On April 1, 1783, Father Luigi Virginio wrote to Father Nicholas Diessbach from Milan. In his letter, Father Virginio described the religious situation in the city and the concerns of people in contact with him. His curious testimony revealed the Italian Catholics’ dominant state of mind on the eve of the French … Read more
“And many false prophets shall rise, and shall seduce many. And because iniquity hath abounded, the charity of many shall grow cold. But he that shall persevere to the end, he shall be saved.” These words by the Savior, in the Gospel of St. Matthew, telling the Apostles about the signs of … Read more
The destruction of a large part of the Assyrian army by God before Jerusalem in 701 B.C. only provided a brief respite for the incorrigible city. It refused to take advantage of God’s mercy and continued in its sinful ways with the predictable results. By the final years of the seventh century, … Read more