When the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet empire began to collapse, decent people everywhere rejoiced. Central economic planning was widely discredited around the world. Yet the triumph of capitalism did not go undisputed. Although the market’s critics acknowledged the… Read More
The intellectuals of the French Enlightenment and their modern-day counterparts are agreed on one thing: when it comes to bludgeoning the Catholic Church, any weapon will do. The main reason Voltaire and the philosophes were enamored of both the China… Read More
It’s the same argument we’ve heard so many times before, except now with increasing frequency and intensity: the world’s troubles are caused by religion. If only people would at last abandon these silly superstitions and get with the times!
Painting… Read More
Rabbi David G. Dalin received his rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is the author or co-author of several books. His most recent book, and the subject of my interview with him, is The Myth of… Read More
In the course of writing what became the cover story on Pope John Paul II for The American Conservative, I came across some provocative remarks delivered by the Holy Father in his native Poland in 1991.
This is the House… Read More
Readings for May 25
Daily Divine Office
“You are the Lord. Everyone I love, everyone I care about, everyone I’m afraid of, they are all under your Lordship. Nothing they do escapes your gaze, your justice, or your mercy. You are most interested in their salvation and…
May 27th – Pentecost Sunday
Vatican Basilica, at 9:30
PAPAL MASS
Holy Mass
Saint Peter’s Square, at 12:00
Regina Caeli…
“What matters above all is to tend one’s personal relationship with God, with that God who revealed himself to us in Christ.” ~Pope Benedict XVI…
Peter’s Redemption
St. Bede the Venerable
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…