St Benedict’s Prayer
Today is the Feast of St Benedict, whose “Rule” was underpinned by the motto “Ora et Labora”, Pray and Work, giving us a model for Christian living.🙏...
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Some Famous Benedictines
There have been 17 Benedictine popes — and none of them took the name Benedict. The first of them was Pope St Gregory the Great (590-604). Gregory...
St Benedict of Nursia: A Man who Changed the Catholic Church
St Benedict at a glance Born: March 2, 480, in Nursia (now Norcia), Italy Died: March 21, 547, (aged 67) at Mons Casinus (now Monte Cassino), Italy...
Dominican Friars in Southern Africa to hold International Symposium on St Thomas Aquinas
By Fr Isaac Mutelo OP, Arrupe Jesuit University Regent of Studies – For the past ten years, the Dominican Vice Province of Southern Africa has held annual...
Sister Mary of the Trinity: The Mystic of Pretoria
The sainthood cause of Sr Mary of the Trinity, a 20th-century mystic who died 1942 in Jerusalem, means that Pretoria may one day have a locally-born saint....
Pope Leo: Archbishops Must Seek New Ways to Share Gospel
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Archbishops around the world can provide by their example the fraternity and unity in diversity the entire Catholic Church needs today, Pope...
Two Pillars of the Church: Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul
Sermon by Emmanuel Suntheni OSB – Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul Sermon and Christian Act In The Word Theme: Peter and Paul: two apostles in love...
Birth of John the Baptist
The birth of John the Baptist is celebrated today, 6 months before the traditional date of Jesus’ birth. His birth was the result of a miracle performed...
Pope Meets Newly-Beatified Floribert Bwana Chui’s Mother
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – In the presence of the mother of the newly beatified martyr, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui would intercede...
Lost and Found: The Life of St Anthony
Every Catholic knows to invoke St Anthony to find lost items. This is the life of one of our most beloved saints. St Anthony at a glance...
