Sixteenth Sunday: Persevering in Faith in the Face of Evil
The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children...
Wheat and Tares
âHeavenâ should not be understood only in the sense that it towers above us, because this infinite space also takes the form of human...
Sensible Miss Austen
Itâs hard to contain my pleasure or my surprise at the continuing interest in Jane Austen. The more-or-less successful adaptations of her books for...
The Revolution, the Tricoleur, and the Tricoteuse 2.0:
(On this anniversary of the beginning of the French Revolution, July 14, 2020, I thought this article from our archives from the fiery pen...
Fifteenth Sunday: Applying the Parables
Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, âWhy do you speak to them in parables?â He answered, âTo you it has been given to...
Love and Friendship: A Film Review
Love & Friendship (2016)
Written and Directed by Whit Stillman
Based on Jane Austenâs Lady Susan
Whit Stillmanâs partiality for Jane Austen is obvious in his first...
Finding Our Way: Mass Ad Orientem, Towards Our Saviour
Have you ever been really lost? Lost to the point of having no clue which direction you needed to go? What would you do...
Fires of Faith: Catholic England under Mary Tudor
(Saint Thomas More was put to death on July 6th, even though we celebrate his feast on June 22nd, the day when his compatriot...
His Yoke is Easy
From today's Gospel, His yoke is easy, from Handel's Messiah:
https://youtu.be/Js9QOsRL62M
The Comforting Strength of the Holy Mass
âCome to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you,...
