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The 17th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo sets before us Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians, a prison letter written probably from Rome, probably not far from where I sit in Rome writing this, in which he exhorts: Brethren, I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of…
I was in Ohio staying at friend’s place, on my way to the CIC conference when I heard the news that Pope Leo had made several comments which, prima facie, seemed to be some Cardinal Bernardin-style “seamless garment” stupidity. But when I read his comments, I did not think he was that stupid. Not for…
Philosophy makes me angry. I hate it so. But I like Dominicans, especially those of the St. Joseph’s Province, the East Coast guys, so I went to a philosophical lecture a few nights ago by Fr. Michael Sherwin. It was a lecture and dinner fundraiser for the Angelicum in Rome, which has been run by…
My history of veiling is a short one, as I’ve only been wearing veils for a few years. I can’t exactly remember when I first entered the church building with a veil on my head (feeling self-conscious), but I’m guessing it was about eight years ago, at around age 50. Here’s a quick survey of…
The world we live in is one that is quickly moving away from the unipolar moment of the last thirty years (where America was the dominant power after the fall of the Soviet Unition) towards a multipolar international system in which great power competition will become increasingly intense and dangerous between nations like Russia and…
Suddenly, crosses are everywhere on the streets of Great Britain. And the automatic main response of the Christian church in that country is to complain. Apparently, the problem is that those carrying the crosses are the “wrong kind” of Christians: patriotic ones, who actually believe in Christianity and don’t want to hand the whole country…
In yet another powerful display of reverse psychology, President Trump might have actually boosted the consumption of Tylenol by saying it might contribute to developing autism. Contrary to the claim that Trump was speaking in ignorance, his assertion happened to be based on a recent study by the dean of the Harvard School of Public…
From the very beginning of salvation history, miracles have been among God’s most powerful tools to confirm divine revelation. Moses confronted Pharaoh with the ten plagues, Elijah called down fire upon Mount Carmel, and Christ Himself demonstrated His divinity through cures, resurrections, and His own Resurrection from the dead. The Catholic Church, established by Christ…
The Church is a ship sailing a sea unknown—because that is where man is. There once were pagans all over the earth, and in the darkest of their rituals they made their own children pass through the fire to Moloch, “horrid King besmeared with blood / Of human sacrifice, and parents’ tears.” So did those…
Nick Fuentes has said things no Catholic should defend. Lines the Church has long drawn, he has crossed. This cannot be excused, and it shouldn’t be erased. But once that is admitted, a harder truth remains: his rise poses questions the faithful can’t shrug away. At 27, he commands a vast audience. His attachment to…
