The Three Saints of the Day
Today is one of the rare, if memory serves unique, days in the liturgical calendar wherein we celebrate three saints. In chronological order, they...
Life in the Visitation
A blessed feast of the Visitation to one and all! I have always considered this a pro-life feast, when two saintly women, each bearing...
Will Real Evil Please Stand Up?
I am still wondering about the case of Father John McCloskey, the popular – or once popular - Opus Dei priest, responsible for numerous...
Bulgarian Pilgrimage of Hope
Pope Francis begins his journey – I like to think of these as pilgrimages, as all our journeys ultimately should be – to Bulgaria...
Kolbe and Leisner, Brothers in Sacrifice
A brief word on Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and the priesthood. Would-be seminarians used to be asked - perhaps they still are - what is...
All Hallowed Eve, the Goats and the Sheep
‘Tis All Hallowed Eve, the vigil of All Saints’ Day, first officially instituted by Pope Gregory III (731 – 741), during what we know...
Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes
Hail Mary, poor and humble Woman, Blessed by the Most High! Virgin of hope, dawn of a new era, We join in your song...
Prayers Requested for Father Alphonse de Valk
We have been asked to pray for Father Alphonse de Valk, who is nearing his eternity. The message we have received runs as follows,...
A Crisis of Conscience: Communion in the Hand
The recent edition of Living with Christ - yes, you know the one, the disposable missalette (which should be an oxymoron) has on its...
The Great Barrington Declaration
Had you heard of the Great Barrington Declaration? Neither had I, until I came across a brief mention that searches for it have been...
