Telemann’s Tremendous Task

George Philip Telemann (1681 - 1767) was one of the most prolific and prodigious composers in all history, with at least 3000 musical works...

Mary’s Birthday: A Day of Universal Joy

Wednesday, September 8th, is the feast of the Nativity of Mary, the Mother of God. It was the great Greek Church Father, St John...

Our Secret Vote: God is Watching

John Gerard Lewis has written a book that might startle many cafeteria Catholics who consider themselves fully liberated from the fixed and objective traditions...

Without the Cross, There is No Church, and No Salvation

Whoever wants to become my disciple, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me (Mk. 8:34). It is by the Cross...

The Most Holy Name of Mary

The feast of the Holy Name of Mary, celebrated on September 12th, has a long history. It was in 1513 when Pope Julius III...

Hail, O Cross, Our Only Hope!

Ave Crux, Spes Unica! When I was a post-novice, at the Floriana Capuchin friary, it always touched my heart the beautiful beneath the niche at...

Adoramus Te, Christe

On this feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, here are two musical settings of the refrain Adoramus Te, whose full text runs: Adoramus...

Conformity to God, Not To the World

The godless say, ‘let us wait for the righteous one, who makes life inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; who reproaches us for...

The Relevance of the Church and Catholic Disinformation

The following comments come from a conversation I had with Catholic friends. The brief reflection that follows gives, what I believe, some of the...

Sinister Spiritual Candy

“Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come out from within are what defile.” — Mark 7:15 I...