It’s time, if you’ll forgive me, for a little stream of consciousness. I’m in a weird place. Maybe you are too. I’m also a little frustrated with the fact that my thoughts are moving more and more to a larger arena than just what is transpiring in the Church, and because of that I’m not…
Sunday, November 1st, marked the 70th anniversary of the Proclamation of the Dogma of Mary’s Assumption. On November 1, 1950, in fact, Pius XII, during a memorable Jubilee Year — the first in the era of the mass media — performed this solemn act in St. Peter’s Square, promulgating the Apostolic Constitution Munificentissimus Deus. In…
We recently celebrated All Souls Day, in which we prayed for all the faithful departed to be released from purgatory and brought into the presence of God in Heaven. Yet belief in purgatory has fallen on hard times in recent decades. Of course Protestants reject this doctrine, but also many (most?) Catholics manifest practical disbelief…
Until relatively recently, there existed a rich tradition of distinctively Catholic theorizing about the nature of world politics. Beginning with the works of the Church Fathers and culminating in what is sometimes labeled the Golden Age of Catholic International Relations theory in the middle decades of the 20th century, this tradition – sometimes called the…
Hello, Dr. Kwasniewski, I am a seminarian entering into first-year theology. Throughout my formation, I have felt a growing draw towards the extraordinary form of the Mass and traditional approaches to liturgy and theology. In the seminary I am at, however, I am met with resistance—something many of my brothers struggle with. We are not…
MESSAGE OF ARCHBISHOP CARLO MARIA VIGANÒ TO AMERICAN CATHOLICS AND TO ALL AMERICANS OF GOOD WILL Dear Brothers and Sisters, As devout Christians and faithful citizens of the United States of America, you have intense and heartfelt concern for the fate of your beloved country while the final results of the Presidential election are still…
I have a tendency to watch presidential elections like it’s a professional, competitive sport. Last night was not only no exception, it was considerably more intense. There’s a LOT of very sketchy stuff going on. Vote counts being stopped in the middle of the night, then resuming when new ballots are miraculously found that can…
Editor’s note: the following text was shared with us to share with our readers for their edification about the tactics of the enemy who is destroying the Church from within. Though the motif is lighthearted, in the spirit of Lewis’s original, the tactics are absolutely real. Screwtape Explains to the ‘Chosen’ Cardinal How to…
On this episode of the podcast, Steve breaks down what he sees as the landscape the day before the historic 2020 election. Public enthusiasm, rallies, polls, endorsements, and a sense of an inevitable shift in favor of one candidate, all centering around one very specific ideal: the desire for normalcy, the chance for a better…
The Month of November is, liturgically speaking, dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory, whose feast day is today, November 2nd. It has long been the case that special indulgences can be obtained for the dead during the month of November. This year, due to the COVID pandemic, the Apostolic Penitentiary has extended the time period…
Hey everyone. I know it’s the weekend – and a weekend just before a big election at that. I just wanted to post a quick message to thank everyone who has donated in the month of October, and to remind those of you who haven’t that it’s not too late! Here’s the situation: We’re…
