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The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the Communication of the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The following sermon was preached by Canon Heitor Matheus, ICKSP, at St. Mary’s Oratory in Wausau, Wisconsin, on Pentecost Sunday. He has shared the text with OnePeterFive for publication. The book of Apocalypse and the Liturgy of the Church enlighten …
Vespers: An Often Forgotten Universal Prayer of the Church
“Sunday is the day of the Resurrection, it is the day of Christians, it is our day.” -St. Jerome The leisure suits, felt banners, and clown Masses prevalent in the 1970s are not the sort of seedbed one envisions for …
A Reply to the Discouraged Seminarian: There Are 6,000 Reasons to Remain Catholic
I was deeply moved by the article that appeared at this site, entitled “Seminarian: ‘Is There Any Reason Why I Should Remain Catholic?’” What follows is my affirmative reply. I’m under no illusions that my answer will be comprehensive or …
Moving Past Despair and Towards Hope
“Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.” -Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen One could easily agree that 2020, and even the beginning of 2021, has been “Good Friday” for many Catholics. As …
Prayers For the Uhlenkott Family
This morning, I was very sad to learn of the death of Chuck Uhlenkott, the father of one of my best friends of the past 26 years and a singular figure in my own life. He passed away on May …
Notes on a Christian Seeker: Søren Kierkegaard, Father of Existentialism
One of the most remarkable, versatile, and intriguing modern writers is Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher, social critic, and satirist, whose voluminous works are a colorful patchwork of books published with serious titles under his own name and books published …
Seminarian: “Is There Any Reason Why I Should Remain Catholic?”
Editor’s note: we received this submission from an anonymous seminarian, and have chosen to run it as such. It is the cry — and the challenge — of a child to a neglectful father: “Why weren’t you there to protect …
The Grand Impostor
Proverbs tells us: “What a joy it is to find just the right word for the right occasion” (15:23). So it is with the word imposturous, which ideally captures the essence of the deceit which characterizes what currently masquerades as …
Trusting God in the Midst of Unfairness and Injustice
Each day brings further stories of injustice, especially for those pursuing Godly faithfulness and truth. It feels we are bombarded with gut-wrenching examples that defy normality, commonsense, and sanity, especially for a country that uses “In God We Trust” as its …
Restoration of Catholic Culture: The Catholic “Ghetto”
“Now I suggest such a peasantry of volunteers primarily as a nucleus, but I think it will be a nucleus of attraction. I think it will stand up not only as a rock but as a magnet . . . …
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