Newman and His Fierce, Unchanging Religion
I will not shrink from uttering my firm conviction, that it would be a gain to this country, were it vastly more superstitious, more...
Adoring God, Three in One, One in Three
Since you are children of God, God has sent into your hearts the Spirit of His Son, the Spirit who cries out: Abba, Father...
Pope Benedict and Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
(Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, whose feast we celebrate on the 28th of June, just before Saints Peter and Paul, was declared a Doctor of...
Josef Pieper on Death and Immortality
“I am the resurrection and the life. He that believes in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives...
St Joseph Moscati: a Faithful Labourer in the Vineyard of the Lord
On November 16th we, as a Church, celebrate the feast day of Saint Joseph Moscati, or, as he is commonly known by many who...
The Wedding at Cana: An In-Law’s Perspective
Dedicated to Rita Ann Knuffman
As the old proverb, now meme, goes, “Blood is thicker than water”. Blood meaning family, and more specifically, individuals who...
Traditionis Custodes and the Faithful’s Response: Parrhesia
On July 16th, Pope Francis issued the Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes, On the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970....
Pius XII – The Final Chapter?
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against...
Dishonest Wealth Made Honest
Twenty-fifth Sunday Per Annum (C) September 22, 2019.
You cannot serve God and wealth (Lk. 16:13).
At face value, it would seem that that the Gospel...
Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
(Here is the text of the Act of Consecration which Pope Francis will pray today, in union with all the bishops of the world....