Saturday, December 13, 2025

Thirty Third Sunday, Humility and the End of Time

At that time Michael the great prince, the protector of your people, shall arise (Dan. 12:1).  As we approach the end of the liturgical year...

The Truth and Irony of Mercy

Irony may be described in one way as something happening, not that you don't want to happen, but that you don't expect to happen,...

The Magi’s Epiphany

The Gentiles have become fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel (Eph. 3:6). Our...

Fourth Sunday of Easter and the Voice of the Divine Shepherd

I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep (Jn. 10:11). Today is Good Shepherd Sunday and as we...

St Felix of Cantalice: The Friar who Saved the Capuchin Reform by his Holiness

On May 18th, we Capuchins celebrate the feast of St Felix of Cantalice. This humble lay brother played an important key in the way...

Old Thunder

Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) was arguably the most famous Catholic writer during the first half of the 20th century. In youth he flirted with apostasy,...

The Fire of Faith on Earth

‘And yet, when the Son of man returns will he find faith on earth?’ (Lk. 18:8). ⧾ Last Sunday, the anniversary of the last apparition...

Keeping the Republic

The most marked political tendency of the American people has been to interpret their government as a pure and simple democracy, and to shift...

Salvation is a Gift, to Those Who Seek It

For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save what the lost. (Lk. 19:10) ⧾ The conversion of Zacchaeus may be said...

Safeguarding Your Home Internet with the Network Router Built for Families

In a previous article, Becoming Blind to Pornography on the Internet, I discussed the benefits of a particular filtering and self-control software which is...