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Saints
The Seraphic Doctor: Saint Bonaventure
(This year, I have the great grace of being in Assisi on the feast of this great Franciscan saint - more to say on that. For now, some words on Bonaventure, the âsecond founderâ...
Editor's Corner
Le Sieci and Christ the King
I left off these reflections with my arrival in Florence, after the Purgatory - I will not say hell, for it had its end - of the overnight bus ride across the border. I...
Editor's Corner
Swtizerland and Frauenthal
Upon arriving in Zurich from Vienna, I had an hour or so before I caught a connecting train down to Knonau and the convent. So thought I would take a stroll through the âold...
Editor's Corner
A Pilgrimage from Vienna to Rome
I decided to make a pilgrimage to Rome, prompted by the Jubilee year, and walking through the Holy Doors. But I couldnât just show up in Rome, so to make a pilgrimage of it,...
Editor's Corner
The Fourth of July: Pier Giorgio and Elizabeth of Portugal
A joyous Independence Day to all our American readers. There are any number of factions developing in the once-United States, but all can be traced back to those who accept the Christian principles that...
Blogs
Two Praetorians and a Jesuit
Saints Processus and Martinian (+67) were Praetorian Guards â the elite of the Roman legionaries â who were tasked with keeping watch over Saints Peter and Paul in prison. When the Apostlesâ prayers caused...
Editor's Corner
The Necessity of An ‘Ordo Amoris’
The notion of the âordo amorisâ â the âorder of loveâ - has generated some debate of late, not least since some big names have been involved: JD Vance responding to Pope Francis, and...
Editor's Corner
What Vatican II Actually Said on the Mass
IN the wake of the blessed Solemnity of Corpus Christi - whether you celebrated on the proper Thursday, or the following Sunday - Â with liturgical battles still raging in dioceses across the land, perhaps...
