The conscience, and that which is called synderesis (knowledge of the basic principles of the moral law), are formed in childhood. Even before a child reaches the age of reason, nascent ideas of right and wrong are there in his … Continue reading
Category: Catholic Living
A Few Thoughts on Men’s Dress at Sunday Mass
(Excerpted from a Sunday bulletin) A question I received in the question box recently claimed that much ado is made over women’s dress and little over men’s dress at our chapel. I’ve done some reflecting on it, and the point … Continue reading
Professor at Pontifical Academy Says Education Today Is Merely Training “Professionals”
Professor José Raga of the Pontifical Academy of the Social Sciences hits the nail on the head with his critical analysis of the modern schools’ fixation on utilitarianism, rather than educating the whole person as a responsible member of society, … Continue reading
Priest Calls for Daily Rosary and Holy Hours to Stop Revolutionary Maoist Party in Nepal
Agenzia Fides: In a country paralysed by three days of general strikes, Christians pull out their “special weapon”: the Rosary beads. “We pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary to intercede that peace may prevail and bloodshed be avoided, that our … Continue reading
Leaving the World for a Monastery
At The Eponymous Flower, Maximilian Hanlon offers a few salubrious reflections on his recent visit to Clear Creek Monastery, the traditional Benedictine Abbey in Oklahoma. (By the way, it’s not really true: the rumor, that is, that the license plate … Continue reading
The Christian Training of Children: Preparing a Child for Confession
Little Book of Instructions for Christian Mothers [continued] (from Mother Love – A Manual for Christian Mothers – by Rev. Pius Franciscus, O.M.Cap., 1926) On the Christian Training of Children Chapter XIII. – How a Christian Mother Should Prepare Her … Continue reading
Become a Reservoir, Then an Aqueduct
(This is the text of my March Letter, which promotes the Saint Augustine Institute of Catholic Studies.) Dear Friends and Benefactors, Laudetur Iesus Christus! When is God going to convert these United States to the Catholic Faith? Exactly how will … Continue reading
Modesty Resources
This page was originally a post. However, the subject is so important, I didn’t want it to get lost in the archives. [At our monthly Mothers’ Tea, the ladies asked for references for modest swimwear. I just borrowed the list … Continue reading
Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday?
Why Do Catholics Eat Fish on Friday?, by Michael P. Foley; published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2005 (This book is not to be confused with Father Leonard Feeney’s classic, Fish on Friday.) When I picked up this intriguingly titled paperback, I … Continue reading
God Bless Bishop Tobin of RI and “Keep the Heat On”
CNA reports: For many elderly or disabled individuals, winter is a unsettling time filled with depression brought on by escalating utility bills, social isolation and many other factors. “There is a fear factor in winter when you are alone,” began … Continue reading
Our Catholic Duty of Feasting Well
This Christmas season (yes, it’s still Christmas season!) is a perfect time to pause, between bites of chocolate torte and sips of sparkling wine, and consider if we have learned to feast appropriately. This is less of a financial issue … Continue reading
Sister Maria Philomena on Education
Sister entitled her Conference talk, “Towards a Deeper Understanding of the Powers of Life as they Transcend the Material: The Acquisition of Wisdom and The Transmission of Culture.” (To purchase the entire talk on DVD or CD, go to our … Continue reading
You Might Be in Richmond, N.H., If…
I was in the Brothers’ Priory earlier today, espying on the activities at their Richmond-based Command Central, and was particularly struck by the reading material available to these religious — specifically, the variety thereof. On the same shelf as Dom … Continue reading