Twenty-Third Sunday and the Wisdom of the Cross

So you, O son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel’ (Ez. 33:7). This mission given by the Lord God...

Acedia and Total Amusement

We live in slothful times.  I don’t mean to say that our age is uniquely lazy, however common indolence may happen to be.  Modern...

The Pieta’s Anamnesis: Memory and Consolation in the Eternal City

A visit to Rome prompts the author to reflect upon his own journey to Catholicism. It was not rational argument that shipwrecked the mind...

Twenty-First Sunday: Who is Christ?

Who do people say that the Son of Man is’? (Mt. 16:16) ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God’ (Mt. 16:16). St....

When is Someone A Heretic? A Look at “Heresy” and “Suspicion of Heresy”

Heresy and Suspicion of Heresy: An Analysis Table of Contents Introduction............................................................................................... 2 Definition of “Heresy”.............................................................................. 3 The Principles and Early Use of the Canonical Term “Suspicion...

In Light of Day: A Comparative Glance at Saul Alinsky and Dorothy Day

Appeals for freedom, justice and mercy are commonplace. All seems right. We impulsively acknowledge and defend them undisputedly. But, in the spirit of modern...

Pope Benedict and Pope Pius X

BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Papal Summer Residence, Castel Gandolfo Wednesday, 18 August 2010 Saint Pius the Tenth Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I would like to reflect on my...

Twentieth Sunday: Prayer and Tradition

For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples (Is. 56: 7). In any given region or country, a common language...

The Rocky Road from Doubt to Faith                                            

Thanks to my Irish Catholic mother and 12 years with the good sisters of six parochial schools and four more years at the University...

19th Sunday and Finding the Wisdom of the Cross

For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own people, my kindred according...