Tag: Holy Week

Practising Muslims Outnumber Catholics in France

According to statistics, the Muslim community practises their faith more than the Catholic community in France: 5.8% of the population are practising Muslims; 4.35% are practising Catholics.

Burger King Apologizes for Insulting Campaign

I don’t like seeing the logos of multinational companies frivolously devaluing our faith and the traditions of thousands of Spaniards,” tweeted Jorge Buxadé of VOX.

Rediscovering Awe: Antoine Brumel’s “Earthquake Mass”

More than 500 years ago Antoine Brumel wrote a 12-part Mass that allows us to experience the uninhibited spirituality of the pre-Reformation world of the early 16th century. Its construction from a tiny motif of Gregorian chant from the Easter Lauds is nothing less than awe-inspiring.

Maria Goretti: A Supreme Teacher on Human Flourishing

I have dedicated much of my life to studying the great philosophers and scholars of our civilisation, but from none have I learned as much about true human flourishing as I have from the peasant girl of Nettuno.