This past Sunday, I had the privilege of attending a conference talk on Heaven by Father Isaac Mary Relyea, part of a Lenten mission series on the Four Last Things hosted by The Fatima Center. In the car on the …
Category: Theology
Scripture & Tradition: Quinquagesima Sunday
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Gospel: Luke 18:31-43 Do Thou, we beseech Thee, O Lord mercifully hear our prayers, that we being loosed from the bonds of our sins, may by Thee be defended against all adversity. – From the Collect …
On Offering It Up
It all started with a text from my sister. I had just gotten off work and walked out to my car. There, waiting on my phone, was the news that my mom hadn’t shown up for work that morning, that …
Scripture & Tradition: Sexagesima Sunday
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 11:19-12:9 Gospel: Luke 8:4-15 O God, who seest that we put not our trust in any thing that we do: mercifully grant that by the protection of the Doctor of the Gentiles we may be defended against …
Scripture & Tradition: Septuagesima Sunday
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; 10. 1-5 Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16 Graciously hear, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the prayers of Thy people, that we who are justly afflicted for our sins, may be mercifully delivered by Thy goodness, for the glory …
Scripture & Tradition: Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Epistle: Malachi 3:1-4 Gospel: Luke 2:22-32 Almighty and everlasting God, we humbly beseech Thy Majesty, that as Thine only-begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in the substance of our flesh, so Thou wouldst cause us too to …
A Barbarian Philosopher Crosses the Tiber
Its waters are cold, and rougher than expected, even for a wild olive from Northern climes. My path toward God is that of the philosopher. It’s a difficult one, a spiritually dangerous one, and I’ve come to believe that it’s …
The First ‘Sunday of the Word of God’: Tradition Enthroned!
At the end of last September in his apostolic letter Aperuit illis, Pope Francis declared that the third Sunday per annum in the Novus Ordo would be the “Sunday of the Word of God.” In his letter, the pope left …
My Dying Wish: Don’t Canonize Me at the Funeral
I’m not planning on dying any time soon. I’m nearly 53 years old, and life expectancy statistics tell me that I have at least another 20 to 25 years left on this Earth. And research shows that people of faith …
Scripture & Tradition: Third Sunday After Epiphany
Epistle: Romans 12:16-21 Gospel: Matthew 8:1-13 Almighty and eternal God, mercifully look upon our infirmity, and stretch forth the right hand of Thy majesty to help and defend us. – From the Collect for the Third Sunday After Epiphany As …