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Letter #71, 2025, Sat, November 8: Pope Leo biography

https://youtu.be/DsXlp4trJkk?si=ywjO_vWxJaXj5toa     The Vatican on Monday, in two days, will release a new biography on the life of Pope Leo XIV, entitled "Leo from Chicago."     Above, and also here, are links to a brief trailer introducing the film     Below, the message that was on my desk when I arrived on October 29 at my room in [...]

Letter #70, 2025, Tue, November 4: Holy Land

    The Damascus Gate into the city of Jerusalem, this morning, November 4, 2025     "Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer..." —Zechariah 12:10     Letter #70, 2025, Tuesday, November 4: Holy Land After a long journey, I have come once again to [...]

Trying to clarify the direction of Leo XVI’s papacy

By Robert Moynihan Pope Francis's active attention to the issue of global migration is monumentally expressed in the placement of this sculptural group in St. Peter's Square. In recent weeks, Leo has spoken out more than in his first weeks as Pope, sometimes raising eyebrows, and sparking sharp criticism: 1) In the summer, he [...]

Letter #68, 2025, Wed, Oct 1: Gutierrez

Fr. Juan Gutierrez | Photo: hope.lacatholics.org     Letter #68, 2025, Wednesday, October 1: Fr. Juan Gutierrez     An intimate account of a miracle that made a canonization possible.         —RM     Note: If you would like to subscribe to this letter, or add a friend as a subscriber, you may do so here.     If you wish to donate to [...]

Letter #67 2025, Tue, Sep 23: Padre Pio

     Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, born Francesco Forgione, May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Province of Benevento, Kingdom of Italy. Died September 23, 1968 (aged 81). Today is his Feast Day (link)     In September 1918, at age 31, Padre Pio began to display permanent wounds on his hands and feet, known as stigmata in reference to Christ's wounds. In the next [...]

Letter #66 2025, Tue, Sep 23: Becciu

    His Eminence Giovanni Angelo Becciu, 77, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, June 27, 2019 (photo: Daniel Ibanez / EWTN) (link)     Letter #66, 2025, Tuesday, September 23: Becciu     The scandalous Vatican "trial of the century" is coming to an end.     The multi-year case has cost millions of dollars in legal fees for [...]

Letter #65, 2025, Fri, Sep 12: Erika Kirk

    Earlier this year, Erika and her husband, the late Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10, two days ago, spoke together at an event in Texas. | Photo Credit: WikiMedia Commons By Gage Skidmore - (link)     Letter #65, 2025, Friday, September 12: Erika Kirk     Today I saw this article from the National Catholic Register [...]

Letter #63, 2025, Wed, Sep 10: Leo analyzed

    Letter #63, 2025, Wednesday, September 10: Leo analyzed     Pope Leo, elected on May 8, has now been Pope for 4 months and 2 days (just over 120 days).     John Allen argues below that Pope Leo is a "classic Moderate." (Here is a link to Allen's September 7 analysis)     For his part, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, 64, [...]

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