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A major figure of the Traditional movement is now undergoing something of a posthumous rehabilitation. Dr. Romano Amerio has a singular status among those who object to present ecclesial novelties in the name of tradition. This Swiss-Italian philosopher and philologist … Continue reading
This is about where I left off in the last Ad Rem, with my (slightly edited) “blogger swan song”: Father Feeney’s statements on Judaism were very strong, yes. So were the statements of St. Augustine, St. John Chrysostom, and a … Continue reading
I have already mentioned that media attention has come our way because of a site-plan-review process we are undergoing (see The Problem of Pluralism and the Delight of Demographics). Four distinct blogs have been born as a result of this … Continue reading
Lessons from Today’s Liturgy. During Easter Week, the traditional liturgy presents us with rich Scripture readings proper to every day of the week. Today, Wednesday of Easter Week, we read the Gospel account from John 21 about the post-Resurrection miraculous … Continue reading
Our Mancipia for Easter is late this year, but it will yet still arrive in Paschaltide, God willing! I offer for your considerations our Easter meditation from last year. It’s a PDF file whose its contents — at least the … Continue reading
“He that is of God heareth the words of God.” — a meditation on Passiontide, based on the Gospel and Epistle for Passion Sunday. Passion Sunday. Today is Passion Sunday. The Church gives it this name because the two weeks … Continue reading
It is not uncommon to run across the term “natural law” in Catholic journals and newspapers. Frequently, the context is a discussion of hot-button moral issues in the culture war, such as abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, birth control, and so-called “end-of-life … Continue reading
For your edification, I offer some thoughts on this week’s Sunday Gospel and Epistle, which focus us on the spiritual combat of the Lenten season, and of the Christian life. These meditations were prepared for Sunday, so they refer to … Continue reading
Much attention has justly been given to Cardinal Biffi’s Lenten Retreat to the Pope and leaders of the Roman Curia (e.g., “Pope’s Retreat Preacher Speaks on Antichrist As a ‘Pacifist, Ecologist and Ecumenist’”). Soon after the retreat — because papal … Continue reading
Zenit news agency ran a story on the ecumenical dialogue with the Oriental Orthodox (Report of Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Commission). Noteworthy in that report is the list of papers that were presented at the Commission’s meeting. Please notice the topics: “Mission, … Continue reading
Below is a sublime liturgical reflection from the pen of my favorite spiritual writer, Abbot Prosper Guéranger. It is an excerpt from The Liturgical Year for the Tuesday of Quinquagesima Week, where that profound Benedictine master writes about the hatred we … Continue reading
Earlier this week, we linked to Anthony Valle’s interview with Archbishop Albert Malcom Ranjith Patabendige Don, the Sri Lankan secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship. The interview was published by Inside the Vatican and has been made available on … Continue reading
It is a privilege to treat our friends to some of Gary Potter’s discerning thoughts concerning the election. — Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. The Candidates and Church Teaching By Gary Potter There is still more than a year to go … Continue reading
Anybody not gullible enough to swallow everything the liberal media cram down his throat knows that the word “anti-Semitism” is a serious verbal weapon frequently hurled around by ideologues and opportunists alike. An organization that fits both categories has recently … Continue reading
This is the final installment of our review of Abbot Gabriel’s book. (Click Here for Part I / Click Here for Part II) The “Regularization.” When Abbot Gabriel told me that there would be things Brother Francis would not agree … Continue reading
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