As part of my relaxing summer, I read Come Rack! Come Rope!* by Robert Hugh Benson — a riveting tale set in Elizabethan England, where recusant Catholics are pressured to submit to their sovereign in matters of faith. The queen… Read More
Now, my sisters in Christ, I probably don’t need to tell you that womanhood is in a state of crisis. The sexual revolution has led us down a path of utilitarian nonsense into loneliness, disease and death. Instead of liberating… Read More
Pope Benedict has appointed a lay woman, Flaminia Giovanelli, as a superior in one of its dicasteries, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Each dicastery is headed by a prefect (usually a cardinal or archbishop), assisted by a secretary… Read More
A burning issue in France right now is whether women should be allowed to wear the burqa — a complete face-veil considered obligatory by some Muslims for the sake of modesty. Non-Muslims may be confused about a variety of terms… Read More
After two weeks of plunging into the waters of the Koran, I can finally come up for air — fresh air. After taking time to plow through the repetitive and garbled “revelations” given to Muhammad in the name of Allah,… Read More
If we step into the Way Back Machine to the year 1988, we might recall the enormous uproar concerning an author named Salmon Rushdie. He became a household word because of his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses , in which… Read More
When a teenager runs away from home, jumps on a cross-country bus and ends up in a juvenile detention center in a distant state, one might surmise that there were a combination of drugs, rebellion and a forbidden love interest… Read More
On a recent pilgrimage, my daughter and I took a detour to see if we could find the hospital in which I was born. The map was confusing, the traffic was pressing and we waived off for lunch. There, over… Read More
In my earliest years, I lived with my grandparents on a postage stamp-sized lot in a large steel city. Our working class neighborhood housed first- and second-generation immigrants, mostly from Europe, who presided over orderly homes, clean-swept streets and trimmed… Read More
Despite vehement protests against religious bodies that “interfere” with intimate personal choices, public figures love to use snippets of scripture or doctrine that seem to lend credence to their outlandish behavior. Usually, such attempts at justification prove their shallow understanding… Read More
Readings for May 25
Daily Divine Office
“You have given me a glimpse of your nature, of your relationship with the father. I can’t fully understand that, Lord. Why did you reveal it to me? You want to be known by me. You want me to enter…
May 27th – Pentecost Sunday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass
Saint Peter’s Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli…
“The whole Blessed Trinity dwells in us, the whole of that mystery which will be our vision in heaven. Let it be our cloister.” ~Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity…
Father, look out for them.
Sts. Donatian and Rogatian (Martyrs)
Spiritual advice from a Benedictine monastery by Brother Sebastian
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Pasta di San Giuseppe
(St. Joseph Pasta – Pasta with Sardines)
Italians have a great devotion to St Joseph, and the dishes they prepare to celebrate the feast day inevitably have a cute reference to him. Just before you serve…