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As a continuation of Saint Day Customs Part 1 and Part 2, this third part is dedicated to various customs for the liturgical year which are not sufficient in themselves to justify an entire article but which nonetheless should be better known and observed by the faithful. In particular, the liturgical celebrations of Our Lady…
Take a look around. Do you like what you see? I’m talking about the daily onslaught of crocs, “yoga” pants, or any number of questionable clothing purchases people are making these days. And lest you think I’m some old fuddy-duddy (although I did just use the word fuddy-duddy), I’m a card-carrying millennial. And in defense…
During the Trump-Biden debate the question of a child-care tax credit was raised. Biden mumbled the materialist priority of getting Mom back into the economy as quickly as possible. Trump missed the opportunity to reply that an ideal economy would be one where, should the spouses so decide, one parent can be at home until…
Editor’s note: we are pleased to announce this new venture from our partners in the Eucharistic Crusade, Tradivox. Please DONATE today to help this important effort for the true Faith. AUGUST 22, 2024 — Since 2019, Bishop Athanasius Schneider of St. Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan has served as episcopal advisor to the Tradivox project: a…
Are you based? For a certain type of traditional Catholic, this question seems to bear a comparable weight to that of whether someone fulfilled their Sunday obligation or Easter duty in the pre-conciliar Church. But where does this term based originate? Like much of the internet culture of the online dissident right (DR) ecosystem, it…
Pope Francis wrote a letter July 17 “on the role of literature in formation.” He admits straightaway what he really has in mind is its role in priestly formation (#1) but recognizes it has a broader application. Long story short, the pope recommends reading literature as a way of understanding others, listening to “others’ voices,”…
I may be wrong, but I do, in a way, feel sorry for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Politics is a prize fight, and the former stayed in the ring too long and the latter will sooner or later get KO’d. When Joe Biden was tapped to save the Democratic Party in 2019, one pundit…
Among my guy friends, we joke that a man’s “biological clock” has to do with getting killed in action or dying in adventure. “So-and-so’s biological clock is ticking; he’s just got to die soon—somewhere in Africa.” Only a hundred years ago, there was still room for explorers to push the boundaries of the uncharted: the…
There must be a dozen or more reasons to disqualify Kamala Harris from running for president, not the least being her choice of Tim Walz as her running mate. Could there be a worse candidate for high office than a governor who stood by and did nothing while vandals put the torch to his largest…
Above: Father Serra Celebrates Mass at Monterey; painting by Léon Trousset, 1877. Having come back to California after years abroad, I must admit that the tarnish on the Golden State is exceedingly visible. I was born in New York City, New York, but lived most of my life around Los Angeles. It has not escaped…
