What King James Has to Say about the Lectionary

The current lectionary at Mass in Canada has been in use for nearly thirty years now; it was introduced in 1992. At that time...

Love of Country: The Unsung Virtue

“For us, after God, the greatest love is Poland”  - Bl. Stefan Wyszyński In the sixteenth century St. John of the Cross said: “The Lord...

Tradition: The Weakest Possible Argument, or the Strongest?

The Weakest Possible Argument? The weakest argument is that based on authority. This fact may explain why Father Most’s article on the history of the...

J.S. Bach: Cantata for the First Sunday of Advent: Nun Kum, der Heiden Heiland

A blessed and grace-filled Advent to all our readers! As we begin our preparation for the coming of Christ, both commemorating His first at...

Keeping Advent Well

There is a remnant of the former ways in the Church, in this church where there is no sign of Christmas, where the vestments...

Time, Hope and the First Sunday of Advent

Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength…to stand before the Son of Man (Lk.21: 36). ⧾ The first Sunday of...

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...

Solemnity of Christ the King

‘For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth...

Cosmos Korb and the Problem of Evil: A Tragedy in Brief

For reasons which will be apparent, my alias is Martin Beck. I am about to present several excerpts from the diary of my academic...

The Restoration of the Temple

When we hear in today’s first reading that Judas Maccabeus restored the temple worship, the joy of the people is almost palpable. It was...