Thursday, January 15, 2026

The Greatness of Humility

Twenty-second Sunday Per Annum (C) September 1, 2019. Perform your tasks with humility
.To the humble the Lord reveals His secrets
By the humble He is glorified...

When is Someone A Heretic? A Look at “Heresy” and “Suspicion of Heresy”

Heresy and Suspicion of Heresy: An Analysis Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................... 2 Definition of “Heresy”.............................................................................. 3 The Principles and Early Use of the Canonical Term “Suspicion...

A Primer on Human Embryology

Introduction Pro-life issues are among the most important facing Catholics and other believers throughout the world.  Abortion must certainly rank as the top issue in...

A Student Interrogates his Law Professor

Professor: Who will be first? Yes, you Miss Ezjakina:   Student: Mr. Rechtson, a moment ago, you quoted a renowned jurist regarding the preamble to the...

A Man’s A Man For A’ That

(On this birthday of Scotland's national poet, 'tis fitting that we received this submission from Magda Vanderburg, including a brief analysis of Rabbie Burns'...

Saint Anthony of Padua’s Enduring Popularity

On Sunday 13 2021 the universal Church, and particularly, the Franciscan Order, celebrate with great joy the feast of St Anthony of Padua. In the...

Anne Bolyen’s Apparent Demise. But ’tis Really So?

Anne Boleyn lost her head on this fine spring day in May, 1536, put to death by the decree of her own quasi-husband, Henry...

Fourteenth Sunday: Ite Missa Est!

See I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves (Lk. 10:3). â§Ÿ The commission of the seventy disciples to go and...

Twenty-First Sunday: Who is Christ?

Who do people say that the Son of Man is’? (Mt. 16:16) ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God’ (Mt. 16:16). St....

The Reality of Saint John’s Eucharistic Symbolism

INTRODUCTION  The Gospel of St. John, unlike the Synoptic Gospels, offers no account of the institution of the Eucharist in his narrative of the Last...