Saturday, November 8, 2025

Thinking in Non Sequiturs

Non sequitur is a Latin phrase that translates to “It does not follow.” This is arguably the most common of all the logical fallacies...

Nicholas Ludford: A Forgotten Master of English Polyphony

Among the composers of Renaissance England, Thomas Tallis and William Byrd are easily the best known, but they are not the only composers to...

Byrd’s Magnificat

William Byrd (ca. 1540 - 1623) was an unabashed Catholic composer during the tumultuous time of the 'Reformation' - more properly, the revolt in...

In Thanks and Gratitude

Jun 10, 2019 Mary Mother of the Church Dear Readers and Supporters of Catholic Insight, A brief note to thank all of you who have responded to...

Answered Prayer As Roe Bites the Dust

Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all...

The Message of the Presentation

Are there passages from the Bible that frighten you, or at least make you think twice about yourself and your behaviour? Thomas Merton—a well-known...

Third Sunday of Lent: Accepting or Rejecting God’s Truth

Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness (1 Cor. 10:5). â§ľ These sobering words from...

The Eyes of the Heart: A Movie Review of “Prince of Foxes”

  Year:  1949  Filming:  Black & White  Length:  107 minutes  Genre:  Adventure/Drama/History/Swashbuckler  Maturity:  PG (for intense thematic elements) Cast:  Tyrone Power (Andrea Orsini), Orson Welles (Cesare Borgia), Wanda Hendrix (Camilla...

Fraternal Trust and Care of the Sick

As has been the custom for the last thirty-eight years, on Thursday 11 February, precisely on the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes,...

The Moral Aspect of the Apocalypse

The biblical texts used at Mass towards the end of the liturgical year are certainly dramatic—with stars falling from heaven and the like—and, it...