Forgotten Customs of Rogation Days
How many Catholics understand what is meant by the greater or lesser litanies, or by the expression “the Rogations” – clergy included?
Domestic Church Customs: Rogationtide & Ascension Octave
"Anything with fluffy cloud-like meringue or whipped cream."
In Illo Tempore: 5th Sunday after Easter
For this 5th Sunday after Easter we are still moving through John 16, Our Lord’s Last Supper Discourse, as well as the Letter of James. Liturgically, we are close to the Ascension of the Lord, when the High Priest, the Risen Savior, entered the heavenly temple where He continuously renews His once-for-all Sacrifice to the…
Rome & the SSPX: Both at Fault
Both sides are culpable for where we are at today.
Medieval to Modern: Valentino Bucchi
Bucchi’s life and work resist easy classification.
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: June, Sacred Heart Month
It's time to submit your articles for the month of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.
I Left Eastern Orthodoxy for the Church Led by Pope Francis, and I Don’t Regret It
Editor’s note: thirteen years ago today, I received Holy Communion for the first time as a Roman Catholic. My journey from Protestantism to Eastern Orthodoxy to Rome is detailed in my forthcoming book published by St. Paul Center. I offer this article again in thanksgiving for God’s grace and thirteen years a member of the…
Bishop Schneider Appeals for OnePeterFive
As a Bishop, I greatly appreciate the efficacious work that OnePeterFive is doing.
Bishop Schneider’s Fire Metaphor: a Fireman’s Perspective
Conscientious professionals “innovate, deviate and improvise."
In Illo Tempore: 4th Sunday after Easter
Our context in the liturgical year for the 4th Sunday after Easter is our preparation for the Ascension of the Lord. We are now in the second phase of Paschaltide. The first stage looked back toward the empty tomb and drew us into the sacraments of Baptism and the Eucharist. Now the Mass formularies shift…
The Pre-55 May Miracles Suppressed
The 1962 Missal suppressed various feast days about miracles.
