Catholic Insight

Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World

Catholic Insight

Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World

Year: 2022

Abbot Weakland, Pope Paul and the End of Chant?

I had no idea that recently-deceased Archbishop Rembert Weakland was almost single-handedly responsible for the abolition of Gregorian chant in the Benedictine Order, which had been praising God with the ancient song from time immemorial. As John Byron Kuhner recounts, Abbot Weakland, then primate of the Order, confronted Paul VI, refusing to submit to his[…]

Bury my body wherever you will; let not care of it cause you any concern. One thing I only ask of you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord wherever you may be (Saint Monica’s dying words to her son, Saint Augustine)

Aiming for Heaven to Win the Culture War, and On the Way, Answer What a Woman Is

Should Catholics focus on winning political battles as the primary means of reclaiming the culture? Should we put our Faith on the back burner so as not to alienate non-Christians? In a recent article, Michael Warren Davis argues no, we should not. He says the culture war is a myth, that political victories don’t bring[…]

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