Momentous Midterm Elections
The United States votes today, November 8th, in the middle of the four-year presidential term - which this time, seems like an eternity in...
All Souls Day In Light of the Liturgy of the Hours
The Liturgy of the hours is a great source of spiritual formation and teaching. Pope Saint John Paul II dedicated entire catecheses on the...
St Angelo of Acri: A Remarkable Missionary of God’s mercy
The last day of October, we Capuchins celebrate the feast day of St Angelo of Acri. This great Capuchin remains known within the history...
Hell for Modern Man
In light of today's feast, and Saint Jude's own warning of the wages of sin, this reflection on hell in a modern key provides...
Iniquitous Westphalia
October 24th, 1648, marks the official end of the Thirty Years War, which had begun in 1618, and was one of the bloodiest and...
The Scandal of Sesame Street
I miss the days when the main problem with Sesame Street was Bert and Ernie's implied, ahem, same-sex intimacy. But, muppets don't really have...
Saint Ursula and her Myriad Companions
Today is the traditional commemoration of Saint Ursula, who was put to death on this October 21st, in 383, along with - as the...
Food for Thought
A nourishing read: Why farmers make the best intellectuals.
In class this morning, we were going over the distinction between speculative and practical knowledge -...
The Living Journal of Pope John XXIII
October the 11th is the feast day of St John XXIII, chosen since it was the opening day of the Second Vatican Council, so...
Lepanto in Context
An intriguing take on the larger geopolitical significance of the battle of Lepanto, in the midst of what was then a rapidly changing world...
