Dialogue with a Reader on the ‘Virtual’ Mass
(What follows is an exchange with a faithful reader, having his own qualms about 'virtual' Masses - I thought our dialogue, slightly adapted, might...
Letter to the Editor
I have spent the past 20 years as General Manager of the Living Bread Radio Network, an EWTN affiliate. It has been a great...
Sonnets, Ellipses and Harmony
On this day in 1609, Shakespeare's sonnets were first published, all 154 of them, by a certain Thomas Young, perhaps illegaly; but, they were...
Sheen and Fatima
In light of Our Lady of Fatima, and Carl Sundell's reflection on the great Bishop Sheen, I came across his own theological and historical...
Beatification of Catherine of Saint Augustine
(What follows is an excerpt from the homily of Pope Saint John Paul II beatifying Mother Catherine of Saint Augustine along with four others...
May the Fourth Be With You, Superheroes One and All
By historical coincidence, this May 6th is the day that Saint Francis Xavier arrived in the Portugese colony of Goa on the Indian coast,...
Oh, What a Tangled Web of Electrons
For a fuller perspective on the life and times of the great Catherine of Siena - who seems to grow in my own estimation...
The Horror, the Horror, of the FDA
Last Friday, the Biden administration permitted the use, sale and distribution of 'fetal tissue', which means the various body parts and organs of unborn...
A Stirring Sermon, and Summary of You Know What
A blessed continued Eastertide to all our readers! Christus resurrexit! In spe gaudentes! Alleluia! Χριστός Ανέστη!
I just finished grading my final exams - hence...
The Origin, Efficacy and Morality of Certain Covid Vaccines
For those still struggling with whether to ‘get the shot or not’, especially if pressure is being applied by employers, relatives, friends or the...
