What Are the Laity to do Without the Mass?
Lord, we are the least of all the nations, now we are despised throughout the world, today, because of our sins. We have at...
The Holy Spirit, Fidelity and Martyrdom
‘But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom my Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that...
Max Planck’s Mighty Minimum
Suppose for instance someone maintained that there is a minimum magnitude; that man with his minimum would shake the foundations of mathematics.
So prophesied Aristotle...
Music of the Archangels
For our musical offering this week, we thought we'd go on this day dedicated to the Archangels to a composer named after them, Archangelo...
The Theology of Christmas Presents
(A classic by the master essayist, on why we give Christmas presents, for those of us who still who sometimes wonder what is the...
The New Populist Right and the Death of the Father
Cultural change generally moves slowly, and when we first take notice, we sometimes find that its roots are already firmly in place.
I clearly recall...
The Dethronement of Truth
“I am the way, the truth, and the life” ~ John 14:6
Dietrich von Hildebrand's The Dethronement of Truth is a collection of three essays...
Random Reflections on Jacques Maritain
Recently I was startled to realize, it being so uneasy a reminder of my own mortality, that the eminent French philosopher Jacques Maritain has...
Remember Man, That Thou Art Dust
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Vatican Basilica
Ash Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Venerable Brethren,
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, Ash Wednesday, we begin a new Lenten journey, a...
Defending the Holy Trinity
The doctrine of the Trinity is the defining dogma of Christianity: “The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, the communion...