Although Corpus Christi was — in keeping with Easter’s unusually early appearance in 2024 — on May 30 this year, it normally occurs in June. The Friday after the Octave of Corpus Christi being the feast of the Sacred Heart, … Continue reading
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More on the Romanitas of the Universal Church
The last Ad Rem I published, Are You a ‘Roman Catholic’ or Just a ‘Catholic’?, received some constructive criticism that helped me to see that I had misread a passage of the book I was commenting on, The Iron Sceptre … Continue reading
Jack, the Thief
Once upon a time a widow and her son, Jack came to the end of their means. The boy was sent to market to sell their cow for a good price. On the way he met a man who convinced … Continue reading
Memorial Day
No more shall the war cry sever, Or the winding rivers be red. They banish our anger forever When they laurel the graves of our dead! Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment-day; Love and tears for the … Continue reading
Fighting the Malicious with the Miraculous
Yet when the city sleeps; When all the cries are still: The stars and heavenly deeps Work out a perfect will. —Lionel Johnson, “By the Statue of King Charles at Charing Cross” IN to-day’s world, it is extremely easy to … Continue reading
Good Saint George and the Dragon
April 23 is the feast of St. George the Martyr. As Dom Gueranger puts it in his usual stirring style: “Clad in his bright coat of mail, mounted on his war steed, and spearing the dragon with his lance, George, … Continue reading
What is a Passover Seder and Why Can’t Catholics Celebrate It?
From the mail bag: Good evening, Brother André Marie, I recently found a video where you talk about “Christian Zionism.” It has been a great eye opener for me. Thanks so much. In that lecture you explain that for Catholics … Continue reading
Two Battles in April
Come listen to another song, Should make your heart beat high, Bring crimson to your forehead, And the lustre to your eye;— It is a song of olden time, Of days long since gone by, And of a Baron stout … Continue reading
Spring Meditations
One of the things moving from Los Angeles to Austria has taught me is the preciousness of Spring. That may sound a bit odd, but the truth is that in Southern California the lack of a snowy winter and the … Continue reading
A Celtic Survival Guide
March is a very Celtic month. St. David, patron of the Welsh opens the month on the first. Four days later comes St. Piran, Cornwall’s patron. On the 17th — as all the world knows — is St. Patrick, on … Continue reading
Having the Holy Ghost as Our Teacher and Guide
The extraordinary spiritual writer, Father Jacques Philippe, provides insights and advice for the spiritual life that are both beautiful and practical. His writings have inspired me and changed my perspective on what a flourishing interior life looks like. While Interior … Continue reading
Thoughts on Washington’s Birthday
Well, Washington’s birthday has come to us again. Despite being called “Presidents’ Day” in recent years and celebrated on the nearest Monday, February 22 is the day that the first president of the United States was born — and, not … Continue reading
A Few Sudoku Life Lessons
The rules for Sudoku are deceptively simple. There is a grid with certain numbers already given to you. You must fill in the remaining boxes with the numbers 1-9 without using any digit twice in the same row, column, or … Continue reading
Thoughts on Lincoln’s Birthday
Well, Lincoln’s birthday has come around again. In recent years it has been to a great extent effaced, being amalgamated with Washington’s as Presidents’ Day. But in my youth it was very much a grand occasion. This had been the … Continue reading
When Fall the Valiant
And David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son. … And he said: Consider, O Israel, for them that are dead, wounded on thy high places. The illustrious of Israel are slain upon thy mountains: … Continue reading
