Believers seek his intercession for freedom from pain, illness, and suffering, but Padre Pio suffered with heroic virtue seeking Heaven by the imitation of Christ.
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A Wall Street Journal column described Catholic priesthood as a heroic vocation. Other heroes have emerged whose vocation is to work for the good of the priesthood.
I recently … Read More
Called “a light in dark times” These Stone Walls marked a recent milestone: eight years of publishing a voice never before heard in the world of Catholic media.
Back in 2010, I … Read More
A These Stone Walls Summer Rap: New stone walls that contain us; prayers of hope that sustain us, the books that still entertain us, a Labor Day week to restrain us.
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Your friends behind These Stone Walls have been relocated to new environments with unforeseen consequences and some challenges ahead, including a painful parting.
Late in the … Read More
Pornchai Moontri looked on the death chamber of Maximilian Kolbe and saw devouring jaws of evil. I saw that evil too, but choking on a brave soul’s noble … Read More
The trial of Cardinal George Pell for “historic” sexual abuse claims is underway in Australia, but the state of Australian justice also has the world’s attention.
“Trial by … Read More
In a secular world that embraces science alone, religion is irrelevant, a quaint anachronism that humanity must outgrow. Some corners of science tell another story.
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Cardinal George Pell in Australia, Archbishop Anthony Apuron in Guam, Msgr William Lynn & Fr Charles Engelhardt in Philadelphia, martyred names for hidden agendas.
Father … Read More
The 100th Anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima can be seen through a lens of history. Journalist, Craig Turner presents a fascinating view of the Fatima Century.
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The Great British Baking Show is a big hit in America. Even in overcrowded American prisons, it has a captive audience. Is its addictive lure cinnamon or civility?
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Seth Williams, a Philadelphia prosecutor who sent Msgr William Lynn and the late Fr Charles Engelhardt to prison, now faces a 23-count federal indictment of his own.
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Stone Walls do not a Prison make,
Nor Iron bars a Cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an Hermitage.
If I have freedom in my Love,
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone that soar above,
Enjoy such Liberty.
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