Contrasting Two Films: Of Gods and Men, and The Way

Of Gods and Men (2010), Directed by Xavier Beauvois, Written by Xavier Beauvois and Étienne Comar The Way (2011), Directed by Emilio Estevez, Written by...

China: An Existential Threat

Not to have a correct political point of view is like having no soul –Mao Zedong With Richard Nixon’s official visit to China in 1972,...

Franz Schmidt’s “The Book with Seven Seals” — an Oratorio of the Apocalypse

The Book of Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse, stands as one of the most image-laden parts of Scripture, and as such, there is...

Miracle in “Hell”

MIRACLE IN "HELL" The 81st Anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War on September 1st has just been celebrated in distant Europe.  Nevertheless,...

More on the Masking Mandate

Paula Ducepec in her article " Speaking out: Wearing a mask shows you care" (August 26/2020 -  Catholic Register) describes with youthful idealism her...

Beware of Desecrating Holy Things: A Cautionary Tale

(The original of the following can be found in the writings of the well known French author Louis Veuillot, translated from the Italian and...

Thou Art Christ, Son of the Living God

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)....

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,”...

The Theologian versus the Philosopher: Bernard and Abelard

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Saint Peter's Square Wednesday, 4 November 2009 Two Theological Models in Comparison: Bernard and Abelard Dear Brothers and Sisters, In my last Catechesis I presented the main features...

Stomping on the Devil’s Toe

The Catechism of the Catholic Church declares that the devil is not only real, but most certainly is not just some blind impersonal force...