Can Ireland Revive?
"In the Name of the Most Holy Trinity..."
Colligite Fragmenta: 2nd Sunday of Lent
If we try to put ourselves into the shoes of the ancient Roman catechumens, being prepared from the pre-Lent “Gesima” Sundays onward, we can perhaps grasp the psychological and pedagogical importance of having the Gospel reading about the Transfiguration on this 2nd Sunday of Lent. Much of the content of the Mass formularies and the…
Erick Ybarra and the Unfair Orthodox Debate
The Orthodox make claims about their ecclesiology which cannot be proven.
Domestic Church Customs: Lent
We want every Lent to change our family's souls permanently, instead of just for 46 days.
Colligite Fragmenta: 1st Sunday of Lent
With the “Gesima”, pre-Lent Sundays we added a layer of context to our contexts: Roman Station churches. Each day of Lent has, by millennial tradition, an assigned church in Rome. On weekdays, people gathered at a nearby “collect” church and then processed singing penitential litanies and hymns to the “stopping” church, or “statio” where the…
Nicaragua’s Imprisoned Bp Alvarez Echoes Cdl Pell: ‘What Sustained Me Was Prayer’
Alvarez described is as “a supernatural action of God."
The Universal Authority of St. Thomas Aquinas
Bishop Barron, while calling himself a Thomist, decries the “closed Thomism” of the past.
Michelangelo’s Upward Striving
“No one could have departed from this life with a finer attitude nor with greater devotion.”
Canada, Canzuk, and Mr. Trump
...and that way is CANZUK.
Pilgrimage to Mt. St. Michel – Guardian of France
At some points, the water reached our knees.
Colligite Fragmenta: Quinquagesima Sunday
With Quinquagesima Sunday we are at the threshold of the season of Lent. Holy Mother Church has been preparing us for spiritual combat through these preparatory Sundays. When you follow the Vetus Ordo of the Roman Rite, Lent can never take you by surprise. As part of our arming for battle, this Sunday asks us…
