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There has been a lot of attention recently on the relationship between bishops and priests, and rightfully so. This relationship is critical to a flourishing priesthood, and a flourishing priesthood is critical to a flourishing Church. In my experience, the erosion of this relationship has been a top priority for the evil one. Why? Because…
In 2023, beloved actress Suzanne Somers succumbed to breast cancer. She was best known for her starring roles as Chrissy Snow in Three’s Company and Carol Foster Lambert in Step by Step. She also authored a number of books and was known for advertising the legendary ThighMaster device. This October, her husband, Alan Hamel, announced…
Recently, an excellent article by Mr. Robert Keim, a passionate historian of medieval culture, caught my attention. Entitled “The War between Knights and Snails” and published on his Substack channel Via Mediaevalis,[1] the essay was dedicated to one of the mysterious drawings found in illuminated manuscripts—an image depicting a battle between armored knights and… snails….
Above: Noah and his family after the flood, which is the context of Genesis 9:6. The commemorative funeral event in honor of Charlie Kirk, held on September 22 in Glendale, Arizona, brought back to the forefront of public debate the long-standing and sensitive issue of the death penalty — understood as a just and legitimate…
“What’s in a name?” asks Shakespeare’s Juliet. From a biblical standpoint, the answer is: quite a lot. Time and again the Scriptures underscore the saving power of the divine name as well as God’s intense interest in human names. The Catechism reflects this perspective when it reminds us that “God calls each one by name….
This October, my uncle Msgr. Thomas Wells has been resurfacing like a ghost of warm memory from the past. At a golf tournament held in his honor, through invitations to speak at his former parishes, and in chance encounters with his old friends, I’ve been told stories of how he impacted lives. After arriving early…
Above: Holy Mass at the High Altar in St. Peter’s (behind the main altar). All photos by Don Elvir unless noted. “Ooh la, la!” In many ways the instinctive and sotto voce reaction of the parish priest of St. Peter’s Basilica to the immense crowd he saw on Saturday could be an apt representation of…
The seraph Abdiel has stood up against Satan’s lies to his subordinate angels and warned him to seek pardon from the Father and the Son while there is yet time. But Satan replies with haughtiness and contempt, telling Abdiel he had better get lost: “Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.” Abdiel must bear up alone…
“Lady Poverty,” as St. Francis called her, is the choice bride of the holiest of saints. In fact, all Christians must aspire to a form of poverty in accordance with our state in life. For religious, it is the first of the three religious vows, and for good reason. Yet material poverty is not forcefully…
Since Vatican II, there has been a renewed interest in documents from the Tradition not just from researchers, but Catholics trying to make sense of what is happening in the Church. The fruit of that is several documents not particularly well known to Catholics in the past appeared in books (and much later), on the…
