[Taken from The Catechist by Very Rev. Canon Howe Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmont, January 26, 1922] Efficacy of the Hail Mary — In the year 1604 there were in the city of Flanders two young students who, instead of attending … Continue reading
Author Archives: Very Rev. Canon Howe
Catholic Stories, Edifying and Terrifying
[Taken from The Catechist by Very Rev. Canon Howe Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmont, January 26, 1922. For the Help of the Catechist in the Explanation of Christian Doctrine.] The Thundering Legion — Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor, was engaged in … Continue reading
More Stories for the Help of the Catechist: The Cross, the Judgment, etc.
[Taken from The Catechist by Very Rev. Canon Howe Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmont, January 26, 1922] Saint Andrew and His Cross — Of St. Andrew it is related that when he was led out to be crucified, as soon as … Continue reading
Stories for the Help of the Catechist in the Explanation of Christian Doctrine
[Taken from The Catechist by Very Rev. Canon Howe Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmont, January 26, 1922] Words of Diderot — One of the greatest enemies of religion last century was Diderot; yet he taught his daughter the Catechism. When one … Continue reading
Eucharist Stories
[Taken from The Catechist, by the Very Rev. Canon Howe. Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmount, Jan 26, 1922.] There once lived a man who had given himself up to every passion, and had become by his life a scandal to all … Continue reading
