“This Latin course was amazing” – High School Student
Of the six latin courses I've taken since 4th grade, only after this one can I say, "yeah, I can read Latin."
In Illo Tempore: 11th Sunday after Pentecost
Deep in the green season after Pentecost, when the Church has passed through the great mysteries of Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost, the Roman liturgy turns our attention toward the harvesting of what has been planted. Pius Parsch observed that the 11th, 12th, and 13th Sundays after Pentecost form a kind of triad…
On the Publication of the Secret in 2000
A “very profound synthesis of the history of this century.”
Post-Confirmation Formation: the Military Oath for Young Adults
What we need is a bridge program which helps youth receive their Confirmation grace, and then embrace it, helping them transition to adult Catholic life.
The Finding of the Relics of St. Stephen: Martyrdom and Easter Glory United
The finding of the relics of St. Stephen, with Sts. Gamaliel, Nicodemus, and Abibas.
St. Alphonsus and the Tender Love of God
“With the most tender confidence and love.”
In Illo Tempore: 10th Sunday after Pentecost
We have come to the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost in the Usus Antiquior, the Vetus Ordo. Pius Parsch (+1954) saw in the Sundays after Pentecost a progressive schooling in Christian life. The earlier Sundays dwell frequently upon healing, the middle portion upon the conflict between God’s reign and the dominion of sin, and the later…
Gratitude for the Wisdom of St. Ignatius
"It will be very advantageous to intensify our activity against the desolation."
Did Pope St. John XXIII Disobey Fatima?
Pope John’s personal secretary, Mons. Loris Capovilla, stated in 1970 that the authorities in Rome had seen nothing about publishing the text in 1960.
In Illo Tempore: 9th Sunday after Pentecost
Pius Parsch observed that the Sundays after Pentecost may be viewed in three movements. The first draws attention to Christ’s healings and, through them, to the salvation of souls. The second, from the Seventh through the Fourteenth Sunday, sets God’s kingdom against the world. The final group turns toward the Parousia. The Ninth Sunday belongs…
The Woman Possessed by Seven Demons is Now the Greatest of Penitents
From the depth of her degradation, she raised her eyes to Jesus with sorrow, hope, and love.