the Apostle Thomas , also known as “Doubting Thomas” because he refused to believe that the Lord Jesus...
Thursday, December 13, 2007

Surely not!

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Catholic World News regales us today with the following headline: Pope speaks on St. Paulinus, precursor of Vatican II Eewww. So the whole ...
Friday, December 07, 2007

"I know of no bishop worthy of the name, except Ambrose"

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...such at least was the opinion of Theodoret , and Melancholicus would not disagree. Today, December 7th, is the feast of St. Ambrose , c. ...
Friday, November 30, 2007

The feast of St. Andrew

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Andrew son of Jonah , apostle and martyr, and brother of Simon Peter, was among the first of the twelve apostles to be called by the Lord Je...
Thursday, November 01, 2007

Gaudeamus omnes in Domino: the feast of All Saints

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Today, November 1st, is the feast of All Saints, and a holy day of obligation throughout the Church universal. THE INTROIT Let us all rejoic...
Sunday, October 28, 2007

So you still think socialism is harmless?

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Melancholicus is reluctant to row out into the deep and dangerous sea of the Spanish Civil War, since this is a subject which even today can...
Thursday, October 18, 2007

The feast of St. Luke

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Today, October 18th, is the feast of St. Luke , physician, friend and colleague of St. Paul, evangelist, and author of the Acts of the Apost...