Regular Contributions
Pope Francis – The View From Argentina
My friend and former neighbor here in Virginia, Carlos Casorosendi, has two very informative articles with helpful insights about Pope Francis. From the first: “Francis will be more apt to kiss the wounds of the leper on the road to Assisi than to have his ring kissed. He is likely to ascend on the feast…
Two Good Reads
Father George Rutler’s article on the Transfiguration of the Church is brilliant. It’s sure to become a classic. And our friend Pat Buchanan comments today on the new pope with his usual insights into the hostile and malevolent secular culture of the postmodern West.
Jesus wasn’t good enough for them either, Pope Francis, S.J.
Just because the Pope is on the balcony before the people does not mean that the people are supposed to scream “crucify him!”
First Homily of Pope Francis, SJ
Read the full english text of the first homily of Pope Francis, SJ (courtesy Vatican Radio)
For the Conclave: Sub tuum praesidium
It is no surprise that the Catholic and non-Catholic media are buzzing at a fevered pitch concerning the upcoming Conclave. The situation is truly unprecedented for the Church and I must admit to a certain unease about the whole thing. Not only about the abdication of Pope Benedict XVI, but also about the stories of…
Uplifting anecdotes, and a story for your lent.
Three short stories from yesteryear to give you some meat to chew on for lent.
Kosher Observance is the new Catholic Dating Scene?
Prior to God becoming man, devout souls had only the law, given by God to Moses. It was from God, but the laws is a thing nonetheless, not a person. Prophets got to be with God, know His person in person, but everyone else knew him from the law and what the prophets said. To be…
Augustine was not saved through Navel Gazing
The unfortunate oversight of Matt McGuiness — Augustine did not say that navel gazing and staring into the abyss brings you to Jesus. Good friends praying for a miracle, like St. Monica or Kevin O’Brien, does bring salvation, though — even if you call us “moralists” and think we aren’t “realists”.
The Confidence of Campion
In the Preface to the American edition of his 1946 biography of the Jesuit saint and martyr, Edmund Campion, Evelyn Waugh wrote: We have seen the Church driven underground in one country after another. The martyrdom of Fr. Pro in Mexico re-enacted Campion’s. In fragments and whispers we get news of the other saints in…
