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  • Pope St. Pius X Speaks on St. Charles Borromeo

    Today, on the feast of St. Charles Borromeo (b. 1538- d. 1584), we encounter a gift from our Catholic ancestor, Pope St. Pius X (b. 1835- d. 1914).  On May 26, 1910, Pope Pius X wrote an encyclical on Cardinal Borromeo which is titled Editae Saepe.  In this encyclical, the great pontiff, Pius X, teaches and instructs. It is a…

  • Incorrupt Saints

    Pope St. Pius V’s incorrupt body lies in the grand basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. It is housed in a glass tomb making it possible for pilgrims to see him. He is dressed in papal garments. When I have seen him on visits to Rome, he appears quite regal, yet very accessible, as the pilgrim may draw near to the…

  • One Foot in Fairyland

    “One of the deepest and strangest of all human moods is the mood which will suddenly strike us perhaps in a garden at night, or deep in sloping meadows, the feeling that every flower and leaf has just uttered something stupendously direct and important, and that we have by a prodigy of imbecility not heard or understood it. There is…