My Experience of the Pre-55 Easter Vigil
Above: a photo from Peter Kwasniewski’s first pre-55 Triduum. In the context of meditation, I always thought I would prefer vigils in darkness. It’s easier to establish the compositio loci for a meditation about waiting for the Risen Christ overnight if the church is actually dark and if it’s dark outside. As much as I […]
Daily Devotional: April 2, 2024
Today is Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024, the Tuesday in the Octave of Easter, a First Class Feast, with the liturgical color of white or gold. In this episode: Today’s collect, a Meditation on Rejoicing with Our Lady, News from the Vatican regarding the health of Pope Francis, and a Quote from Archbishop Lefebvre The email […]
5 Important Facts About Easter Every Catholic Should Know
For Catholics, Easter isn’t a single day dedicated to celebrating Christ’s resurrection. It’s an entire season! According to the USCCB, Easter is the principal feast of the liturgical year: “Easter is the most important liturgical time for Catholics. It celebrates Jesus’s victory of sin and death and salvation for mankind. It is God’s greatest act […]
Catholic Converts Rejoice After Entering the Church on Easter Vigil: Their Beautiful Testimonies
Easter is a joyful time of celebration and gratitude for the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ’s suffering, death, and resurrection. As we recall Christ’s sacrifice of death and the joy of His resurrection, countless new Catholics rejoice after entering the Church on Easter Vigil. Many new Catholics shared their experience and joy of entering […]
The Holy See’s Position on the Holy Land Under Debate
Is the Holy See on the eve of initiating a geopolitical shift on the future of the Holy Land? The remarks just made in this regard by a high Roman prelate experienced in Vatican diplomacy in mid-March 2024 have been far from unnoticed.
Belgium: The Muslim Vote Is Booming in Brussels
On the Figaro website of February 20, 2024, Belgian honorary senator Alain Destexhe writes: “With a Pakistani imam who chanted a few verses of a surah from the podium of the Brussels Parliament, a symbolic step was taken.”
The Holy See Attempts to Assuage Doubts About the Pope’s Health
The director of the Gemelli clinic publicly discussed the Pope’s health in what appears to be a communication strategy organized by the Holy See to defuse persistent rumors about the deterioration in the Roman Pontiff’s health. The latter showed obvious signs of fatigue during the Palm Sunday celebration on March 24, 2024.
Daily Devotional: April 1, 2024
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Diebus Saltem Dominicis: Easter Sunday – Christ our Pasch was sacrificed
We have looked at the Epistle Reading for Easter Sunday in the past offerings of this column. However, because of present developments in the modern Church, it bears both reviewing and extending. As always, we need contexts. I like to think of the contraption used during eye examinations, the one with various lenses that get […]
How to Win Spiritual Battles With Help From the Blessed Virgin Mary
Devotion to Our Lady is essential! In this episode of “The Catholic Gentleman” podcast, Sam Guzman and John Heinen discuss the “ultimate spiritual devotion, Consecration to Our Lady, and how the saints lived this devotion in their battles.” They also discuss protestants’ rejection of Our Lady and pointers for overcoming struggles to “live more completely […]