Matthew, Save our Schools
Saint Matthew, the writer of the first Gospel, represents all those ‘called’ from sin, to the highest of virtues. We know little of his...
The Narrow and Wide Gate: Taking Up Our Cross
“If the angels were capable of envy, they would envy us for two things; one is the receiving of Holy Communion, and the other...
Thirty-Second Sunday: Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell
Now He is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to Him all of them are alive. (Lk. 20:38) ⧾
As we...
The Surviving Salve Reginas in England
England has long been called Our Lady’s Dowry despite her official departure from the Catholic Faith during the 16th century. In 1534, King Henry...
The Christian and Depression
I strongly encourage anyone who is discouraged or depressed to read the third chapter of the book of Tobit. In this passage, two people...
For the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek’s Mission: A Spiritual Reflection
Enterprise, what a God-haunted mission you are on. All around you there is light, star-shot and splintered in the endless skies through which you...
Why Are Catholics Not Holier Than They Are? Father Paul Quay Responds
On his visit to our college a few years ago, the Jesuit scholar Father Koterski mentioned a book that he described as the 'most...
Saint Joseph: Foster Father, Virginal Father, Real Father?
As I do more reading into what various theologians and josephologists have written about the fatherhood of Saint Joseph, I notice that there is...
Ascension, Church and Magisterium
When was the Church founded?
Many would say that it emerged from the opened side of Jesus on the cross, like a new Eve from...
The Immanence of Jerusalem: Preparing the Way of the Lord
“1917 was the Balfour Declaration establishing Israel for the nations,
2017 was Trump’s declaration.”
Yakov Hayman, chairman of the United Temple Movement
It’s been...