A priest I knew, who went to seminary in Rome, told me about an old professor that would introduce some thoughts with the words: “due parole…,” which means “two words” in Italian. The joke was that this old priest would … Continue reading
With the Synod on Holy Scripture currently meeting in Rome, the Church’s teaching on Biblical inerrancy has become a timely topic of discussion. A little further down is a clip from John Allen’s interview with Cardinal Francis George on the … Continue reading
Laudetur Iesus Christus! In the midst of an election cycle become tedious, I’ve named this column with a comically clunky turn of phrase from a past presidential election. While it did its original user little good, the statement somehow expresses … Continue reading
On the Feast of the Divine Maternity (Saturday, October 11, 2008), Brothers Louis Marie and Maximilian Maria will profess their final vows as Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The ceremony of profession will take place during a High … Continue reading
Join the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on pilgrimage! The St. Joseph’s Brigade (boys and men) and Immaculate Heart of Mary Brigade (girls and single ladies) invite you to accompany us in New York state, on an arduous … Continue reading
Brother André Marie will soon be on the road with the “Catholic America Tour” (CAT). Traveling across our land, Brother will lecture on the subject, “Toward a Catholic America: History, Goals, and Methods.”
(Come and Follow Me, by Father Stephano Maria Manelli, F.I.,) In the days since Vatican II, the Church has seen an alarming decline in the numbers of young people willing to consecrate themselves to God in the life of religion … Continue reading
Catholic World News covers the latest in Rome’s tug-of-war over the sacred liturgy. The expected appointments of conservative and traditional-leaning officials in the Congregation for Divine Worship point to a full-court press in favor of the “reform of the reform.” … Continue reading
In his Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer presents a series of charming stories told by his colorful medieval characters. These holy and not-so-holy fourteenth-century pilgrims were on their merry way to the shrine of St. Thomas á Becket, long before the … Continue reading
In another show of episcopal fortitude, Cardinal Seán Brady has warned that the anti-life, anti-family and anti-religious policies being pushed by the EU are turning many Catholic voters against the European Union. Hopefully, bishops taking strong stands in areas where … Continue reading
On Friday, Pope Benedict send a message to the President of the John Paul II Pontifical Institute for the study of Marriage and the Family. The message was occasioned by an International Congress marking 40 years of Pope Paul VI’s … Continue reading
Although there may be a “new text” in the future, for now “The Vatican plans to remove the Eucharistic Prayers for Children from the authorized prayers of the Roman Missal,” according to Catholic World News. This is good news indeed, … Continue reading
I copy here an entry from the Catholicism.org News Portal because it brings up the moral issue of NFP, but first, a few more general thoughts on the subject: NFP, or Natural Family Planning, is a more scientific version of … Continue reading
Father Chad Ripperger’s sermon on NFP (MP3) is one of the most intelligent things I’ve yet heard on this much-discussed subject. This is highly recommended for married couples.
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