Monday, November 24, 2025

Waiting for the Real Christmas

I don’t know about you, but I’m already tired of 'Christmas'. Of course, I am not referring to the real Christmas—the birth of Jesus—but...

Traditionalism, the Charismatic Renewal and the End of Christendom

Christendom is dead and God is calling His Church to rise up and rebuild His Church. I see myself as a ā€œtradismaticā€ Catholic, to...

Cardinal Zen’s Letter from the Heart to the College of Cardinals

(The following is excerpted from LifeSite news, and the full piece may be found here. For another take on the troubling situation in China,...

The Cleansing Power of Baptism

A biblical text can become so familiar that we simply bypass statements that would ordinarily puzzle us. I’m thinking of an aspect of the...

Pope Benedict and Saints Simon and Jude

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter’s Square Wednesday, 11 October 2006 Simon and Jude Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, let us examine two of the Twelve Apostles: Simon the Cananaean...

The Power of the Easter Triduum

Now that we in the midst of Holy Week, it is important to focus our attention on the Holy Triduum or the Easter Triduum....

Our Lady of Mount Carmel and her Scapular

Our Lady of Mount Carmel ā€˜But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear…many Prophets and righteous people longed to...

Twelfth Sunday: Persevering to the End

Fear no one….Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven (Mt. 10: 26, 32). Our Lord addresses...

From Marx to Gaia

People who are not governed by God Will be ruled by tyranny. William Penn What an extraordinary convergence of events. As the Russian dissident Vladimir Bukovsky lay...

The Message of Pope Benedict for Lent from 2010

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI FOR LENT 2010   ā€œThe justice of God has been manifested through faith in Jesus Christā€Ā (cf. Rm 3, 21-22)   Dear Brothers and Sisters! Each year,...