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      Why is There a Pope?

      "I pray that you will be one as I and the Father are one." John 17:21 A Protestant friend of mine once asked why Catholics...

      John Paul II’s First Visitation as Pope

      CONCLUSION OF THE MARIAN MONTH HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II 31 May 1979 "And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment...

      Thoughts on Motherhood from the Saints

      This Fourth Sunday of Easter is also Mother’s Day in certain countries, Canada, United States, India, Australia as well as many parts of Europe,...

      Traditionis Custodes and the Faithful’s Response: Parrhesia

      On July 16th, Pope Francis issued the Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes, On the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970....

      Handel’s Messiah and the Resurrection

      This day, in 1742, April 13th, was the first performance of Handel’s Messiah, in Dublin, of all places. Here was an Oratorio, following the...

      Australia needs the Sacred Heart of Jesus

      (Australia, the antipodean Land Down Under, is under a severe lockdown, with people arrested for surfing all alone, and, what is far worse, no...

      Entering into Holy Week

      Christ became obedient for us unto death, even death on a Cross. (Gospel Acclamation). â§ľ Palm Sunday begins our observance of Holy Week, the Week...

      21st Sunday: You are the Christ

      You are the Christ, the Son of the living God (Mt 16:16). St. Peter’s statement of faith is the foundation of the Christian faith, just...

      A Review of Creed II: Reflections on the Rocky Saga & the Intrinsic Value...

      The eighth “chapter” of the Rocky series, Creed II, was released on November 21. Continuing in the tradition of the previous seven chapters of...

      Robert Bork on Slouching towards Gomorrah

      Robert Heron Bork (1927 –2012) was a judge and law professor who was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to the Supreme Court in 1987....