Interpreting the Apocalypse: the Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Hidden Meanings of History
Everything that happened to the Person of Christ will happen to His Church.
Diebus Saltem Dominicis – 24th and Last Sunday after Pentecost: Get ready
With the exceptions of God’s loving mercy and the eternal joy of Heaven, all good things come to their end. This year’s series concludes with a glimpse into the Church’s final Sunday of our liturgical whirl about the Sun. Although this Sunday is – this year – numerically the 27th after Pentecost, we use the…
The Woman, the Alligator, and the Swamp
God is the judge, and our job is simply to love people.
November Remembrances
In wars gone by, presidents and congressmen had sons who were at risk.
Diebus Saltem Dominicis – 6th Sunday left after Epiphany: Exams are due
“Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” With the coming and passing of the nationwide elections in these USA, this question surely was on the minds of the many who were paying at least a little attention to the necessities of living. With the coming of the resolution of the Church’s…
Diebus Saltem Dominicis – 5th Sunday left after Epiphany: The Church is all mixed up
Sowing the aggressive and ruinous tare or darnel was an act of biological terrorism.
Diebus Saltem Dominicis – 4th Sunday left after Epiphany: Eternal Father Strong To Save
We have come to that time of year in which Holy Church has to “mind the gap”, as it were. Because of the vagaries of the moon in relation to Spring, and therefore when Easter falls, there are often not quite enough formularies for Sundays after Pentecost to get through to the final green Sunday…
The Antichrist is No Longer Restrained
A dominant interpretation emerges from the Tradition.
Diebus Saltem Dominicis – 22nd Sunday after Pentecost: Face off
NB: I tried to post this on Friday: On 17 October, as I write, it is the anniversary of John Paul II’s election as Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome, Supreme Pontiff. As a young priest and bishop then-Bishop Karol Wojtyła participated in the Second Vatican II and, indeed, as part of the group which…
Diebus Saltem Dominicis – 21st Sunday after Pentecost: Restitution
This Sunday, the 21st after Pentecost in the traditional Roman calendar, Holy Church gives us the Lord’s Parable about the Wicked or Ungrateful Servant from Matthew 18:21-35. Christ uses this parable to instruct His future Vicar, Peter, and therefor all future Vicars, the need for being forgiving. In how many ways does the Lord underscore…
