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Quas Primas of Pius XI: On the Feast of Christ the King
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the institution of the Feast of Christ the King, by the promulgation of Pope Pius XI's encyclical Quas Primas, on December 11th, 1925.
QUAS PRIMAS
ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS...
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An Intriguing Take on the Titles of Our Lady
Here's an intriguing take on the controversy surrounding the titles of Our Lady recently deemed 'inopportune' by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The key argument is summed up in the final...
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Saints Stanislaus Kostka and Mother Cabrini
Saint Stanislaus Kostka – who died in 1568 just a few months shy of his eighteenth birthday – is one of the most popular saints in Poland. His short life demonstrates two primary lessons:...
Quotes
Please God I will give my life for the holy union, for the supremacy of Peter and of the Holy Father, his successor… Lord, grant me the grace to shed my blood for the...
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A Half Century Ago Was the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Fifty years ago, on this November 10th, in 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald was wrecked in a mighty hurricane-force gale on Lake Superior, just 17 miles from shore. But that's a long way when you're...
Reviews
FaurĂ©’s Requiem
Gabriel Fauré composed his Requiem between 1887 and 1890, with an initial premiere at a funeral in 1888. Some say that he was inspired by the death of both his parents in the previous...
Reviews
Anton Bruckner’s Locus Iste: This Holy Place
As we celebrate the the dedication of the basilica of Saint John Lateran, the primary church of Christendom, at this end of the Octave of All Saints', it is fitting to revisit the great...
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Mamdani’s Gotham
The Batman trilogy - to say nothing of the previous comic books - did not foresee a socialist Muslim mayor of Gotham City. We will leave aside the Islamic aspect for now, and just...
