DO YOU remember Shakespeare’s romantic love tragedy Romeo and Juliet? In a famous scene Juliet says, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would...
YESTERDAY I received a letter from a close friend of mine who wrote, “I have just returned from one of the most beautiful places on earth: the Maldives. This charming group of islands is...
AS YOU KNOW, dear readers, 2013 is a special year for us because we are celebrating the 750th Anniversary of the Discovery of the relics of St. Anthony by St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio.
IN 2001, shortly before then Bishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was due to receive the cardinal’s hat from the hands of Blessed Pope John Paul II, his followers organised a fundraiser so that they...
THIS MONTH I would like to share a real-life story with you that has moved many people throughout Italy. It is the story of Tommy, a 12-year-old half-breed dog which, from the day of the death of...
A STUDY conducted by Professor Barry Zuckerman of the Department of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine has shown that children who are read to from an early age have a greater...
