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Rome, August 5, 2025 — A new online course is now available to help Catholics rediscover the beauty, meaning, and power of the Church’s most sacred act: the Holy Mass. Titled The Catholic Mass, this innovative formation program is led by composer, author, and liturgical scholar Aurelio Porfiri, with the participation of esteemed guests including…
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is not just a personal tragedy—it also marks the end of an era in America. For years, Charlie embodied the spirit of open debate and the free exchange of ideas. He believed that by reasoning together Americans could reach truth and consensus. But his death reveals something undeniable: the liberal…
After last summer’s devastating (and damning) leak that most Catholic bishops did not request a restriction of the Traditional Latin Mass—as the late Pope Francis indicated they did—another crack has appeared in the tottering tower that is Traditionis Custodes, Pope Francis’ motu proprio which severely and strangely restricted the celebration of the Tridentine Rite the…
Each year the Church celebrates the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on September 14th. Originally, this feast day commemorated the day after the consecration of the church on September 13, 335, which was built by Macarius and St. Helena when the good bishop was prevailed upon to elevate the True Cross publicly…
A principal reason for participating fully, consciously, actively, with interior receptivity in our sacred liturgical worship is precisely because one day we are going to die. Does the sacred worship where you are aid you to prepare for death? Or does it ready you for a warm feeling of togetherness when you can sing songs…
All of my life, I have been inspired by the idea of life being like the Knight’s Quest. The Holy Grail, the Green Knight, St. George and the dragon – these ideas have always undergirded and strengthened me in the adventures I have encountered along the road of life. Richard Kiley’s lyrics from Man of…
A young man anxious about his immortal soul approaches his pastor to complain about so many mediocre souls he’s forced to keep company with at Mass. “There must be a parish somewhere,” he asks, “where people are actually saints? Would you please direct me to it?” Suppressing a smile, the kind pastor tells him that,…
The news of Charlie Kirk’s murder has had a shocking impact in the world of faith and politics. Known widely as a conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, Kirk often appeared in the public eye as a firebrand commentator, someone eager to spar in debates over politics, culture, and the future of America….
On August 22, 2025, Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian, was murdered on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, after finishing a shift at a local pizzeria. She had fled her homeland in the hope of a brighter future in a supposedly safer country. A chilling surveillance video captures the moment she was stabbed from behind—three…
Above: Our postmodern culture is shaping a world that resembles an ugly waiting room for Hell. The crisis is so great that after World War I, we can argue that real art disappeared. However, with God’s superabundant Grace, we can hope to see a return to art and culture. To achieve this goal, faithful people…
