Mother of the Church, Mazenod and Victoria Day
We celebrate today the memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, an ancient title of the Virgin, which was formally instituted into the Holy...
Reaction
In the past week, there has been a lot of rough weather. The worst of it, or at least the worst that has gotten...
Fashion and Dignity
Spring is hereāAlleluia! I'veĀ been waiting for warmer weather like a little kid waits for Christmas morning, gleefully counting down the days. It happens every...
Life is a battlefield
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. - Martin Luther King Jr.
In his recent homily, Pope Francis...
Relativism and the meretricious hero
The word altruism is defined as concern for another without regard for injury to oneself. It is used, usually in psychology, to describe heroismāthe...
Successor to St. Peter
Itās been a challenging few weeks for serious Catholics. By āchallengingā I suppose I mean difficult, and by āseriousā I mean those who live...
Scandalous and Sacred Fashion
I must admit that I have trouble keeping up with theĀ via mundi, the ways of the world, and have this abiding, if inchoate and...
A magical scarf
Walking to my flat late Friday afternoon after a chaotic morning, I was confronted with the fact that I hadnāt yet had lunch. I...
Lancing the Wound of Sin
āAlways remember that God sees everything.ā - Padre Pio
My husband used to be a bikerānot the Harley kind, but the bicycle kind. He used...
Scandals There will Be, but Have Peace…
Paula Adamick has a take on a powerful new book by Jennifer Roback Morse, 'The Sexual State', outlining the government's role in aiding, abetting...
