Beloved young people! Continue to live in the truth and for the truth! May the Blessed Virgin, the Seat of Wisdom, Mother of the Word who enlightens every man, assist you, enlighten you, and comfort you (Pope Saint John Paul II)
Year: 2022
Saint Boniface and ‘Ordinary’ Time
We missed the feast of Saint Boniface this year, as it was trumped by the far greater feast of Pentecost – the second most solemn day in the Church’s calendar, after Easter. But a mention may be in order on this day after, which is also Mary, Mother of the Church, a Church that Boniface[…]
Veni Creator Spiritus, mentes tuorum visita! Imple superna gratia, quae tu creasti, pectora!+
A Grace-Filled Pentecost! Come Holy Ghost!
‘If a man loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him’ (Jn. 14:23). ⧾ Today we celebrate the great Feast of Pentecost. The seven weeks of Easter have come to an end and Christ Our Lord’s Passover is[…]
Pelosi, Abortion and the Purpose of Law
As might have been expected, Nancy Pelosi, in response to her Archbishop’s forbidding her from Communion until she repent, remains defiant in her support for legalized abortion. She has gone on the offensive, but in a sort of passive-aggressive way, appearing in a soft pink dress in a recent interview, and demurely wondering why the[…]
Courage, Uvalde and Taking the Hit
Aristotle says that virtue is found in the mean between two extremes, but this does not mean the middle. Rather, it is the balance, often weighted to one side. Thus, generosity is a mean between miserliness and profligacy, but closer to the latter than the former, and hope is closer to presumption than it is[…]
70 Years a Queen
Queen Elizabeth, who is 96 and still vigorous, celebrates her 70th ‘platinum’ anniversary this year, acceding to the throne on February 6th, 1952, after the death of her father, George VI – of whom I wrote a couple of weeks ago. Her coronation day was June 2, 1953, so we wish her God’s good grace[…]
The Simple, Humble and Heroic Witness of St Felice da Nicosia
It is commonly acknowledged that the first Capuchin saint, Felice da Cantalice, gave a powerful dose of humility, poverty and joy to Capuchin holiness. In fact, for many lay friars he was the fixed ideal model of what it means to lead a holy Capuchin life. This was also the journey which led Giacomo Amoroso[…]
Justin, the Martyr and Justin, the Minister
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way. This is good, and it is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,[…]
In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a city of Judah, and she entered the house of Zechari’ah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed with a[…]