Shut Up! They Explained.
Vatican II was never popular among faithful Catholics who received the backhand…
Avignon Gate
This ridiculous story assumes that the Papal Nuncio would be “summoned”…
Hands off Those Rosaries!
In the traditional Mass Catholics were normally left alone, to follow…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Casilda of Toledo
True healing begins when the heart opens to mercy. Saint Casilda of…
Open Thread
The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable and, above…
April 8, 1864: Battle of Mansfield
The Union campaigning season of 1864 got off to a rocky…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Julie Billiart
We must be like the sunflower that opens its petals to…
Discuss
The last sentence is his tag line: “Thank you for your attention…
Waugh and Vatican II
And then Helena said something which seem to have no relevance. ‘Where…
Progress
Good intelligence, thank you Mossad, air supremacy and precision bombing , make…
It’s Always White Flag Time in France
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: PARIS — On…
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Herman Joseph
Whenever you are in need of anything, all you have to do…
I Like It
Trump is rude, crude and effective. His use of invective often makes…
Open Thread
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Evil During the Plague Year
When hysteria is in the saddle bad things happen. A good way…
Saint of the Day Quote: Pope Saint Celestine I
Novelty should cease to attack Antiquity. Pope Saint Celestine I
Burn of the Day
None of the Crusades would have been deemed just wars if the…
April 6, 1917: Congress Declares War on Germany
WHEREAS, The Imperial German Government has committed repeated acts of war against…
Christus Victor
O Christ, You Saviour of the world, merciful Creator and Redeemer, the…
O Sacred Head
Something for the weekend. O Sacred Head Surrounded. The lyrics of this…
Harrowing of Hell
Saint Thomas Aquinas on the Harrowing of Hell: Article 2. Whether Christ…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Gaetano Catanoso
In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, Jesus, Mary, Joseph. Saint Gaetano…
Report to the Emperor-First Draft
(I post this each year on Good Friday. A Happy Easter to…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Richard of Wyche
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, May I know Thee more…
Embrace the Darkness: Addiction Theology for Holy Saturday*
In place of the visio Dei, Christ has a visio mortis as…
Holy Thursday, Justin Martyr and History
Now, Justin concludes, since Christianity is the historical and personal manifestation…
Thought for the Day
As we wend our way through this Vale of Tears, most of…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Francis of Paola
Therefore you must fix your minds on the passion of our Lord…
An American Pope
After a deadlocked, and stormy, according to rumor, month long Conclave, the…
God Speed Artemis II
First time back to the Moon by a crewed space craft…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Melito of Sardis
And so he was lifted up upon a tree and an inscription…
Where Were You?
I was twelve years old and I watched it with my…
I Think God Will Hear That Prayer
Meanwhile, back at the Vatican:
Air Supremacy is Nice to Have
Isfahan has had the largest nuclear research center in Iran. The…
Open Thread
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Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Benjamin
I cannot be silent about the truth, for to deny Christ is…