Saints and Slavery, Ancient and Modern

When we see injustice committed around us—from an unkind word spoken to a coworker to acts of physical violence—it’s easy to ignore the situation out of fear. It’s also easy to be outraged and then […]

Day 151: Wisdom and Folly (2022)

Fr. Mike delves deeper into the lessons Ecclesiastes teaches us today about living wisely by keeping the end in mind, enjoying the present moment, and not worrying too much about other people’s opinions of us. Today’s readings are 1 Kings 9, Ecclesiastes 6-7, and Psalm 7. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: […]

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Following the Annunciation in which the angel Gabriel came to Mary and pronounced she would become the mother of our Lord, Mary traveled from Galilee to Judea to visit her cousin Elizabeth, an elderly woman, who after a lifetime with a barren womb had conceived a child. Elizabeth, whose pregnancy also followed a message from […]

C.S. Lewis predicted medical tyranny in this exquisite sci-fi trilogy

The third installation presents a scenario most analogous to today’s world. In it we find a global conspiracy largely led by academics and scientists, who are hell-bent (literally) on ushering in a world that is overtly sanitary and free of any intellectual or biological germs.