Following the Magi
In the Traditional calendar we are now in Epiphanytide. We continue to reflect on this Mystery of light, the manifestation of Christ to the...
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...
Belloc’s Tarantella – and as Sung by Old Thunder Himself
Tarantella by Hilaire Belloc
Do you remember an Inn,
Miranda?
Do you remember an Inn?
And the tedding and the spreading
Of the straw for a bedding,
And the fleas...
Littlest Suffering Souls: Children Whose Short Lives Point Us to Christ
Austin Ruse, Littlest Suffering Souls: Children Whose Short Lives Point Us to Christ. Charlotte: TAN Books, 2017.
     With modern medical breakthroughs, treatments and medicines,...
The Limits of Law and Obedience
Obedience is not necessarily a virtue. It did not excuse the Nazis at Nuremberg, who were just âfollowing ordersâ. Just as Serviam has its exceptions and...
Suffer the Little Children…
In Mark, 10, Jesus is asked by the Pharisees (âto test Himâ) whether divorce is lawful. As He admits, the Law of Moses (Deuteronomy...
Facing Death with Peace and Joy
âPraised may You be, my Lord, through our Sister, Bodily Death, from whom no living man can escape.â (Canticle of the Sun composed by...
Finding the True Meaning of Christmas
Last week I promised to consider how we could possibly ignore all the bad and sad news and try to make this Christmas as...
The Primacy of the Family, and Children
It has always been difficult for the homilist to preach on the feast of the Holy Family. In the old days, the priest would...
Christmas, 2020
What is God like? The Bible itself answers the question if we examine it carefully. The first thing that struck me as I reflected...
