Adoration and Philosophy
All Catholics should go to Eucharistic Adoration. Most Catholics, myself included, should go to Adoration more than they do, whether they go regularly, occasionally,...
Fraternal Trust and Care of the Sick
As has been the custom for the last thirty-eight years, on Thursday 11 February, precisely on the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes,...
Fifth Sunday: The Church’s Mission to Each Individual Soul
I do it all for the sake of the Gospel, so that I may share in its blessings (1 Cor. 9:23).
St. Paul’s passionate words...
The Gospel of Mark, Part IV: A Prelude to the Passion and Resurrection
Roughly half of the narrative of the public life of Jesus is devoted to miracles, selected with obvious care. To begin with are all...
Keeping the Republic
The most marked political tendency of the American people has been to interpret their government as a pure and simple democracy, and to shift...
Message of the Holy Father for the First World Day for Consecrated Life
MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER
JOHN PAUL II
FOR THE I WORLD DAY FOR CONSECRATED LIFE
Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate,
Dear consecrated persons!
1. The celebration of the...
A Bit of Bach for the Purification of Mary
A blessed feast of the Presentation, also called Candlemas, celebrating the dedication of the child Jesus in the Temple, the Purification of Our Lady...
St John Bosco: Our True Spiritual Companion
On January 31 the Church celebrates the feast of Saint John Bosco, the founder of the worldwide huge Salesian family.
Don Bosco (1815-1888), as a...
The Gospel of Mark: The Multiplication of the Loaves
There are two multiplication of the loaves, which makes it evident that they are concerned with more than merely feeding the crowds. The first...
A Heritage Lost? Jean Langlais and Post-Conciliar Sacred Music
Catholics have sung our praise to God for the entirety of the Church’s history. For at least a thousand years, Gregorian chant formed the...