Monthly Archives: May 2012

Rolando Rivi, teenage martyr

Rolando Rivi   [T]he visitor entering the church of San Valentino di Castellarano in central Italy will notice the tomb of an adolescent who died at the age of fourteen. The tomb is inscribed: Io sono di Gesu, “I belong … Continue reading

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Mother Anne-Marie Rivier

[G]od so loved the world, as to give His only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in Him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting (John 3:16).   COMFORT ON THE CHEAP?   “[D]oes modern man feel the need for … Continue reading

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Elisabeth and Felix

Elisabeth and Felix   “One can have a very thorough ‘intellectual’ knowledge of Christianity and nevertheless not live it. What must be realized is the fullness of the interior life, the intimate faith that transforms the soul. This is the … Continue reading

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Urban V

From Saint Joseph de Clairval Abbey   “The real problem at this moment of our history, “ wrote Pope Benedict XVI on March 10, 2009, “is that God is disappearing from the human horizon, and, with the dimming of the … Continue reading

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