From the Roman office. ℣. Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement. ℟. Amen. Reading 4 From the Sermons of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa. Discourse on the Lords Ascension. The very thought of this day’s Festival is great enough in itself, but the Prophet David…

Comedian and podcaster Theo Von recently showed a kind of courage that I hope and pray will be the defining characteristic of the rising generation of public figures: the courage of living in solidarity with the vulnerable. In a short, simple, unpretentious video, he spoke out on what he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…

The leaked Liturgical Norms document from Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte reads like a parody of 1970s fervor, delivered by a tyrannical hand through a series of ironically rigid dictates. They are poised to cause direct harm to the priests of the diocese and, through their pain, to faithful parishioners. The man…

On June 3, 1875, exactly 150 years ago, Georges Bizet passed away under mysterious circumstances in Bougival, near Paris, at the young age of 36. Despite his short life, his opera Carmen stands as a landmark work that “significantly contributes to the modernization of the genres of French musical theater and influences the developments of…