Father Lombardi’s Quandry
Well, you have likely heard that Father Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, has clarified that Pope Francis was indeed referring to contraception in his remarks...
Murder in the 33rd Degree: The Gagnon Investigation into Vatican Freemasonry
âWe have the impression that through some cracks in the wall the smoke of Satan has entered the temple of God.â Pope Paul VI,...
Insidious Socialism
Pius XI taught that Socialism, along with its theoretical end-point, Communism, are intrinsically evil, entailing various fundamental violations of fundamental human rights, not least...
33rd Sunday: The duty of talent
So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober (1 Thes 5:6).
As we approach the end...
Fathers
When King Herod was holding court, all the best and brightest newspapers, reporters, gossip-mongers, and talking heads were constantly in attendance trying to get...
Christ the King, and the Promise of Eternal Life
âTruly, I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradiseâ (Lk. 23:43).
From the moment that Our Lord spoke these words, the Church...
The Demands of the Christian Life
The Gospel of Luke combines inexpressible tenderness with an intolerable severity. Consider the contrast between the parables of the prodigal son or the good...
Two Trinitarian Palestrinas
In honour of the Most Holy Trinity, Palestrina's Veni Sancte Spiritus, for four voices, first published in 1575.
https://youtu.be/J0FdXADkCzs
Compare with his later (1589) Veni Creator...
Asinine Astrology
Astrology today is a $3 billion dollar online industry. According to one source, 95% of Americans know their astrological sign and roughly 70% of...
Saint Teresa as the Teacher of a Successful Life
How beautiful and life-giving it is to see the saintsâ lives as pointers to true life! St Teresa of Avila, whose feast is today,...
