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There is a lot to celebrate about Catholic schools, with parishes and parochial schools around the country annually celebrating Catholic Schools Week, graduations, and other rites of passage. Less attention is paid to Catholic homeschooling, even though more and more Catholic parents are choosing this option. The data indicates that homeschoolers are much more likely…
In 2017, when we were still attending the local Novus Ordo parish Mass (and about a year and a half before we discovered the Latin Mass), I wrote a blog post where I was wrestling with the ephemeral, lamenting planned obsolescence, and worrying about the faith of my young children in withstanding the cultural zeitgeist…
This article is the sixth in a 10-part series that will explore miracles as proof of the truths of Catholic doctrine. In this installment, we consider the incorruptibles. Why do the bodies of various holy men and women fail to naturally decompose, despite having died centuries ago? This miracle further collaborates the truth of the…
Today is the feast of Blessed Peter To Rot. It’s the last time we’ll celebrate Blessed Peter To Rot because he’s scheduled to be canonized October 19. Peter To Rot illustrates why Pope St. John Paul II accelerated the canonization process. He wanted to showcase both modern examples of holiness and the modern persecution of…
Most of the faithful are familiar with both sides of the current Catholic coin: rampant unbelief and apostasy on one side and a small but powerful movement toward orthodoxy and tradition on the other. Many young priests have begun the hard work of improving catechesis and liturgy, emphasizing Confession, and building devotion to the Eucharist…
We continue our project of delving into the texts for Holy Mass on Sundays with today’s offerings for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost in the Vetus Ordo of the Roman Rite. The Epistle to the Romans and the Gospel of Luke, converge to paint a vivid portrait of our present state and the glory to…
So, then, what is Christian Culture? What does it look like? Are there certain defining features that distinguish it from what passes for culture these days? And if so, how are we to recognize them? What it is, at the deepest level, is an answer to the question raised by the Hebrew psalmist in a…
Above: Monte Viso, one of the mountains climed by Frassati. A century ago, on July 4, 1925, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati passed away in Turin. Though only 24 years old, he left behind an enduring legacy of faith, selfless charity, and an abiding love for beauty that continues to inspire Catholic youth worldwide. Born in…
Up until the beginning of the 18th century, the word ‘democracy’ was regarded as some kind of insult which could result in a duel with pistols or swords. Things moved on, however, and with the introduction of universal franchise at the beginning of the 20th century, especially votes for women, we have now arrived at…
Eleven days before making it official, John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave his first speech as president-elect, speaking in Boston where he had spent the first 43 years of his life. It was early January of 1961; and, striking a nostalgic note, he reminded his audience beneath the great Bulfinch building of the State House that “It…
