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Nota in Brevis
Hot Air Hypocrisy
Irony may be defined as something that goes against expectation, especially radically so. It is the basis of much of literature and films â the small guy who defeats the far larger opponent. David...
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Dedication of the Basilicas of Peter, Paul – and the Path to Rome
Today's memorial marks the dedication of the basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul - following upon that of the Lateran Basilica last week. More specifically, this is the anniversary of the consecration of the...
Editor's Corner
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
The saint today is one of the patrons of Hungary, Elizabeth (+1320), the niece of Saint Hedwig of Silesia, (+1243) whom we celebrated in October. Elizabeth belongs to the '24' club - saints who...
Nota in Brevis
Saints Margaret of Scotland and Gertrude of Germany
Beautiful bonnie Margaret of Scotland (+1093) was the devoted wife of Malcom III, king of the nation to which she fled as a fetching young royal English lass. Her family had been exiled from...
Nota in Brevis
A Significant Insouciance
If the reader wants a significant moment in the history of the Church in America, ponder the insouciant non-reaction from the assembled bishops to the intervention by the exiled Bishop Strickland, pointing out the...
Editor's Corner
Fakes Abound, but Truth Abounds Even More
We live in an unreal world, which is to say, one unhinged from the truth. One way to know what is right, is to know what's wrong, the via negativa, if you will.
First, a...
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Albert, the Great, Theologian and Scientist
Saint Albert of Cologne (1200-1280), whose life spans what William Walsh called the 'greatest of centuries' was given the title 'the Great', even before his death. Scholar, Dominican, bishop, scientist, and Doctor of the...
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Musings on Mater Fidelis and the Munificence of God
Munificentissimus Deus is the title of Pope Pius XIIâs Apostolic Constitution declaring that Our Lady was assumed body and soul into heaven. In English, the âmost munificent Godâ, which is to say, a God...
