“Pray for me, that I may not flee for fear of the wolves. Let us pray for one another, that the Lord will carry us and that we will learn to carry one another.” — Pope Benedict XVI at his …
Finding Divine Intimacy
Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, O.C.D. (1893-1953), was a Discalced Carmelite priest, confessor and spiritual director. Most likely a mystic himself, he was also an expert in the writings of such venerated Carmelite Mystics as St. Teresa of Avila …
An End to the Era of the Single Paradigm Church
In his recent article, “Pope Francis fulfilling epoch-making shifts from Vatican II”, liberal Catholic historian and author Massimo Faggioli argues that, with the elevation of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio to the Chair of Peter, the actualization of the Second Vatican Council …
Disagreement and Dissent: the Devil’s in the Details
My father passed away in 2005, but every time I read articles like this one I think of him. The article, by Donald Cardinal Wuerl, is all about dissent, and my father was one of the most obedient Catholics I’ve …
What People Are Giving Up For Lent, Fasting Tips, & More
When I was a college student taking theology classes with Dr. Regis Martin, there was one thing we could always count on. Year after year, he’d shuffle into the room looking disgruntled on Ash Wednesday Morning, a mason jar of …
A Godforsaken Mind
Do you wish to know the mystery of a godforsaken mind? To wander through the crimson light to see what you may find? Amidst the walls of crumbling stone and pages that are tattered; amidst the long forgotten dreams and …
An Encyclical of Guesstures: Making Sense of Pope Francis’s Pastoral Aims
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. … Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing …
On the Catholic Art of the Printed Book, Part I: Origins
This is the first installment of a multi-part series. You may find each part here: Part I – Part II – Part III The Cathedral at Aachen is home to one of Christendom’s most impressive treasuries of relics, including four of particular distinction that were …
The Parameters of Christian Orthodoxy
God willed to reveal Himself and to enter into an intimate personal relation with mankind. This revelation and plan of salvation began to unfold through Moses and the prophets, but only in Jesus Christ do we find the fulfillment. He …
The Podcast is Back!
Episode 13 includes interviews of participants in the 2015 March for life. Listen here.