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In Illo Tempore: 21st Sunday after Pentecost

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf October 18, 2026

As October gives way to November, Holy Church chants in autumnal tones. The end (of the Church year) is near. In the Vetus Ordo our remaining Sundays after Pentecost lead us toward our reckoning with the King, that is, the King of EVERYTHING and not just Heaven. The King will return, open the books, and…

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf October 18, 2026

T. S. Flanders October 16, 2026

In the public order, the rights of God must be maintained.

Robert Keim, PhD October 15, 2026

The Idea of a Village conference next week.

Matthew Plese October 15, 2026

They lost a habit of prolonged attention.

Joseph Shaw, PhD October 13, 2026

The symbolism is a message.

Mary Hansen October 12, 2026

Editor’s note: every year Columbus Day in the USA is the same day as Canadian Thanksgiving. Thus every year we give thanks for Columbus. “In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” a chant familiar to every school-aged child in the United States. Well, let us hope that this is still the case!…

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf October 11, 2026

Context is always important, as I am wont to say. For example, where are we in the liturgical year on this 20th Sunday after Pentecost? Historically, in an earlier reckoning before the concretization of seasons, this was the 5th Sunday after the feast of St. Cyprian. Bl. Ildefonso Schuster explains that Rome once reckoned Sundays…