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In the first part of this essay, I gave a brief overview of the influence of nationalism from the French Revolution till today. In the second part, I want to discuss how the Church responded to nationalism and nationalist movements in the modern era, from the French Revolution to the 20th century. The French Revolution…
Political obsession is a reality we all have to live with. On any given day, even when we intentionally avoid the news, it seems that we hear Trump’s name at least three times a day. If only people would speak as passionately about our Blessed Lord! Perhaps then we would all be just as Jesus-focused…
Just a couple of days ago, we celebrated the earthly birthday of “the greatest man born of woman”, St. John the Baptist . Today we celebrate the heavenly birthday of the greatest pillars of the Church Christ founded, Sts. Peter and Paul. The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, celebrated on 29 June since time…
Above: one of several options. The song with which we open is often attacked as the worst kind of church music kitsch. Indeed, much the same is said of the images of the Sacred Heart in statuary and iconography. The somewhat effeminate images of Our Lord that often encounter them do not help. Yet, regardless…
Above: one of several options.s Every year on the Third Sunday after Pentecost (pre-Vatican II calendar), we hear the following words from St. Peter’s First Epistle during Holy Mass: Of the three enemies of our souls — the world, the flesh, and the devil — the latter is typically the most subtle and difficult to…
New Online Course on the Catholic Mass Offers Deep Formation in the Sacred Liturgy Aurelio Porfiri leads international cast of contributors in a journey to the heart of Catholic worship 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….
Long after European adventurers had first sailed into the mystic West to discover the New World of the Americas, other intrepid European explorers sailed south to discover the newer world of Australia. The Dutch were the first to arrive, in 1606. But it wasn’t until 1770 that Captain James Cook claimed this new land for…
After the bombing of nuclear facilities on Saturday evening, President Trump posted a rather bizarre message on Truth Social: “It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” The comments have roused fears…
Did you see Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson’s heated interview that came out a week ago? If you didn’t, it was something else. In fairness to Cruz, I do believe Carlson was poking and prodding in ways that were a bit annoying, and I don’t fault Cruz for being irritated with Carlson at times. In…
Probably few episodes in the novels of recent decades have left such powerful memories as that confrontation between Gandalf and the Balrog that attacked the members of the Fellowship of the Ring in Moria. The intensity of the story reaches a burning point in the dwarves’ underground halls. If the author, J.R.R. Tolkien, categorized The…
