Clash of the Catechisms, pt. 2
Is this new catechism the work of “an evil heretic,” “deeply flawed,” and even “hateful, heretical trash"?
At Least On Sunday – Sunday in the Octave of Christmas: Heartbreak
St. Philip Neri (+1595) was praying one night, as he often did, in the Catacombs of St. Sebastian. A ball of light came down from above and entered his mouth. He was so overwhelmed by the love of God that he cried out, “Enough, Lord! I cannot take anymore” and passed out. When he awoke,…
Diebus saltem Dominicis: The Sons of David
When I visit Rome, at least once during my time there I go to the Ara Pacis or “Altar of Peace” of the Emperor Augustus Caesar (+14), which is housed in dreadful building that looks like a gas station. I don’t go in to see the actual altar. What I revisit is the supporting wall…
Advent Reflections on the Four Last Things: Heaven
Then know for certain these things are drops in the ocean of the glory of paradise.
Advent Reflections on the Four Last Things: Hell
But they fall silent in the face of the eternity of Hell.
Clash of the Catechisms: Part I
Catechisms should clarify, never confuse!
Advent Reflections on the Four Last Things: Judgment
You who burn with righteous indignation at the sins of the Holy Father, do you burn with charity also to forgive him?
6th Sunday Remaining after Epiphany: When You love, You Want More
This penultimate Sunday of the Liturgical Year brings us a pericope from Paul’s 1st Letter to the Thessalonians 1:2-10. Paul’s Letter could be one of his earliest, along with Galatians. Some scholars think it could be the earliest section of the New Testament. Thessalonica is in modern Greece. Paul visited there and converted both pagans…
Advent Reflections on the Four Last Things: Death
The World Fears Death, but Catholics Must Remember It
24th and Last Sunday after Pentecost: invitations to jubilations
All good things come to their end other than the joy of Heaven. Just so, this series ends with a dive into the Epistle reading for the 24th and Last Sunday after Pentecost, the final Sunday before the beginning of a new liturgical year with the 1st Sunday of Advent. Our reading is from the…
5th Sunday Remaining after Epiphany: A funny thing happened on the way to Advent
As we approach the end of the liturgical year, an odd thing happens in the Church’s traditional calendar for the Vetus Ordo. The Sundays left over after Epiphany are finally dusted off, “resumed,” and prayed until the liturgical year is concluded. This is because of the vagaries of the Moon and shifting date of Easter…
