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The texts for this 7th Sunday after Pentecost in the 1962 Missale Romanum, the Vetus Ordo, challenge us to examine the alignment between the profession of our faith and the actual fruit borne in our lives. “By their fruits you shall know them,” the Lord says in today’s Gospel (Matthew 7:15–21). This is a proffered…
Preface and Precis: This is a sermon warning against false prophets. The Gospel of this TLM Mass (Matthew 7:15-21) is, inexplicably, not to be found on any Sunday or Solemnity in the Novus Ordo Mass. This sermon also offers a supplementary context and commentary: Our Lord’s admonition against corrupt leadership “matures” into warnings against the…
A survey of the presence of the Catholic Church in South America will invariably focus on the largest nations, Brazil and Argentina, with reference also to countries such as Peru, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, and Venezuela. It is unlikely, however, that Uruguay will feature very prominently, or at all, in surveys of the Catholic presence in…
As you read this, 166 men have ridden their bicycles 1,691 miles. And among those miles, they have climbed 127,950 feet through the rugged mountains of the Pyrenees and the Alps. Come the final laps in Paris this Sunday, they will have ridden 2,075 miles, with 172,240 feet of climbing. That is 32 miles of…
Our collective grief, especially here in Texas where we knew multiple generations of girls who spent the happiest of summer times at Camp Mystic, is a heavy lead blanket. The death toll keeps rising, and there are still so many missing. Texas reels to a slow-motion dirge. What strikes us hardest is the little girls,…
Last month, Detroit Archbishop Edward Weisenburger severely restricted the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass in his archdiocese—an archdiocese that has had some of the most flourishing Latin Mass communities in the country, if not the world. Not content, however, with one act of pettiness, this week Archbishop Weisenburger decided to double down on his…
All photos throughout by Haley Rossi. Sisters pictured above are externs. When children are excited about an experience and want to share the story with ones they love, they often trip over their words, the rush of joy flowing faster than their sentences. Since being asked to write about the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, and…
This article is the seventh in a 10-part series that will explore miracles as proof of the truths of Catholic doctrine. In this installment, we consider some of the numerous miracles attributed to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary including those attributed to the Holy Rosary as well as some of her many apparitions on earth….
They’re few and far between—summer films with a high-flying spirit of pure optimism and bright hope. Seldom do movies say, “Look up,” as this summer’s smiling blockbuster does. And if the box office is any measure, audiences are appreciating it. Part of the reason the superhero genre is so fatigued is that it’s been burdened…
On July 17th, an Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic parish killed three—including two elderly women—and left many wounded, including the pastor. The next day, Babylon Bee Editor Joel Berry had this to say about the victims: There are “only about 200 professed Catholics still living in Gaza and they all support Hamas.” They “aid…
