Confiteor, Et Miserere Mei
At the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, we begin with the call to repentance and to a reflective manner of life...
The Greatness of Humility
Twenty-second Sunday Per Annum (C) September 1, 2019.
Perform your tasks with humility….To the humble the Lord reveals His secrets…By the humble He is glorified...
Homily for the Funeral of the Late, Great Pope John Paul II
(On this twentieth anniversary of the death of Pope Saint John Paul II, here is the beautiful funeral homily of Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, who...
Keeping Advent Well
There is a remnant of the former ways in the Church, in this church where there is no sign of Christmas, where the vestments...
Lawlessness and Trumping Choice
Besides being the memorial - or, as I like to think of it, the feast - of Saint Thomas Aquinas, this is also the...
A Reflection on the suspension of Sunday Masses on the Third Sunday in Lent,...
O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts (Ps. 95).
The Responsorial Psalm of the Mass on this third Sunday...
The Mystery of the Mass
‘This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me….This is the cup of the new covenant in my blood....
The Fifth Sunday of Easter: Body, Soul and Spirit
Geraldine Thompson, a Sister of Saint Joseph who taught English at Saint Michael’s College, Toronto, was utterly charming in person, . . . and...
The Controversy of Communion in the Hand
The 'Communion in the hand' controversial swirling around the instantiated Covid protocols is causing crises of conscience for many Catholics. After all, reception in...
Old Thunder: A Retrospective on Hilaire Belloc
(The following piece, if memory serves, was submitted and published by Carl Sundell a year or two ago, but I can find no record...
