Christian Nobility and the Royal Office of Motherhood
"Those who bring only one or two children into the world are pitied."
In Illo Tempore: Pentecost Sunday
Of all the treasures in the sacred liturgy of Holy Roman Catholic Church, Pentecost is surely among the richest, perhaps the richest, especially as it comes to us in the Vetus Ordo. Easter has its Vigil with the blessing of baptismal water, its octave, its addition to the Roman Canon. Pentecost, mirroring Easter as a…
Fatima and Communist Mummies
Communism is a pseudo-religion.
Summer Classes: Latin & Bishop Schneider’s Catechism
The Avila Institute School of Spiritual Formation.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Trad Problems with Fatima?
"Do you wish to endure all the suffering that He may please to send you?"
Domestic Church Customs: Rogationtide & Ascension Octave
"Anything with fluffy cloud-like meringue or whipped cream."
In Illo Tempore: 5th Sunday after Easter
For this 5th Sunday after Easter we are still moving through John 16, Our Lord’s Last Supper Discourse, as well as the Letter of James. Liturgically, we are close to the Ascension of the Lord, when the High Priest, the Risen Savior, entered the heavenly temple where He continuously renews His once-for-all Sacrifice to the…
I Left Eastern Orthodoxy for the Church Led by Pope Francis, and I Don’t Regret It
Editor’s note: thirteen years ago today, I received Holy Communion for the first time as a Roman Catholic. My journey from Protestantism to Eastern Orthodoxy to Rome is detailed in my forthcoming book published by St. Paul Center. I offer this article again in thanksgiving for God’s grace and thirteen years a member of the…
In Illo Tempore: 4th Sunday after Easter
Our context in the liturgical year for the 4th Sunday after Easter is our preparation for the Ascension of the Lord. We are now in the second phase of Paschaltide. The first stage looked back toward the empty tomb and drew us into the sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist. Now the Mass formularies shift…
