Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is as old as the Church itself. From the moment that the soldier’s spear opened the side of Jesus Christ hanging in death upon the Cross – a moment immortalized by Saint John the Apostle in his Gospel – the small…

     The English word "discipline" derives from the Latin word for "teaching" or "instruction". Thus, the root meaning of discipline is not punishment but formation of character. The child is meant to be as a disciple of his parents. Parents should be masters toward their children, not as slave…

     Cooks are familiar with the French term "pot-pourri" but they might not be aware of its literal meaning: rotten or corrupted pot.

On February 16, 2019, the Vatican announced that Theodore McCarrick, named a Cardinal by John Paul II on February 21, 2001, had been reduced to the…

     The Church needs the "courage" of letting go her traditions, Pope Francis preached during a Mass for Caritas Internationalis (May 23). [Link here]

His starting point was the decision of the Council of the Apostles (Acts 15) that pagans embracing the Faith don't need to accept…

     Catholic devotion dedicated the month of May in a special way to Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mother of God. It was on the 13^th day of May of the year 1917 that Our Blessed Lady began her appearances to the three shepherd children of Fatima. All of…

    Father Joseph Collins, ordained by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and a former member of the Society of Saint Pius V, passed away on Saturday morning. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer, the same affliction which took the life of Bishop Alfred Mendez. Please pray for Father Collins' priestly soul,…

     In the early days of the Church, moments after the baptismal water is poured, the newly baptized person received a white linen robe, as the priest prayed: "Receive this white garment, which mayest thou bear without stain before the judgment seat of Our Lord Jesus Christ, that thou…

     During Passiontide the church takes on a strange, perhaps even an eerie, appearance. The covering of the statues with the violet fabric surrounds us with shrouded figures looming mysteriously everywhere we look. The bronze bust of Our Lord crowned with thorns is hidden from us. The Pieta…

     Ask any first grader the question: “Where is God?” “God is everywhere.” is the immediate response. Everywhere! In every nucleus of every atom of every molecule of every galaxy – and in every one of us, God is present in that He knows us perfectly, He loves us…

     The expression “pro-life Catholic” is every bit as redundant as the expression “traditional Catholic.” Expressions are redundant when they repeat the same idea. The word Catholic necessarily includes the concept of “traditional” because a person cannot truly be a Catholic without believing in and adhering to Catholic tradition.…