Palestrina’s Magnificat Primi Toni
On this feast of Saint Caecelia, patroness of music, especially of the ecclesial sort, it is fitting we present one of the greatest of...
Against the New Integralists
Once upon a time, political discourse among orthodox Catholics was dominated by the old First Things school â Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, George Weigel,...
On Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Walsingham
(On this feast of the Visitation, it is fitting that we post this reflection from contributor Rebecca Jacobson on a pilgrimage she took to...
The Mystagogy of the Resurrection
These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you â that everything written about me in the Law...
Immortal Irony
In his short story âThe Ambitious Guest,â Nathaniel Hawthorne uses a lot of irony. A lot might actually be an understatement. The story is...
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).Â
As we approach the end of the liturgical year...
Suffer the Little Children…
In Mark, 10, Jesus is asked by the Pharisees (âto test Himâ) whether divorce is lawful. As He admits, the Law of Moses (Deuteronomy...
Twenty-First Sunday: Who is Christ?
Who do people say that the Son of Man isâ? (Mt. 16:16)
âYou are the Christ, the Son of the living Godâ (Mt. 16:16). St....
Mortimer Adler on Proving God Exists
Mortimer J. Adler (1902-2001) was early in life an agnostic American philosopher of Jewish descent (he referred to himself as a pagan) who was...
The Equality Act and Its Follies
He created them male and female; and blessed them: and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. Genesis 5, v 2.
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