The Sanctity of Life in Light of the Incarnation
As a New Year approaches, may we still keep our sights on the true meaning and significance of Christmas, that is, the Incarnation. May...
Defining Virtue
In his Confessions, the brilliant St. Augustine tells his reader that he knows quite well what time is, until someone asks him to define...
The Revolution, the Tricoleur, and the Tricoteuse 2.0:
(On this anniversary of the beginning of the French Revolution, July 14, 2020, I thought this article from our archives from the fiery pen...
Thou Art Christ, Son of the Living God
Who do people say that the Son of Man is? (Mt. 16:16) ⧾
You are the Christ, the Son of the living God (Mt. 16:16)....
The Shadow State and the Rule of Law
Donald Trump and his team are complaining of being stymied in his presidential efforts, to which I will return in a moment. Â Whatever one...
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...
Pius XII – The Final Chapter?
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against...
Einstein’s God
Max Jammer valiantly tried to make sense of Einstein’s religious notions in his book Einstein and Religion, but few of his readers would contest...
Twentieth Sunday: Casting Fire Upon the Earth!
I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be...
Credo in Unum et Trium Deum
Two creeds are in common use among us: the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed, which we use on liturgical occasions, and is a...
