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How “out” should Catholics be in the public square? Depending on the part of the country you live in, your career, and even your coworkers or boss, you might have a very different answer to that question. In some parts of the United States, finding a devout, practicing Catholic is about as rare as seeing…
Since the publication of Mater Populi Fidelis, there has been spirited commentary on the Marian titles “co-redemptrix” and “mediatrix of all graces.” While I do support these titles, I believe there is a different one that needs to be immediately restored in ordinary Catholic piety, especially in light of the recent synod testimony: Our Lady,…
Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement. ℟. Amen. Reading 4 From the Sermons of St. Maximus, Bishop of Turin. 43rd, 2nd on Pentecost. My holy brethren, ye remember that I have likened the Saviour to that eagle, touching which it is written in the Book…
Grant, Lord, a blessing. Benediction. May God the Father Omnipotent, be to us merciful and clement. ℟. Amen. Reading 4 From the Sermons of St. John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople. On the Ascension, tom 3 Then Christ went up into heaven, He offered unto the Father the First-fruits of our nature, and the Father marvelled…
When I found out that Michael Novak had tried to turn the Angelic Doctor into a precursor of Liberalism,[1] I was deeply astonished. Fortunately, such a misguided attempt received (at least) two solid replies: one from Dr. Kenneth R. Craycraft, Jr.,[2] and another from the French historian Pierre Manent.[3] Although both are perfectly clear, the…
Do Catholics care about place? Should they? In analyzing the current crises in Church and world, Catholic commentators often focus more on personalities and ideas rather than physical location. That might seem wise, given we are taught as followers of Christ to understand our life here on earth as a pilgrimage. St. Augustine, for instance,…
Darrick Taylor’s article “Waiting for a State of Emergency” is a rousing defense of the SSPX’s proposed July episcopal consecrations. He focuses on whether the alarming conditions of the Church can fairly be described as an emergency and persuasively marshals a parade of anecdotes to support that conclusion. The weakness of his argument is not…
There are no accidents with God. No serendipities will fall from the sky today without a wise and all-knowing Providence willing their descent. However sudden or unforeseen their appearance, however much they may delight or dismay the earthbound creature, it is by divine design alone that God allows us to hear every bell and whistle…
The total length of Paschaltide from Easter Sunday to the end of Whitsuntide is fifty-six days inclusive. In this way, Holy Mother Church shows us the joy of Easter has eclipsed the time of penance of Lent. Ascentiontide lasts for 10 days and is part of the Pascal Season. The first nine days of Ascensiontide…
The Sunday after the Ascension places us in a holy interval. The Lord has gone up in glory but the promised Spirit has not yet descended like fire. The Apostles have returned from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem. They are gathered in the Upper Room with Mary, with memories still burning from the Last…
