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In recent months, a range of mixed feelings has emerged both within and outside the Church regarding the announcement made by Fr. Davide Pagliarani, the Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (FSSPX), on February 2. He stated that on July 1 the FSSPX will have episcopal consecrations without a papal mandate….
Above: Noli me tangere by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov (1806-1858). This text is taken from The Liturgical Year, authored by Dom Prosper Gueranger (1841-1875). After having glorified the Lamb of God, and the Passover whereby our Lord destroyed our enemies; after having celebrated our deliverance by water, and our entrance into the Promised Land; let us…
There is a tradition that Supreme Court police must stand up whenever a justice walks by. After Justice Samuel Alito was confirmed to the Supreme Court in 2006, he would himself make copies at the printer in the hallway, rather than having his aides do it. Thus, akin to a character in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s…
It used to be that apocalyptic talk was relegated to the fringes of society. But a recent study indicates that about a third of Americans believe we’re living in the End Times. In March, Putin’s Kremlin announced that we were in the Last Days, with the current war simmering in the Middle East; and Peter…
This is Part I of a two-part series. Years ago I was involved in a Protestant apologetics online forum. Unlike many online forums, this one included many very bright and respectful people who expertly debated theology without rancor. Just about every viewpoint was represented: Calvinist, evangelical, liberal, conservative, even Mormon and Unitarian. I, however, was…
Above: The Miraculous Catch of Fish by Painting by Joachim Beuckelaer, 1563. This text is taken from The Liturgical Year, authored by Dom Prosper Gueranger (1841-1875) The Hebrew word Pasch signifies passage, and we explained yesterday how this great day first became sacred by reason of the Lord’s Passover. But there is another meaning which…
Many Americans would consider 1968 as the nadir of the American experiment. It was a year of prominent political assassinations and cultural upheaval, of an unpopular war and a sexual revolution. That unholy year represented the rejection of all that came before, in order to create a new America, one based on false premises about…
A starker contrast is difficult to imagine. On Easter Sunday, the American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, issued a message and a deadline. “Easter is the victory of life over death, of light over darkness, of love over hatred,” the pope said in first Urbi et Orbi message. He stated that “the power with which Christ…
Above: Peace be upon you! The Appearance of Christ to the Apostles by A. Mironov Our Pasch is the Lamb, and we meditated upon the mystery yesterday: now let us attentively consider those words of sacred Scripture, where, speaking of the Pasch, it says: It is the Phase, that is, the passage of the Lord….
Above: Matera, Italy. Three centuries ago, on April 6, 1726, Saint Gerard Majella was born—one of the most beloved and venerated saints of Southern Italy. The son of a humble family, Gerard grew up in an environment marked by material poverty but rich in faith and spiritual sensitivity. From an early age, he exhibited an…
