There has been a recent debate in the political realm, and more specifically among Catholics writing at Crisis Magazine, about the proposal of a 50-year mortgage. At the heart of the discussion is a concern shared by all sides: how Catholic families can realistically move toward owning a home rather than remaining permanent renters. Mike…

Happy New Year! As we enter 2026, we find ourselves once again confronting questions that refuse to remain theoretical—questions about borders and belonging, compassion and responsibility, charity and political order. Immigration will continue to press itself upon public life, Church teaching, and the Christian conscience, often framed in stark moral absolutes that leave little room…

Part I — The Roman Calendar in 1954: The Last Year of Wholeness Among the earliest losses of the 1955 reforms was one of the most venerable – the Vigil of the Epiphany, formerly kept on January 5th. It was in more ancient times a day of fasting and abstinence, an ascetical prelude to the…

Above: Marsa Alam Desert, Egypt – Feb 2019. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement. ℟. Amen. Reading 4 A sermon of St. Augustine, Bishop. Serm. 13. de Tempore. Our Lord Jesus Christ, dearest brethren, who in eternity is the Creator of all things, was…