Joseph of Cupertino, the flying friar... and a cook
A simple-minded boy, unable to learn to read and write, he had the gift of a very intense spiritual and mystical life. Famous for his levitations, he was named the patron saint of pilots. But even as a child he loved to cook.
Italian nun prophesied Mancini’s European cup victory
“Roberto, you’ll win the European Championships because you have Our Lady with you.” This is what Sister Rosalina Ravasio told Roberto Mancini in December 2019, when the Italian national team coach visited the Shalom-Regina della Pace Community in Palazzolo sull'Oglio in northern Italy. Our Lady is sowing “a seed of evangelisation”, says Sister Rosalina, with Mancini who has “a simple but profound faith” and a particular story with Medjugorje.
Oliver Plunkett, the last Irish martyr in England
Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland, he lived through the English persecutions in Ireland in the 17th century and was condemned in England to a death of horrific cruelty. Beatified by Benedict XV in 1920, he was later canonised by Paul VI in 1975, and is an example of fidelity to one's vocation and task.
- THE RECIPE: SEAFOOD CHOWDER
Kateri Tekakwitha, an unusual saint
Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be canonised. Among the miracles attributed to her intercession is the inexplicable healing in 2006 of Jake Finkbonner, a child suffering from necrotizing fasciitis. When she was already orphaned of her parents, she discovered Christ thanks to the Jesuit missionaries and decided to dedicate herself to Him, imitating His sufferings. The documentary “In Her Footsteps” tells her story.
"Psychologists and exorcists united against demonopathy"
The murders of two women in Italy are drawing attention to an unknown phenomenon: severe demonopathy. The perpetrators of the crimes have confessed that they killed on the impulse of a "voice". It’s necessary for psychologists and psychiatrists to work together in teams with exorcists. In Italy, the first interdisciplinary group is bearing fruit. Psychotherapist Dr. Fabrizio Penna told the Daily Compass: "We need both a psychological diagnosis and a spiritual discernment. We cannot say that everything depends on the devil, but neither can we state the contrary. If we were to ascertain the spiritual disturbances experienced by these killers, we would discover serious forms of diabolical obsession".
Catherine of Bologna, her body is a witness to sanctity
Intact, placed in a glass chapel in the Corpus Domini Monastery in Bologna, the body of Saint Catherine de' Vigri (†1463) continues to secrete a fragrant oil, which is why her clothes are changed periodically. Many believers have experienced graces and healings by praying at her tomb. She was an abbess and lived in an austere way, although she loved the cuisine of her land. The Poor Clares she led were famous for their fresh filled pasta.
THE RECIPE: VENUS CASKET
"Paedophile from birth"? Here's how perversion is legitimised
A scientific article published on the Psychologytoday.com portal is an attempt to present paedophile behaviour as something “natural.” This is certainly not the first attempt to explain the origins of paedophilia following the classic Overton Window method.
Maniacs and perverts: dictators also between the sheets
Mussolini was a maniacal womaniser; Togliatti was duplicitous even in his betrayals and abortions; Hitler was bisexual, perverted and sadomasochistic; Berija was a pornographer and Stalin a paedophile for “plump underage girls”. The sex lives of the 20th century dictators are no shining examples of virtue. A detailed study.
