The Symbolic Structure of the Hail Mary
This polarity completely encompasses reality.
Forgotten Customs of Our Lady’s Nativity
Thy birth, O Virgin Mother of God, proclaimed joy to the whole world; for from Thee arose the sun of righteousness, Christ our God; who released us from the curse, and gave us blessing; and confounding death, He granted us eternal life. -Greek antiphon chanted at the Magnificat for Vespers II September 8th One of…
Colligite Fragmenta: 13th Sunday after Pentecost
The onset of Hansen’s Disease, known in antiquity under the broad rubric of “leprosy,” comes with patches of skin that change color, grow numb, and progress toward ulcerations, paralysis, even the absorption of extremities back into the body. Untreated, it may bring blindness, disfiguration, and social ruin. Though today we know that the cause is…
Colligite Fragmenta: 12th Sunday after Pentecost
For this 12th Sunday after Pentecost the readings in the Vetus Ordo places before us, from Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians (2 Cor 3:4–9), a meditation on the surpassing glory of the New Covenant, and from Luke 10:23–37, the parable of the Good Samaritan, provoked by a nomikos who wished to test the Lord.…
Colligite Fragmenta: 11th Sunday after Pentecost
Pius Parsch noted that the 11th, 12th, and 13th Sundays after Pentecost form a triad on sacramental grace: baptism, healing, and gratitude for purification. The context of summer, with its harvests, provides the natural analogy. Just as zucchini overflow gardens with comic abundance, so grace superabounds. The cycle of Sundays after Pentecost is like a…
6th Annual Catholic Art Conference
The conference is geared towards artists, art lovers and patrons alike.
A Catastrophic Crisis: the Exodus of Young Catholics and the Contraceptive Mentality
How can a Catholic couple claim to truly believe if the spouses suspend their trust in Holy Providence?
Colligite Fragmenta: 10th Sunday after Pentecost
We have come to the 10th Sunday after Pentecost in the Usus Antiquior, the Vetus Ordo. In this Sunday’s Epistle, Paul confronts the Corinthians with the issue of idolatry, reminding them that “when you were heathen, you were led astray to dumb idols” (1 Cor 12:2). To serve idols is to turn from the living…
The Saint of Rome
Renowned as the “Saint of Rome,” Frances passed away on March 9, 1440.
Colligite Fragmenta: 9th Sunday after Pentecost
The treasury of Holy Church’s sacred worship truly overflows with inexhaustible wealth, as the 20th-century commentator Pius Parsch reflects in The Church’s Year of Grace, dividing the Sundays after Pentecost into three stages: first, those that highlight the Lord’s miraculous healings pointing ultimately to the salvation of souls; second, from the 7th to the 14th…
DEADLINE August 20: High School Courses
Science, Apologetics, Literature, Church History, Latin and CREDO Catechism.