Words Matter — and So Do Their Definitions
“Letterpress” Their meanings are worth fighting for and their history is worth teaching to generations that follow.
St. Monica
Rewards of Persistent Prayer St. Monica (331-387) was the mother of St. Augustine (whose feast day is August 28). Monica, her pagan and licentious husband Patricius, his cantankerous mother, and her three children (including Augustine) all lived together in North Africa. There was plenty of potential for family strife and discord, but Monica’s patience and […]
I Still Have Hope That Christ Will Bring My Kids Back to the Faith
We could feel tremors before the break, the shift in how she spoke, in how she treated others. We could see his heart hardening to God, to the Church, to us. Some would say that’s adolescence, but it always felt like more. Praying, engaging, hugging, creating special time—we did all of that and it kept […]
‘World’s youngest transgender model’ backstory raises concerns about motives of LGBT ‘parents’
Conservative commentator Matt Walsh has argued that the 10-year-old boy’s mother doesn’t see him as ‘a child at all, but a political and ideological cudgel to be wielded.’
Canada’s former vaccine chair admits flu deadlier than COVID in kids
‘What we’ve seen in terms of severity of Covid disease in children is that it is actually less than influenza for most age groups in terms of risk of hospitalization,’ the former immunization chair admitted earlier this week.
The Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary Draws Us Closer to Heaven
Mariano Salvador Maella (1739-1819), “The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary” ‘As you struggle through the stormy seas of life,’ says St. Bernard of Clairvaux, ‘do not turn away from Mary, Star of the Sea.’
Day 239: Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (2022)
Fr. Mike shares one of his favorite Bible verses, and guides us through the story of Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah as they are thrown into the fiery furnace. He also emphasizes the significance of their Hebrew names, and how powerful name changes are in Scripture. Today’s readings are Jeremiah 22, Daniel 3, and Proverbs 15:29-33. […]
Nigeria: Four Nuns Kidnapped
“We are on the trail of the kidnappers with a view to freeing the victims,” explained the spokesperson for the Imo police. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. These four sisters belong to the congregation of the Sisters of Jesus the Savior, founded in 1985 in the diocese of Port Harcourt. According […]
The Nautical Rite?
The Church admits that the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass may be celebrated outside a consecrated place of worship, due to exceptional circumstances, for the good of souls. One thinks of those heroic military chaplains saying Mass on a cannon carriage for Poilus who would soon mount an assault, at the sacrifice of their lives. […]
Do the government’s innovative brain technologies pose biosurveillance risks?
Evidence suggests that the US government has authorized the use of brain technologies for questionable purposes.