A wise man once said: "you can always recognize a hollywood actor in a crowd, he is the one who has nothing to say when people stop...

In today's gospel reading for Mass, Jesus said: For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you...

Many Catholics, including clergymen, over the last few decades have been promoting a view of the Eucharist which is contrary to Catholic...

How do you talk? Do you speak like you believe or do you believe like you speak? I know that sounds odd, but think about it for a bit....

"The closest 5 inches in the world is from mouth to ear". What I mean, is: your own mouth, to your own ear. The lies we tell ourselves...

"Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not...

O clemens: O pia: O dulcis Virgo Maria. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. This is the part that I have a hard time singing. Not...

Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui, nobis post hoc exsilium ostende. And after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of...

Eia ergo, Advocata nostra illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards...

Ad te clamaumus, exsules filii Hevae. Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes in hac lacrimarum valle. To thee do we cry, Poor banished...

Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve. Hail our life, our sweetness and our hope. Here we call her "our life". Although the Blessed Virgin...

During this season of the year ("Trinitytide", which is from Trinity Sunday to Christ the King Sunday) we chant the Salve Regina after...

“It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their...

"We already have the old English words in our Mass, why do we need Latin as well?" This also is asked occasionally. This is because the...

"Father, what does "vouchsafe" mean?" That has been asked of me more than once. Our Mass at St. George uses what is called "sacral...

Down deep, we all know that reverence and tradition are good things. This is even true of those who are pagan. We all want to revere...

Someone once told me a story about a Priest (I asked not to know his name) who was extremely friendly to people. The problem with his...

In the book Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis, one of the characters learns something quite profound. Upon the realization of this she responds...

Recently I spoke about doing things "efficiently". Then, after that, I posted about Sr. Wilhelmina in Gower, Missouri, whose body has not...

“The most deadly poison of our times is indifference.” St. Maximilian Kolbe