The Holy Mass Part II: What God Does for Us, and What We Do...

This Sunday’s reflection is the second in a series of meditations on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, with specific references to the Ancient...

The Bible, as History and Theology

There was a theologian a few years ago who made quite a splash in the media by criticizing the Bible. A lot of people...

Saint Bonaventure: Contemplatio in Actione

Who is this saint, Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, whose feast collect aptly describes him as a man of great learning and having the ardor of … charity? Undoubtedly,...

Bonaventure and Thomas

(In light of the today's feast of Saint Bonaventure, here are some thoughts on the great Franciscan cardinal, scholastic, doctor of the Church and...

Under the Holy Cloak of St. Joseph, Patron the Universal Church and Patron of...

This past week, in the cycle of readings for ferial Masses, we read the story of the Patriarch Joseph. It is a story rich...

Cardinal Gibbons’ Cure for Atheism

James Cardinal Gibbons (1834-1921) was twenty one when Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, and died not long after World War I. He attended the...

Saint Benedict, and Finding God in the Here and Now

July 11th is the day we normally celebrate the feast of St Benedict. Even if the day this year is taken by the Sunday,...

The Holy Mass Part I: A Reflection on the Traditional Mass

Fifteenth Sunday Per Annum (B)                                                 ...

Private Versus Public Morality

Toward the end of his term in office, American President Donald Trump nominated Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court of the United States. ...

The Refuge of Maria Goretti

In you the children and the young people will find a safe refuge These were the unforgettable words which were spoken from the heart of...