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Cantatas for Pentecost, Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750) , composed a series of cantatas for the Church's liturgical year during his time as kappelmeister and kantor at...

A Few Not So Good Men

Back in 2003, I argued with a priest friend over his support for proposed legislation governing reproductive technology, which would legalize, and fund, things...

Britain Votes for or Against Life

If you read this in time, join in prayer for England, about to vote, or has already voted, on this May 15th, whether to...

The Boy Scouts and Mounties Had A Good Run

It was good while it lasted, one last refuge for men; or, at least, boys growing into men, with all that implies: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/end-era-boy-scouts-america-officially-changes-name/ I was a...

Vatican Norms for Apparitions and Revelations

In 1978, the Vatican issued guidelines for discerning the veracity of visions and revelations. Specifically, these were issued by the Sacred Congregation for the...

This Sweet and Merry Month of May

On this first day of May, dedicated to Mary, in this year after the 400th anniversary year of the death of one of England's...

The Demise, and Rise, of the ‘Book’

Here's an intriguing, and for some, disturbing, take on the publishing industry: https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books The title is a bit misleading, in a provocative way, for people are...

First, do what is necessary, then do what is possible, and before long you will find yourself doing the impossible. (Saint Catherine of Siena,...

Marie of the Incarnation: Canadian Mystic and Missionary

Marie de l’Incarnation: Études de théologie spirituelle by Pierre Gervais, S.J.:  A Review Marie of the Incarnation, born Marie Guyart, was one of the first...

Saint Agnes of Montepulciano

Saint Agnes of Montepulciano (+1317) is one of the 'incorruptibles'. She was born in the picturesque cliff-top Italian city on January 28th, 1268, the...