The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news update… Since the thirteenth century, the Universal Church has celebrated May as the month of Our Blessed Lady. Since the nineteen seventies, the Catholic colleges and universities of Massachusetts have regarded May … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Trinity Sunday: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus, qui dedísti fámulis tuis in confessióne veræ fídei, ætérnæ Trinitátis glóriam agnóscere, et in poténtia majestátis adoráre Unitátem: quǽsumus; ut, ejúsdem … Continue reading
Saint Ephrem, an influential saint from the 4th century, is known as the “Harp of the Holy Spirit.” Why is that? Saint Ephrem is called the “Harp of the Holy Spirit” primarily because of the number of hymns and poems … Continue reading
When I sent out my last Ad Rem via email, I received a response from a priest friend who notified me about the strange doings at a Jesuit parish in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. This is a parish of the Archdiocese … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Pentecost Sunday: Deus, qui hodiérna die corda fidélium Sancti Spíritus illustratióne docuísti: da nobis in eódem Spíritu recta sápere; et de ejus semper consolatióne gaudére. Here … Continue reading
It is an issue of perennial controversy between Catholics and Protestants: faith and good works (or “faith versus good works,” with its built-in prejudicial notion that the two are opposed). Saint Matthew’s melancholy account of the rich young man who … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for Sunday after the Ascension: Omnípotens sempitérne Deus: fac nos tibi semper et devótam gérere voluntátem; et majestáti tuæ sincéro corde servíre. Here is my translation: O … Continue reading
Here is the oration that the Church prays in the Mass and Office for the Feast of the Ascension: Concéde, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, qui hodiérna die Unigénitum tuum, Redemptórem nostrum, ad cœlos ascendísse crédimus; ipsi quoque mente in cœléstibus … Continue reading
For a young college graduate, teaching at Immaculate Heart of Mary School provides a unique opportunity to develop your gifts as an educator in an authentically Catholic environment. You will be teaching students whose parents want the fullness of the … Continue reading
My name is mentioned only once in the Bible. I was called a “savior” to Israel . . . with a small “s”. I defeated the Moabites and brought 80 years of peace to Israel. I was not a king … Continue reading
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
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