Today, on the feast of St. Stanislaus Kostka, the topic of mental suffering arises as this 16th century saint was healed in his childhood of what is now known as a nervous breakdown. St. Therese of Lisieux was healed of a similar childhood illness, as well. Both of these healings were miraculous and involved the intervention of the Blessed Virgin…
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Hail Motherhood!
“After the war there will be many thousands of women who will need to live as Our Lady did after the crucifixion. A generation of mothers will need to know, with the heart, that “there is only one boy, Jesus Christ.” The world’s future will depend upon this, upon everyone’s realising that the survival of all that is worth the…
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Caryll Houselander in May
The month of May continues, and, today, I am posting a short excerpt from The Reed of God which was written by the English Catholic writer, Caryll Houselander (b. 1901- d. 1954). The topic of The Reed of God is the Blessed Virgin Mary, as is, the topic of this excerpt: “She is not wearied with our littleness; her smile comes down…
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Forever Fresh Born
“The boy should enclose and keep, as his life, the old child at the heart of him, and never let it go. He must still, to be a right man, be his mother’s darling, and more, his father’s pride, and more. The child is not meant to die, but to be forever fresh born.”* –George MacDonald (b. 1824- d. 1905), The…
