Faith without Flinching, without Compromise
A blessed and joyous Easter SaturdayĀ to all our readers, as we continue this journey through the Octave of octaves, eight days of Easter Sundays....
Cathedrals and Chastisements
It was one year ago yesterday ā April 15th, 2019ā that Notre Dame cathedral, built over a century between 1160 and 1260, and has...
What Will Happen After the Sacramental Shutdown?
Following upon my own thoughts on the deleterious effects of a long-term shutdown of the Church's sacramental system, founded by Christ to last 'unto...
Prayers Requested for Father Alphonse de Valk
We have been asked to pray for Father Alphonse de Valk, who is nearing his eternity. The message we have received runs as follows,...
Evelyn Waugh and the Mass of the Ages
I was struck as I finished up reading over a small volume of letters by the great English writer Evelyn Waugh, author of such...
The Good Side of the Covid Crisis
And, therefore, my own good daughter, do not let your mind be troubled over anything that shall happen to me in this world.Ā Nothing...
The Mystery of Salvific Suffering
As we move towards Holy Week in this last week of LentĀ - in the midst of this global crisis, the unfolding effects of which...
Ad Orientem, et Pro Populo
The Bishop of Boise, Idaho, Peter F. Christensen, has specifically forbidden his priests, even in their ultra-private Masses now mandated, from celebrating āad orientemā....
Stats, Reality and Repentance
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statisticsā¦
So quipped Mark Twain, and, in the main, he was right. Statistics can be...
The Re-Consecration of England Through Our Lady of Walsingham
Tomorrow, March 29th, in the year of Our Lord 2020, five centuries after the beginning of what is known as the 'Protestant Reformation', England...
