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      Fate, Determinism and Free Will

      “All theory is against free will; all experience for it.” Samuel Johnson In the normal course of our lives we assume we are able to...

      Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

      FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL HOLY MASS FOR THE IMPOSITION OF THE SACRED PALLIUM ON METROPOLITAN ARCHBISHOPS HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI Vatican Basilica Friday,...

      Pope Benedict and the Sacred Heart

      SOLEMNITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS OPENING OF THE YEAR FOR PRIESTS ON THE 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF SAINT JOHN MARY VIANNEY HOMILY OF HIS...

      A Plea for the Institution of the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

      The sanctuary of God in heaven opened, and the ark of the covenant could be seen inside it. Now a great sign appeared in...

      Mary’s Immaculate and Maternal Heart

      On the Saturday after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Catholic Church celebrates the Immaculate Heart of His Mother Mary, the...

      Pope Benedict and Saint Irenaeus of Lyons

      (Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, whose feast we celebrate on the 28th of June, just before Saints Peter and Paul, was declared a Doctor of...

      Dedication, Devotion and Reparation to the Sacred Heart: The Twelve Promises

      Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is popularly associated with St. Margaret Mary Alocoque, a nun of the Visitation Order who during the...

      Book Review: Coached by the Curé, Lessons in Shepherding with St. John Vianney

      (Here is a very fitting and a propos review and meditation on this Solemnity of the Sacred Heart from Father Marco Testa on Saint...

      Remembering Fr. Joseph Escribano (May 31, 1933–June 25, 2023)

      I first met Father Joseph Escribano (affectionately known as simply “Fr. Joe”) in 2014. From that moment forward, he played an important role in...

      Thinking in Non Sequiturs

      Non sequitur is a Latin phrase that translates to “It does not follow.” This is arguably the most common of all the logical fallacies...