Bath-robed, slippered, collar-less, Face unshaven, feet on fender, Groggy now for good I guess,
Category: Articles
Blessing for a Golden Wedding Anniversary: Traditional Rite
In late November, we were privileged to have in our chapel a High Mass for a couple’s fiftieth anniversary of marriage. It was a most edifying occasion, during which those gathered from near and far heard a beautiful sermon on … Continue reading
Apologetics Video: The True Church
This video is on the YouTube channel of a gentleman who professes: “I PROMISE TRUE OBEDIENCE TO THE BISHOP OF ROME, THE SUCCESSOR OF PETER, THE PRINCE OF THE APOSTLES, AND THE VICAR OF JESUS CHRIST THE SAVIOR 1 Peter … Continue reading
María of Guadalupe
In Paul Badde’s recent book about Our Lady of Guadalupe, he writes, “The modern age began with this image. It has changed both the weight and the balance of the earth.” And yet, although she is the most famous woman … Continue reading
Computation
Betty tried hard to do All that God asked her to, Which, being such and such, Was not so very much, Nor would be much again, Seeing she died at ten.
Catholic Stories, Edifying and Terrifying
[Taken from The Catechist by Very Rev. Canon Howe Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmont, January 26, 1922. For the Help of the Catechist in the Explanation of Christian Doctrine.] The Thundering Legion — Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor, was engaged in … Continue reading
Experiment
All one needs to say Is, “Where’s the little kitty? . . . The one you loved so well, That wore a silver bell? . . .
St. Paul, Apostle and Interreligious Dialoguer
Without dwelling overmuch on introductory niceties, let us consider one of the burning questions of our day. The very urgency of the issue for contemporary humanity compels me to an uncustomary haste and precipitousness. Naturally, you’ve all figured out the … Continue reading
Thanksgiving, a Feast With Abundant Catholic Meaning and Pre-Pilgrim American History
Taylor Marshall takes an interesting look at the feast of Thanksgiving which I just read this morning on his Canterbury Tales website. He maintains that the “First Thanksgiving,” in what would become part of the United States, was held by … Continue reading
Song Of India
Maura has come to the rubber age: Turned, so to put it, a rubber page; Wants to be rolling a rubber ball,
Contraceptives: Polluting Women’s Bodies and the Environment
[Article by Cristina Alarcon, originally published on Mercator.net, republished under the terms of a Creative Commons license.] There is a huge effort today to protect the physical environment from the unintended effects of human activity. We have international agreements and … Continue reading
Measuring A Crib
Two feet long and one foot wide: But no more Maura on either side! No more Maura above, below — Maura begins at that downy hair,
More Stories for the Help of the Catechist: The Cross, the Judgment, etc.
[Taken from The Catechist by Very Rev. Canon Howe Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmont, January 26, 1922] Saint Andrew and His Cross — Of St. Andrew it is related that when he was led out to be crucified, as soon as … Continue reading
Update on Current Situation of the Church in China, Land of Martyrs
So Many Martyrs, So Much Faith and Love In China the Church is a suffering Church, a persecuted Church, a Church of countless martyrs. The Chinese faithful today cherish their Catholic heroes, living and dead. When they are called upon … Continue reading
Admiring Maura
The metaphysics of a dimple Is rather more involved than simple.
