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The day that the former president was convicted of 34 felonies was the anniversary of the execution of St. Joan of Arc. She had been convicted by the judicial system of her time for an alleged series of crimes even though the reason she was on trial was about politics. Her victories were her real…
This was the preamble boldly pronounced by federal prosecutors each time one of eight convicted pro-lifers appeared before Washington, D.C., federal judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, who sentenced them to serve time in prison. The first six words say it all: “This case is not about abortion.” As someone who has also been put on trial, been…
Above: a Carlist banner with the Sacred Heart c. 1875. Standing on the walls of Cartagena de Indias in Colombia as a warm breeze licked across the Caribbean Sea towards the city, two weeks after the death of Don Luis Infante on 9th April, the transferred Feast of the Annunciation, something my late friend had…
Editor’s note: to promote the observance of the traditional Corpus Christi Octave as a part of our Crusade of Eucharistic Reparation, we will publish each day the Patristic readings from the Octave, as contained in pre-55 breviaries. The following readings and responsories come from the Roman office as promulgated after Trent in 1570. V. Grant,…
Editor’s note: to promote the observance of the traditional Corpus Christi Octave as a part of our Crusade of Eucharistic Reparation, we will publish each day the Patristic readings from the Octave, as contained in pre-55 breviaries. The following readings and responsories come from the Roman office as promulgated after Trent in 1570. V. Grant,…
This week’s offering presented a dilemma. In many places the Vetus Ordo Feast of Corpus Christi will be observed on Sunday as an “external solemnity”. Corpus Christi falls on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday and, in the Vetus Ordo, it had to be celebrated on that day. However, it is permitted to repeat the Mass…
From the Ruth Institute: We can only say “Amen” to this effort of the Ruth Institute in this Sacred Heart Month. This is the month where we need to proclaim louder, with greater truth and charity, that the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus is King over souls and societies! For people who have been…
Above: the London Oratory. Today is the first of June, the month that Church dedicates to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Since so many people outside the Catholic world haven’t any knowledge of the liturgical year, much less how one can live according to it, they will be inundated with “pride” memorabilia all month long….
The words of “Flower of Scotland,” with which we began the previous essay in this series, evoke the victory of the Scots over the English at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. The words with which we begin this essay are from “The Skye Boat Song,” which evokes the escape of Bonnie Prince Charlie “over…
For those of us who manage to get to Mass at least once a week, not infrequently arriving moments before the sound of the opening hymn, the distance between car and church is only a parking lot away, even less if you’re lucky enough to be dropped off a couple feet from the door. It…
