10th February 2025 I am writing this letter to explain my vision of the Pietas Project. The name Pietas originates from the Latin virtue,...

Bp. Athanasius Schneider - Sunday June 8th, 2025 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen  “Come Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Thy love”.   Pentecost is the day when the Church first manifested Herself to mankind in a startling way. She showed Herself to be Catholic because there is only one Church of God: the Catholic Church. In fact, the Holy Ghost keeps Christ alive upon earth through His mystical

From an ancient homily on Holy Saturday (PG 43, 439, 451, 462-463) The Lord descends into hell Something strange is happening—there is a...

As catholics, when we pray to the Saints, we are not worshipping them, we are not making gods of them, and we are certainly not idolising...

I once went to the yearly Italian festival at my parish -- a big affair with lots of food and music. Most beautiful of all, though, is...

The Church's teachers often speak of "the seven virtues:" Faith, Hope, Charity, Prudence, Fortitude, Temperance, and Justice. The first...

Smithfield’s in London, where  the church of St Bartholomew’s the Great was built,  is used to being at the centre of significant events....

When I was a minister in the Church of England in the late 1980s the Anglicans were debating the issue of the ordination of women.  I had...

The Catholic faith, rooted in rich traditions and history, thrives on the connections made within its community. While personal beliefs...