“I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.” (Rom. 12:1) In this passage, Saint Paul employs specifically liturgical language. For “sacrifice,” the Latin … Continue reading
Some recent research on the subject of aeviternity led me to Life Everlasting, by the celebrated Dominican, Père Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange. Tangential to his main purpose in distinguishing time, aeviternity, and eternity, the learned friar tells of the conversion of a … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost: Absólve, quǽsumus, Dómine, tuórum delícta populórum: ut a peccatórum néxibus, quæ pro nostra fraglitáte contráximus, tua benignitáte liberémur. Here is my … Continue reading
The Friends of Saint Benedict Center today are mourning the loss of one of the longtime Members of the Third Order of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Brian D. Kelly of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. Brian died at … Continue reading
Longtime editor of the Mancipia and this website, Brian D. Kelly, died early in the morning of November 9, 2022. Brian had been bed-bound for the last couple of years of his life, but still managed to work for this … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost: Largíre, quǽsumus, Dómine, fidélibus tuis indulgéntiam placátus et pacem: ut páriter ab ómnibus mundéntur offénsis, et secúra tibi mente desérviant. Here … Continue reading
Today is the feast of Saints Crispin and Crispinian, cobblers who were martyred in the Diocletian persecution. Known in England as “Saint Crispin’s Day,” it is also the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, which marks a famous English victory … Continue reading
(Last year, there were a couple of Sundays I missed in the What’s in That Prayer series. One of them was this past Sunday. I was unable to post it over the weekend this year because of our recent annual … Continue reading
Due to some curve balls that were thrown our way, the complete list of Conference speakers has only now come together. The final schedule is now posted on our main site, and on our store site (where you can register … Continue reading
We have slightly lowered the price this year because we know that travel costs and the cost of living has gone up. We would like our conference to be more accessible. Register now! CONFERENCE DATES: Friday and Saturday, October 7 … Continue reading
As a short companion piece to Joe Doyle’s fine Reflections on the Second Elizabethan Age, I propose to introduce to our readers who might be unfamiliar with it the coronation march that was performed at Her Majesty, Elizabeth II’s coronation: … Continue reading
At our Immaculate Heart of Mary School, we combine the very Catholic pedagogic insights of Saint John Bosco with those of a living expert in “classroom management” named Michel Linsin. Mr. Linsin calls his system, “Smart Classroom Management.” In our … Continue reading
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news update… On September 7th, Mr. Bob Katzen, Publisher of the Beacon Hill Roll Call, contacted the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, seeking a comment from C. J. Doyle on House Bill 662—An Act Relative … Continue reading
I was born into a Lutheran family in Norway but named after a Catholic saint who was a prince. When I was five we moved to America near Chicago. I excelled in football and, later, in college as a coach … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, da nobis fídei, spei et caritátis augméntum: et, ut mereámur asséqui quod promíttis, fac nos amáre quod prǽcipis. … Continue reading
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