The Tridentine Rite of Mass is the Latin Mass which was celebrated prior to the 1969 introduction of the new form of Mass (the Novus
All Christians are called to serve the Lord Jesus as missionaries. A missionary is sent, and all Christians are sent. All are drawn into Christ,
While it may not be to everyone’s taste, I find AMC’s drama, Better Call Saul (starring Bob Odenkirk and Rhea Seehorn) to have been an
It’s 6:30 am. We get up to go to work and are fumbling in the car in the morning just hoping the darn thing turns
I was recently reflecting on how Mary Magdalene did not recognize Jesus until He called out to her at the tomb. At first she supposed
It is interesting the small things which can cut through the monopoly of our own thoughts: an unexpected hello from a stranger on the street,
Who in their right mind would think a Mass featuring Jazz music is a good idea? Is this one of the fruits of Vatican II
We all had gone astray like sheep, all following our own way. (Isaiah 53:6) A home with a fenced-in backyard is a gift to families
About 63,000,000 babies, plus or minus, have been killed in America since the unconstitutional, illegitimate 1973 Roe v. Wade judicial legislation. That’s the grandchildren of
The Catechism of the Catholic Church says of holiness: “The Word became flesh to be our model of holiness: ‘Take my yoke upon you, and learn from
Lately I’ve been on a cleaning spree! Door knobs, window sills, nooks, crannies, and everything in between have gotten a major scrubbing. Soap, water, and
The drums of Climate Change are pounding harder and harder every day. But to true believers, it’s not just climate change, it’s really Global Warming.
The name Israel has been translated with several meanings, the most agreed upon of which is, “wrestles with God,” but also, “he turns the head
Jesus Is Taken Down From the Cross My hour of prayer begins as I approach the thirteenth Station. The focus of this station is the
It happens at every Novus Ordo Mass following the conclusion of the Lord’s Prayer. The priest says, “Let us offer each other the sign of
After our conversion to Catholicism, when my wife and I told people we were members of a Catholic church in Conroe, Texas, a few non-Catholics
In a recent article, I called attention to the one-hundredth anniversary of G. K. Chesterton’s reception into the Catholic faith. It was an occasion that
It is true that God works in mysterious ways, which is one of the reasons why His will may not always be so clear to
God created the universe with order. This order and structure is evident in the vast variety of nature. Even snowflakes, with their infinite unique shapes,
My parish is dedicated to St. Rose of Lima. We joined in 2020, for a variety of reasons, and have quickly been absorbed into parish
Belief in heaven, after this earthly life, is a belief in mystery. We say out loud, publicly, on a regular basis, not that “we know,”
In the U.S. Army, we would get several days rest and relaxation (R&R) after prolonged missions and deployments. It wasn’t just an opportunity to rest,
