Mozart’s Et Incarnatus Est
Mozart's Great Mass in C Major, the 'Coronation Mass', Krönungsmesse - so called since it was a favorite of the imperial court, performed often...
The Eucharist, the Church, and Abortion
Introduction
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver has aptly said that "abortion is the central social issue of this moment in our national history ‒...
The Nature and Extent of Josephology
Josephology is a relatively new branch of theology that has appeared about two hundred to one hundred-fifty years ago. It has its origins in...
Cantate et Adorate, Pastores et Magi
A very blessed Solemnity of the Epiphany, or Second Sunday of Christmas, depending on where you're reading this. Here in Canada, the feast commemorating...
A Christmas and New Year’s Meditation: To the Future, with Hope
The Divine Office is the prayer book of priests. It consists of psalms, hymns and prayers that are said through the day. Some lay...
Epiphany: Kneeling Humbly Before our God
On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then opening their treasure...
Hilaire Belloc on a World at War with the Church
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10
Hilaire Belloc's somewhat long and...
The Fathers of the Church and the Power of our Baptism
The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, which falls the Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, officially ends the liturgical Christmas season.
There are some...
Call No Man Father…Including Saint Joseph?
One of the age-old objections that Protestants have to the Catholic priesthood is known as the “Call No Man Father” Argument, which runs something...
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...