Out of all of the criticisms brought against the Catholic Church by certain Protestant denominations, I find the denunciation of Marian devotion to be the most unfounded. The topic is…

Vatican II Document on the Church Christ is the Light of nations. Because this is so, this Sacred Synod gathered together in the Holy Spirit eagerly desires, by proclaiming the…

In His goodness and wisdom God chose to reveal Himself and to make known to us the hidden purpose of His will by which through Christ, the Word made flesh,…

For the liturgy, “through which the work of our redemption is accomplished,” most of all in the divine sacrifice of the Eucharist, is the outstanding means whereby the faithful may…

On October 11th 1962, St. John XXIII did something no one was expecting. Due to his age, many of the Cardinals presumed the Italian pontiff’s reign would be stagnant and…

A Second Century Homily With regard to self-control, I believe I have given you good advice. No one who follows it will have reason for regret but will save his…

St. Maximillian Kolbe once said, “If the angels could be jealous, they would be jealous of one thing… the Eucharist.” I mentioned in the first article that the  Holy Mass…

What does it mean to sacrifice? For many of us, it means to “give something up” or to do something that we do not like such as “sacrificing” chocolate during…

Last week we spoke about the fact that the sacred liturgy is essentially the constant communion of Divine Love which is taking place perpetually within the Persons of the Trinity….