The Twilight of American Enlightenment
The average age of North Americans is forty-one; this means that most people have no personal recollection of the decade of the 1950s, the...
Third Sunday of Easter: Growing in Love of the Lord
Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you (Jn. 21:17). ⧾
The Easter Season is a privileged time of liturgical catechesis or instruction...
The Last Easter Homily of Pope Benedict XVI
(Last words are always - or almost always - indicative, and one could reach much into these words of Pope Benedict XVI on his...
Open Letter from Cardinal Zen to Cardinal Sarah
It has been a beloved custom of priests from across the earth to say a private Mass on one of the 45 side altars...
Lent with the Fathers of the Church and Some Spiritual Writers
Lent is a privileged time in the liturgical year, preparing us for the celebration of Easter. However, our whole life should be a journey...
To Be a Pilgrim: Thanksgiving as a Pilgrimage
Thanksgiving, for most people here in America, is something of a precursor of Christmas that initiates a deluge of holiday hits playing ad...
Seeing By Humility
‘Son of David, have mercy on me’ (Mk. 10:47). ⧾
The request made by Bartimaeus in his encounter with Our Lord reveals two things: the...
The Saints and the Sacred Heart
If the Lord never tires to forgive it is because His heart is never tired from loving us, poor sinners. In fact, God’s love...
The Purpose of Beauty
Like many people, I have a love affair with old churches. I lived in Rome a few years ago, and I am surprised I...
J.S. Bach: Cantata for the First Sunday of Advent: Nun Kum, der Heiden Heiland
A blessed and grace-filled Advent to all our readers! As we begin our preparation for the coming of Christ, both commemorating His first at...