The Finding of the Relics of St. Stephen: Martyrdom and Easter Glory United
The finding of the relics of St. Stephen, with Sts. Gamaliel, Nicodemus, and Abibas.
St. Alphonsus and the Tender Love of God
“With the most tender confidence and love.”
In Illo Tempore: 10th Sunday after Pentecost
We have come to the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost in the Usus Antiquior, the Vetus Ordo. Pius Parsch (+1954) saw in the Sundays after Pentecost a progressive schooling in Christian life. The earlier Sundays dwell frequently upon healing, the middle portion upon the conflict between God’s reign and the dominion of sin, and the later…
Gratitude for the Wisdom of St. Ignatius
"It will be very advantageous to intensify our activity against the desolation."
Listen to Homer. Skip the Movies.
...strictly influenced by and subordinate to the conflicts and decisions made “above."
++Roche: “Pope Leo is not going to change Traditionis Custodes”
"Would Roche be telling me that the way I had practised as a child had been wrong?”
Traditional Women’s Conference Continues to Grow
The goal is to establish this conference in other parishes as well.
The Seven Defenders of Christendom: St. Patrick
"Never before did they know of God except to serve idols and unclean things."
Liturgical Reform Case Study: the Catholic City of Baltimore
Many welcomed the Novus Ordo and bad architecture, but the history if more complicated than you think.
Did Pope St. John XXIII Disobey Fatima?
Pope John’s personal secretary, Mons. Loris Capovilla, stated in 1970 that the authorities in Rome had seen nothing about publishing the text in 1960.
In Illo Tempore: 9th Sunday after Pentecost
Pius Parsch observed that the Sundays after Pentecost may be viewed in three movements. The first draws attention to Christ’s healings and, through them, to the salvation of souls. The second, from the Seventh through the Fourteenth Sunday, sets God’s kingdom against the world. The final group turns toward the Parousia. The Ninth Sunday belongs…
