Ending a Divide? Charles III meets Leo XIV
Welcomed by some Catholics, criticised by others.
Embodying Art and Hope
"There is a mysterious and deep kinship between music and hope."
Happy anniversary to Blessed Karl of Austria and the Servant of God Zita
Blessed Karl and Zita are an exemplar of the Sacrament of Marriage.
Blessed Karl: Modern Christ Figure
Karl was betrayed, persecuted and exiled.
Palestrina’s First Biographer
Only three other individuals held the esteemed title of Perpetual Director.
United in the Sacred Heart: Emperor Karl, Pius XII, and Cardinal Mindszenty
"Jesus, I live for You, for You I die, dear Jesus come!"
Colligite Fragmenta: 19th Sunday after Pentecost
When this Sunday comes around, with its snappy Collect, I am minded of the early fourth-century martyr St. Expeditus. The Latin text of the Collect reads: Omnipotens et misericors Deus, universa nobis adversantia propitiatus exclude: ut mente et corpore pariter expediti, quae tua sunt, liberis mentibus exsequamur. Translated slavishly: Almighty and merciful God, having been…
Leo XIV and the Post-Francis Thaw
Keep calm, and keep working. The rest will come in due time.
Making Room for Silence and Prayer
They never succeed in finding one single moment of rest.
China Flexes Power over Rome Once Again with New Bishop Consecration
Beijing has delivered another blow to the Holy See.
Dilexi Te and the Danger of Neo-Pharisaism
Dilexi te serves as the connecting link between the pontificates of Francis and Prevost.
