The heart consumed by the love of God
In conversation with the Bishop of Belley-Ars last September I asked if it would ever be possible for the relic of the heart of the Curé of Ars to come to Britain. I was conscious that this relic of St...
View ArticleHeart of St John Vianney arrives in England for four-day visit
The miraculously incorrupt heart of St John Vianney has arrived in England. The heart arrived at Manchester Airport 20 minutes ahead of schedule. It had been escorted from the village of Ars in France...
View ArticleBishop Davies hails priesthood at Mass welcoming saint’s heart
Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury welcomed the heart of the Curé d’Ars today with a Mass celebrating the gift of the priesthood. In his homily at St Anthony’s church in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester,...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 06/07/12
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna has praised “the overwhelming good spiritual fruits of Medjugorje” in an interview with Our Sunday Visitor. The heart of St John Vianney arrived in England...
View ArticleArchbishop Kelly leads Catholics in venerating the heart of St John Vianney
Archbishop Patrick Kelly of Liverpool has appealed to Catholics venerating the heart of St John Vianney to pray for priests and priestly vocations. During Archbishop Kelly’s homily at the Metropolitan...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 09/07/12
Christ’s miracles are “not a display of power, but signs of the love of God“, Benedict XVI said at the Angelus yesterday (video). Hundreds of young adults prayed before the heart of St John Vianney at...
View ArticleSaint’s heart returns to France
The heart of St John Vianney returns to France today after being venerated by thousands of people in the Midlands and north of England during its four-day visit. On Friday Archbishop Patrick Kelly of...
View ArticleHow a wife’s secret diary drew her atheist husband back to the Church
Simcha Fisher, whose book The Sinner’s Guide to Natural Family Planning I blogged about a few weeks ago, writes a very amusing blog at the Patheos website, entitled “I Have to Sit Down”. For the Feast...
View ArticleWhy are we forgetting to venerate the Precious Blood?
As Catholics, we are depriving ourselves and our loved ones by not venerating the Precious Blood with more fervour and sincere reverence. Now that we are in July, the month dedicated to the Most...
View ArticleFor Christians, martyrdom is a ‘never-ending story,’ says cardinal
For Christians, martyrdom remains a “never-ending story” that stretches from scriptural accounts of apostolic times to today’s “amphitheatre of YouTube”, Cardinal Donald Wuerl writes in a new book. The...
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