Benedict XVI Praises Mother Angelica, Calling Her a ‘Very Brave’ Woman
VATICAN CITY — Pope emeritus Benedict XVI praised the founder of the EWTN Global Catholic Network during a meeting with some of the network’s Italy-based staff on Thursday. “Mother Angelica was a great woman, very brave,” he said Dec. 15. He...
Waxing Sentimental at Christmas: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Christmas may or may not be “the most wonderful time of the year,” but it’s surely the most sentimental. People of normally austere tastes find themselves listening to schmaltzy music, smiling at Dickensian snow globes and reflecting...