Enforcing the Party Line – Or is that Lie?
We shall proclaim destruction – why? why? – well,
Because the idea is so fascinating. But we must get
a little exercise. We’ll have a few...
Quinquagesima Sunday
When I was a child, I spoke as child; I understood as a child, I thought as a child. But when I became a...
Adoration and Philosophy
All Catholics should go to Eucharistic Adoration. Most Catholics, myself included, should go to Adoration more than they do, whether they go regularly, occasionally,...
Fraternal Trust and Care of the Sick
As has been the custom for the last thirty-eight years, on Thursday 11 February, precisely on the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes,...
Fifth Sunday: The Church’s Mission to Each Individual Soul
I do it all for the sake of the Gospel, so that I may share in its blessings (1 Cor. 9:23).
St. Paul’s passionate words...
Keeping the Republic
The most marked political tendency of the American people has been to interpret their government as a pure and simple democracy, and to shift...
St John Bosco: Our True Spiritual Companion
On January 31 the Church celebrates the feast of Saint John Bosco, the founder of the worldwide huge Salesian family.
Don Bosco (1815-1888), as a...
The Gospel of Mark: The Multiplication of the Loaves
There are two multiplication of the loaves, which makes it evident that they are concerned with more than merely feeding the crowds. The first...
A Heritage Lost? Jean Langlais and Post-Conciliar Sacred Music
Catholics have sung our praise to God for the entirety of the Church’s history. For at least a thousand years, Gregorian chant formed the...
Let us Imitate the Patience of the Saints
As the madness continues and we deal with patently irrational policies enforced in both the secular and the ecclesiastical realm, it is important for...
