All Francis Friday
St. Romanus “Cardinal” Burke, beloved of conservative Catholics, is recruited to come to the defense of Francis in this lengthy article for L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO, which explains the message of this pontificate: “The Holy Father,...
Monthly Archive: February 2014
Like Looking Up at the Stars
St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows “Do not be played for chumps,”Anthony Esolen advises the school starters in this Crisis essay, “Quality Education is Not Rocket Science.” Get pre-1950 textbooks, read the 1000...
The Tears I Laid Before His Shrine
St. Alexander The Catholic Gentleman continues its Lent preparation series with a post on prayer, which explains how to pray in five manageable steps. Fasting in a way that is pleasing to God is...
The sadness of the European church
It was January 2000. My fellow sophomore classmates had just arrived at the lovely 15th century convent that would be our home for the semester. The nuns had happily ushered us in and were...
With the Seasoned Resignation of a Weary Veteran
St. Walburga His Excellency Bishop Donald Sanborn asks some serious questions of those who insist that he should fight the Modernists from within the Vatican II church. Interestingly, “Fr.” Carota, who celebrates the TLM...
We are an Unsteady People
St. Mathias The conflict between our feelings and reason is examined in a new book on Thomistic ethics, Living the Good Life, written by Steven J. Jensen. It is reviewed here by Christopher O....
TradReviews, Episode 2: Introduction to the Devout Life, Ben-Hur, & Monopoly
On this month’s episode of Trad Reviews, we will be discussing St. Francis de Sales’ 1609 masterpiece Introduction to the Devout Life. We will follow up with William Wyler’s 1959 blockbuster Ben-Hur, and how...
All Francis Friday
We’re on vacation today but will resume publication on Monday. In the meantime, we invite you to listen to last night’s edition of Francis Watch, with guests His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan and Fr....
May the Holy Cross Be My Light
St. Eucherius The Catholic Gentleman reminds us of the spiritual riches associated with the St. Benedict Medal, explaining its history and the meaning of the various Latin inscriptions and initials, in this post. Yes,...
Belgian Children to Pay the Price
St. Gabinus Belgium, where supposedly 3/4 of the population is Catholic, has a newly-revised euthanasia law that provides for the murder of children under the age of 18. Under certain conditions. For their own...
