Pope Francis’ Troubling Terminology
There is a principle in theology â which applies to other sciences as well â that we interpret the less authoritative, the less precise...
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 âad orientemâ....
The Transcendent Meaning of the Ascension
A very blessed and joyous Solemnity of the Ascension to all our readers... At least in the Church universal, which follows the historical fact...
Calendars, Missions and Holy Wisdom
While we commemorate Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a few other anniversaries on this historically significant day, which are all sort of providentially linked...
Courts, Cardinals and Constantine
Where does one even begin, as events outpace our capacity to absorb and assimilate them?
The U.S. Senate, by a rather slim majority (52 to...
From Conspiracy to Confirmation
At the beginning of the 'vaccine' mandates, many were criticized as conspiracy theorists - tin-foil-hatted crackpots - for simply questioning the safety and efficacy...
Aichinger’s Regina Coeli, Alleluia!
A blessed, joyous and grace-filled Easter to one and all! Christus resurrexit! Dominus surrexit vere! Alleluia! One of my favorite pieces of this season...
Saint Peter and Paul’s Eschatological Battle
A blessed solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul! They were comites, as they say in Latin, companions in life, and in death, both martyred under...
Wenceslaus and Lorenzo, Incidental Martyrs
This is not the stuff of which martyrs are made - So purportedly said Thomas More, who loved all the good things of life,...
The Pope, Pharma, and Moral Imperatives
Whatâs the difference between God and a doctor?
God doesnât think Heâs a doctor.
That used to be funnyâŠ
God, of course, knows medicine, having made...