Freedom, Love and Evil
James
He's back
Can an atheistic philosophy rooted in a cold, materialist worldview answer to any satisfaction the mysteries of freedom, love and evil? Can math e...
They Said It…
The Sufferings of Christ
Jake Ross
Here is an excerpt from the tenth chapter of The Prophecies and Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden. Today, let us meditate upon the most sorrowful passio...
Newman on the Mass
James
Private chapel of Cardinal Newman
Writing about the timelessness of the traditional Catholic Mass, Cardinal Newman observed:
"It is virtually unchanged s...
Vatican II Fact Check: Latin and Liturgy
James
Blessed Pope John XXIII
In this series of articles, we will debunk the myths surrounding the Second Vatican Council. There are many myths, so expe...
Liturgy and the Cosmos
James
2,000 years and counting: at Milwaukee's Saint Stanislaus Parish, east is in
In his book, The Spirit of the Liturgy, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI touches on t...
Newman for today
James
The Newman Doctrine: Cor ad cor loquitur
I rejoice to say, to one great mischief I have from the first opposed myself. For thirty, forty, fifty years I have r...
‘Where heaven opens up’
James
High altar at Saint Joseph Chapel, Milwaukee
Now, with the Christian altar, comes a new focal point. Let us say it again: on the altar, what the Temple had in...
Us and Them
James
While we're on the subject of Thomas More, I came across this excerpt from an outstanding biography of More by Peter Ackroyd entitled, The Life of Thomas Mo...
The Sacrament
James
Detail of Communion rail at the Basilica of Saint Josaphat
The presence of Christ's true body and blood in this Sacrament cannot be detected by sens...
Russian Wisdom
Jake Ross
"To love someone means to see him as God intended him." ~Fyodor Dostoevsky...