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Here’s a fun fantasy for you. Imagine you had been one of the five thousand fervid delegates at last week’s Democratic National Convention. A chilling prospect, to be sure. But there you are, seated amid countless screaming delegates in this huge, cavernous hall. And suddenly you realize you’ve got a whole hour to kill between…
Two events of recent days have scandalized me. Both were symbolic gestures and included the exchange of platitudes but also created an ambiguity about the Church’s teaching that is stretched to obfuscation. The first symbolic event was when the pope sent a new nuncio of Venezuela. In case you don’t pay attention to Latin American…
Thusly I heft a scriptural lantern to illuminate the special content of our Epistle reading for this 14th Sunday after Pentecost from Galatians 5:16-24. Herein we have Paul’s list of the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. In the Revised Standard Version (RSV), Paul signals nine. In the Latin Vulgate and Douay-Rheims Version (DRV) we find…
When Kamala Harris accepted the nomination for President of the United States on Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention, she wore black. Many were expecting her to sport the white pants suit that Hillary Clinton made “a thing” to signify the women’s suffrage movement as she attempted, like a bird against an office window,…
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,”…
