What is the place for women in the Catholic Church? Find answers in the life of St Catherine of Siena, who carved her own path in 14th-century Italy, and whose influential friends included the Pope, who was convinced by the saint to return the home of the Papacy from Avignon to Rome.
The Gospel According to Mark is widely considered to be the most ancient of the four Gospels, while its short length makes it particularly easy to read straight through. But who was the man behind this Gospel and why did he write it? Explore these questions and set the scene for reading St Mark's Gospel with this blog.
A Roman soldier who was martyred, St George has been a popular and beloved saint among soldiers in the Crusades and even Kings, with his popularity surviving the Reformation. Devote yourself to him with this prayer to St George.
Both secularism and superstition have popularised some very distorted ideas about exorcism. In this blog, an experienced exorcist offers some clarity on causes of demonic influence, explaining that while the devil has a share in all our sins, some sins have a special affinity with the devil. It is these sins in particular that may become the cause demonic influence.
We all know St George as patron of England and tamer of dragons. The facts of his life are obscure, but his cult was very widespread in the east from that time on; when English soldiers went to the Holy Land on Crusade, they were inspired by this warrior saint.
In 1931, Jesus appeared to St Faustina, a Polish nun. He requested devotion to the Divine Mercy, recalling God's mercy, our own duty to show mercy & our trust in Jesus. Divine Mercy Sunday is the primary element of the devotion, celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter.
