More on revival – France Baptism boom
This is off the French English language channel. Good video – Some very interesting interviews.
Catholic stuff
Friars of the Renewal – 87 seconds about St Francis
On the 800th anniversary of his death
“Catholic Intellectual tradition” at Yale, their most popular history course
Carlos Eire, who escaped from Cuba in 1962 when he was 11 years old, is the professor. Here is an interview with him.
800th anniversary- death of Francis of Assisi
The anniversary is this Sunday. Here is a warm-up. This is the cover of the Magnificat Prayer book for October. Description below the picture. Hint: Stigmata Eight Hundred Years On, Brother Sun Still Rises Every Morning On Sunday, October 4, 2026, we celebrate the eight-hundredth anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. This … Read more
WSJ: “The One World Leader We Can All Look Up To”
The Walls Street Journal columnist Gerard Baker was formerly a leftist in “university” and would now be labeled a middle of the road conservative. He is a Catholic.
Feast of the Angels; Michael, Gabriel, Raphael
On this date the Church remembers the three archangels mentioned in Scripture by name: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Michael’s name literally means, “Who can compare to God?” He manifests God’s power and might by battling Satan, the huge dragon and ancient Serpent (cf. Rv 12:9), and casting him from heaven. Michael guards the people of … Read more
Pope Leo comments on Fulton Sheen beatification
On the plane back from France to Rome.
90 seconds of Pope Leo in Lourdes
Not sure how many people but looks like they all had candles.
Pope Leo got tremendous Paris welcome
From yesterday; Two short videos as he made his way to the massive park in the center of Paris for an outdoor Mass. The first video is a minute long; I started the second one at the 40 second mark as he’s blessing babies. Cool! Yes we love babies!
The Sheen beatification – his reliquary – wow
I did not watch the beatification live but did see this 11 minute video of it, including the carrying to the altar of a Reliquary. See the information below the video. If you don’t want to watch the whole 11 minutes, skip ahead to about 4:15 to see the procession and the Reliquary. Lovely and … Read more