The Shadow State and the Rule of Law
Donald Trump and his team are complaining of being stymied in his presidential efforts, to which I will return in a moment. Â Whatever one...
Pope Benedict and Saint Thomas the Apostle
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
Thomas the twin
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Continuing our encounters with the Twelve Apostles chosen directly by Jesus, today...
Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster OSB (1880-1954): A Pastor Whose Heart Burned with Christâs Love
On August 30th, as a Church we joyfully celebrate the liturgical memorial of a great but largely unknown pastor of the Church, Blessed Alfredo...
The Trudeau-Biden Trouble With Truth
âWhat is truth?â
The famous question posed by Pontius Pilate to Jesus is operative in a unique way during Lent. It carries obvious relevance insofar...
Longing in Advent: Fourth Sunday
I donât know about you, but Iâm tired of 'Christmas'. Of course, I am not referring to the real Christmasâthe birth of Jesusâbut the...
Les Arts Florissants
Ah, to be able to play such music - Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Dalza, Handel and Merula - in an Italian, or French villa: A little...
Saint Paulinus of Trier, Orthodoxy in Teaching and Church Unity
This last day of August is the liturgical feast of a great German saint, Saint Paulinus of Trier. Trier, previously known TrĂšves and Triers,...
How Catholic is Kaine?
A recent flattering article in the New Yorker describes Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's vice-presidential running mate, as a "devout Roman Catholic." Not only that,...
Third Sunday: Purifying the House of the Father
âTake these things out of here! Stop making my Fatherâs house a marketplace! (Jn. 2:16).
The cleansing of the Temple speaks to the nature and...
Spes Aedificandi: Saint Edith Stein, Martyr and Co-Patroness of Europe
On this August 9th, we commemorate Saint Edith Stein, whose name in religion was Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. Just over a quarter of...
