The Cross in the Father’s Providential Plan
One of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once blood and water came out. He who saw this has testified...
The Holy Mass Part III: As Sacrifice and Heavenly Food, Not Therapeutic Pablum and...
This Sunday’s reflection is the third in a series of meditations on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, with specific references to the Ancient...
Queenship of Mary
The 22nd of August of the feast of the Queenship of Mary, which this year falls on a Sunday, one week after the Assumption....
Christ, the Light of the World
On entering the house, they saw the Child with Mary his Mother; and they knelt down and paid Him homage. Then, opening their treasure...
St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, a Mystic for our Times
We celebrate the feast day of St Teresa Benedict of the Cross on August 9th, and we may ask, who was this great woman...
The Mighty Genius of Michelangelo, 1475-1564
The Italian sculptor and painter Michelangelo lived to be nearly ninety years old, fulfilling his own dictum: I am a poor man and of...
Evening Wear and the New Evangelization
There are not a great number of occasions to which I get to wear a tuxedo, but when I was asked by a friend...
The Collective Conscience
When confronted by some new bit of feminist nonsense, mother used to say: “Kick the Natural Law and the Natural Law will kick back....
Ten Years Ago Today, Two Great Popes Were Canonized
One decade ago, on April 27th, 2014, John Paul II together with John XXIII, were both canonized at St Peter’s Square by Pope Francis....
Transgender In-sanity
There is an ancient Indian fable of six blind men who meet an elephant. Each of them touches different parts of the elephant. One...
