Pope Saint John Paul II Reflects on the Cross
(An excerpt from a homily preached by Pope Saint John Paul II in Lesotho, in 1988):
In the Gospel of this feast we are witnesses...
John Richmond Phillips RIP
John Richmond Phillips, the former longtime publisher and editor-in-chief of the now defunct farm journal Farm & Country has passed away. JP, as he...
Eleventh Sunday: The Vital Necessity of the Mass
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name (Ps. 92).
Our celebration of the Paschal Mystery in all...
Lingua Apocalyptica
The biblical texts used at Mass towards the end of the liturgical year are certainly dramatic—with stars falling from heaven and the like—and, it...
The Good Shepherd, Who Never Leaves His Flock
Has any one of you ever been a shepherd? or even seen one? Do shepherds exist in contemporary North America? Nevertheless, we know instinctively...
Feelings: it’s simple.
In many ways we live in an age of “feeling.” If we feel something—anything—we show it, talk about it, dissect it, and take it...
ESG & “Sustainable Development”
Hot Water
A little thought is due considering that institutions are blissfully aligning themselves with the UN’s controversial sustainable development goals, and transforming their perspectives...
The Reality of Saint John’s Eucharistic Symbolism
INTRODUCTIONÂ
The Gospel of St. John, unlike the Synoptic Gospels, offers no account of the institution of the Eucharist in his narrative of the Last...
A Reflection on Populism and Popularity
As we journeyed through the darkness of Holy Week to the great solemnity of Easter, with the acclamations given to Christ before his humiliating...
Alien Life and the Glory of God
From a religious point of view, we need not worry about life throughout the universe, though Hollywood makes sure that we do as a...
