Debacle in Hong Kong and the Church
When Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced the withdrawal of the extradition bill that triggered the largest and longest protests in that city’s history, protest leaders...
From the Homily of Pope Paul VI At the Canonization of the Forty Martyrs...
25th October 1970
To all those who are filled with admiration in reading the records of these martyrs, it is perfectly clear that they are...
Fourth Sunday, Mary and Joseph
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home (Mt. 1:24). ⧾
On...
Candlemas and the Keeping of the Law
When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph brought the child Jesus up to Jerusalem to...
Ite Ad Joseph, the Mighty and Provident
The strong and silent saint from the Gospel, is a fitting one for our troubled times: The husband of the Virgin Mary, and foster...
Handel’s Messiah and the Resurrection
This day, in 1742, April 13th, was the first performance of Handel’s Messiah, in Dublin, of all places. Here was an Oratorio, following the...
Sacraments and the Sixth Sunday of Easter
Someone once said to me, “I don’t need a priest to forgive my sins. I go directly to God.” I shuddered, hoping that he...
Mary’s Immaculate and Maternal Heart
On the Saturday after the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Catholic Church celebrates the Immaculate Heart of His Mother Mary, the...
Sunday Musical Selection
Palestrina's Missa Lauda Sion, from his setting of Mass for four voices, published in 1582:
https://youtu.be/Uq4-BgseDrU
And Antonio Vivaldi's Lauda Jerusalem, composed in 1739:
https://youtu.be/CYAn8roqEtA
A Quiet Place
If you live in an out-of-the-way farmhouse, especially with small children, you might want to think twice before watching A Quiet Place– but the...
