Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Fifth Sunday after Easter: Deus, a quo bona cuncta procédunt, largíre supplícibus tuis: ut cogitémus, te inspiránte, quæ recta sunt; et, te gubernánte, éadem faciámus. … Continue reading
This past weekend I was in Louisiana for Mike Church’s wonderful Congress, “The Fellowship of the Clans.” The event was located in Grand Couteau, in the Cajun part of the state. When my mother found out that I would be … Continue reading
Catholic Stand, Anrhony S. Layne: Does God forgive deathbed converts? Of course. This shouldn’t even be a head-scratcher. However, some people don’t take kindly to the notion that God might allow Johnny-come-latelies into the kingdom. Grumbled @barth_bro on Twitter, “I just … Continue reading
In “On Overruling Roe,” Dr. Hadley Arkes, Professor of Jurisprudence emeritus at Amherst College, reminds us of the real issues at stake in the abortion debate, and gives us a summary of the good, the bad, and the ugly in the … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Third Sunday after Easter: Deus, qui errántibus, ut in viam possint redíre iustítiæ, veritátis tuæ lumen osténdis: da cunctis, qui christiána professióne censéntur, et illa … Continue reading
Those who naively believe the nonsense served up by mainstream media and government bureaucracies that have long since betrayed the public trust have been programmed to call anything that challenges the accepted narrative a “conspiracy theory.” This they clearly mean … Continue reading
Our names are linked both in the Canon of the Mass and in being martyred together in Carthage, Africa, in 203. We were young women martyrs but not virgins. One had just given birth, the other was pregnant. The babies … Continue reading
This was sent to me by John Cartmell. In the brochure, “Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, The Apostle to the Rocky Mountains” (from the book, “The Life of Father De Smet, S.J. by Fr. E. Laveille, S.J.), I was amazed to … Continue reading
This year, by a liturgical concurrence of the annual and sanctoral cycles, today’s Sunday propers are replaced by those of the Feast of Saint Joseph Worker. Still, because of the commemoration of the Sunday, its collect must be prayed in … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Low Sunday, which is, I believe, the Sunday on the Church’s calendar with the most names: Præsta, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, qui paschália festa perégimus, hæc, te … Continue reading
It would not be right to say that if I don’t listen to Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Festival Overture, it simply is not Easter for me. The Solemnity of Solemnities and our Pasch happens whether or not the great Russian … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Easter Sunday: Deus, qui hodiérna die per Unigénitum tuum æternitátis nobis áditum devícta morte reserásti: vota nostra, quæ præveniéndo aspíras, étiam adjuvándo proséquere. Here is my translation: … Continue reading
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… In an April 12th letter to the Judiciary Committee of the New Hampshire State Senate, Granite State Governor Chris Sununu urged members of the committee to support House Bill 1609—An Act Relative to the … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Palm Sunday, that is, the Sixth Sunday of Quadragesima (Lent), and the beginning of Holy Week: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui humáno generi, ad imitandum humilitátis exémplum, Salvatórem … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Passion Sunday, that is, the Fifth Sunday of Quadragesima (Lent): Quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus, famíliam tuam propítius réspice: ut, te largiénte, regátur in córpore; et, te servánte, custodiátur … Continue reading
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