Paslawski
End Times Not End Games for Purgatory
The end is near. Not the street-corner-preacher end, but the end of our Church year. November approacheth and the readings will remind us to watch and wait, not be caught unaware. We remember those who have gone before us, hopefully with some sign of faith, and we look to our…
A Cheap Trick. Has Catholic Fundraising Gone Off the Rails?
Tape this nickel to the reply card… send this candle back… return this blessed oil… with a donation, of course! has Catholic fundraising gone too far?
Peter Julian Eymard and the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar
God is there, present in His Divine Son, on the altar, captured beneath the tangible appearances of bread and wine. This is the Mystery of our Faith: Christ truly present, body and blood, soul and divinity on the Catholic altars of the world. This is the Corpus Christi celebrated in centuries-old liturgies and neighborhood processions. …
“Behold This Heart Which Has So Loved Men” – The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Learn the origin of the Sacred Heart devotion, and the 12 promises Our Lord made for those who honor Him this way.
Humanism and the Sacred (by Msgr. Schuler, 1969)
Msgr Schuler nailed it in 1969. The problems of sacred music today do not lie in repertory or congregational participation. The disputes over Latin and the vernacular, the choir, the use of [guitar] are not the essential points …The problem is one of Faith – man replacing God.
Truly He Has Risen!
Хрисtос Воскрес! Воїстину Воскрес! Christ has risen, truly He has risen! And here we are, basking in the glow of our Redemption, at least during these Octave days. The high level of activity has toned down, advertising on TV has shifted, and although sin continues, there is a sense of peace. There is always a…
On Benedict, Francis, and Sin
Cindy explains how we got to the mess we find ourselves in, how Benedict explained it, and what the solution to our mess really is.
I Am Done…
I don’t make a practice of leaving the church before the Mass is over. The nuns said we had to stay to the Final Blessing: so it was taught, so it has been done. I suppose I would leave if the priest preached outright heresy, damned the pro-life movement, or something like that. Al Matt,…
St. Joseph the Superhero
In these days of super this and super that, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and now Captain Marvelette, it is obvious people are feeling the need for a super something to save them from the evils of life. Sure the evils in superhero land are robots and space monsters, but inside of us…
Thoughts on the Feast Day (Immaculate Conception)
What if he had simply said, “I am sorry,” our pastor asked. We need a savior from groveling in sin, but how was He supposed to get here?
