Category: Columns

November

My thoughts are now all deathly dark In this November tide. The Holy Souls, so sad and stark, My mercy do betide. They languish all in helplessness No merit them to gain. It would be horrid heartlessness To pity not … Continue reading

Observations on the Election

What follows are some observations on the outcome of the November 6 presidential election and what it means for the future of Americans, especially remaining non-Hispanic Catholics who are serious about the religion. The first thing to observe about the … Continue reading

A Window Into Purgatory

There was no saint who received more revelations or had more visions of the souls in purgatory than Saint Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510).  Catherine was extremely devout in her youth, but a terrible marriage at sixteen, arranged by her father, … Continue reading

Probatica

Dedicated to the healing angel who fixed my rosary the other day. From burning empyrean sphere An angel does leap down, Descends to Bethsaida’s mere And stirs its waters round. The healing angel, Raphael It is we may be sure … Continue reading

My Silence

This Friday-Sunday, we will be on the Pilgrimage for Restoration. (We leave for New York State Thursday morning.) The following weekend is the SBC Conference. Due to my preparations for these events, I will be relatively silent on our web … Continue reading