Latin: “the glory of priests”
James
I recently found a collection of papal addresses on education. It begins with Pope Pius VII (papacy: 1800 - 1823) and ends with Pope Saint John XXIII (papacy: 1...
They Said It…
Between 1917 and 2017
James
One-hundred years ago this Saturday, the Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children on a sun-scorched plain in Fátima, Portugal. The children's names were ...
“Tamed by elegance”
James
European chivalry had tied manliness to gentleness and had “subdued the fierceness of pride and power.” In Christian Europe, authority had been tamed by elegan...
“River of the Eucharist”
James
I am thinking of two of the deepest and most fruitful prayers of Christendom, which are always leading us anew into the mighty river of the Eucharist: the Stati...
Sacred Sense
James
Pope Pius XII called Dietrich von Hildebrand "the twentieth-century Doctor of the Church". Pope Benedict XVI is also a great admirer. Dietrich von Hildebrand (1...
Music and Culture
James
How powerful is music? How influential is music on culture? Does it matter? Isn't it all subjective, up to individual taste? To start off this reflection, read ...
Retraining in Christianity
James
One of the more troubling cultural developments in our day is the movement to obscure the reality of sin. We're getting to the point where even many self-profes...
Silent Renewal
James
You've heard the saying, "One man's trash is another man's treasure." Well, for the entire history of the Church, silence has been greatly treasured as an essen...
Portrait of a Pope
James
One of the most edifying books I've read in recent weeks is a compilation of addresses on education given over the course of Pope Benedict XVI's pontificate: A ...
Cathedral Goes Ad Orientem?
James
Is it going too far to suggest that the reformed liturgy of the late '60s (what most Catholics experience on Sundays) can be executed ad orientem (facing east)?...