The Wonderful World of Black Holes
This is the second anniversary of our first photograph of a ''black hole, those much-ballyhooed objects that were once the stuff purely of imagination...
Easter Joy, Lockdown Loops, and Casting Out Fear
A continued blessed and joyous Easter to all our readers, on this second day of eight days of solemnities, each day an 'Easter Sunday'...
Bishop Sheen and the Betrayal of Judas
Judas is an intriguing figure, perhaps not for the right reasons, but nonetheless, he's given to us in the Gospels for a reason -...
Tenebrae: Monsignor Ronan, Saint Michael’s Choir School and Thomas Tallis
'Tenebrae' - or 'darkness', in Latin - is a service of solemn songs and readings in the three days (the 'Triduum') commemorating our Lord's...
Saint John Climacus
Today, March 30th, happens to be the commemoration of Saint John Climacus, the Syrian monk and mystic, of whom Father Mario Attard wrote on...
The Virgin Mary and Her Share in the Redemptive Work of Her Son
In light of the Holy Father's address the other day, in which he mentioned that Mary was and is not a 'co-redeemer', with Christ,...
Be It Done to Me According to Thy Will
A blessed solemnity of the Annunciation! to all our readers, which commemorates the conception of the Son of God in the womb of the...
Our Lady’s Musical Selection: Two Magnificats
On this Solemnity of the Annunciation, here are two songs to Our Lady: The first, J.S. Bach's magnificent Magnificat, published in 1733, likely for...
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!
So cried Patrick Henry as the closing words of his immortal speech on this day in 1775, on the very eve of the American...
No Dubium About Irregular Unions
A furore has arisen in the rather staid response of the Congregration for the Doctrine of the Faith to the 'Dubium' - doubt, or...
