Sunday, November 30, 2025

The Ascension and Discipleship

‘And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age’ (Mt. 28:20). Our Lord’s Ascension which we celebrate today (or as in...

Saint Joseph, Head of The Holy Family

(In light of today's first reading from the fifth chapter of Ephesians, on the headship of the husband in the family, here are some...

Our Lady’s Assumption

A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun,and the moon beneath her feet, and on her head a crown of...

The Echo of Glencoe

On the way to the Highlands, about thirty or so miles north of Dumbarton, one passes through a valley of sombre beauty and history,...

Humility and Happiness

The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds, and it will not rest until it reaches its goal (Sir. 35:17). â§Ÿ The parable of the...

A Personal Reflection on Truly Accompanying the Dying

(A few years ago, we published the following letter, which was sent to Catholic Insight in response to my brief posting on the letter...

The Church is Eucharistic in Her Very Essence

O Sacred banquet in which Christ is received, the memory of His Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge...

Bach’s Easter Oratorio

A very joyous and blessed Easter to all our readers! Alleluia! Here, we offer Bach's Easter Oratorio, the companion piece to his Passions. First...

The Office of Peter

As everyone knows, the word “catholic” means all inclusive. It can be used with no religious connotation, as in “a catholic taste in reading,”...

When Empathy Fails the Pro-Life Movement, Natural Law Must Speak

If the case is as it seems to be and the newest generation of voters is simultaneously more wounded, jaded, and emotionally immature than...