Therefore, dearest friends, standing in the awesome glory of this holy light, invoke with me, I ask you, the mercy of God almighty, that he, who has been pleased to number me, though unworthy, among the Levites, may pour … [Read more...]
Archives for 2025
Servants of the Divine Will
New Covenant Levites Standing in Unshadowed Light
March 28, 2025 by Matthew Newsome
The Divine Mercy Devotion’s Obscure Birthplace
March 28, 2025 by Wanda Skowronska, PhD
Having visited Poland recently, I had the opportunity to go to a lesser-known place connected with the Divine Mercy: the city of Płock (pronounced “Powotsk”), about two hours north of Warsaw. Those interested in the story of the Divine Merc … [Read more...]
Via Pulchritudinis: On the Relationship Between Beauty and Healing in Pastoral Practice
March 28, 2025 by Dr. Tiju Thomas
In 2006, the Pontifical Council for Culture in its plenary assembly recorded the importance of “via pulchritudinis” (the way of beauty) for the transmission of faith in Christ through a pastoral approach. In doing so the Council called to at … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – April 2025
March 28, 2025 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
What Is Jesus’s Risen Body Like? Question: Dear Father Cush, As we approach the celebration of Easter, what does the Church teach about the nature of Jesus’s resurrected body? What did it look like? Answer: According to Saint Thomas Aqu … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – April 2025
March 28, 2025 by Book Reviews
How the Eucharist Can Save Civilization. By R. Jared Staudt. Reviewed by Matthew B. Rose. (skip to review) John Henry Newman: A Life Sacrificed. By Ida Friederike Görres. Translated by Jennifer S. Bryson. Reviewed by Clara Sarrocco. … [Read more...]
Homilies for March 2025
February 21, 2025 by Fr. Nicholas M. Colalella, SSL
For March 2, March 5 (Ash Wednesday), March 9, March 16, March 23, and March 30 Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time – March 2, 2025 Readings: Sirach 27:4–7 • Psalm 92:2–3, 13–14, 15–16 • 1 Corinthians 15:54–58 • Luke 6:39–45 bible.us … [Read more...]
Helping Out Those in Doubt
How Confessors Can Identify and Utilize Scrupulosity for the Good of Souls
February 21, 2025 by Trent Beattie
“Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It’s been twenty minutes since my last confession.” This statement is likely to come from a scrupulous soul, or one who is swayed by fear of having sinned when in fact no sin has been committed. This c … [Read more...]
Words Like Straw: A Eulogy on St. Thomas Aquinas
February 21, 2025 by Fr. Peter Martyr Yungwirth, OP
Objection 1 – Who am I to preach in honor of the one whose mouth poured forth sweet words of wisdom? I am not worthy to preach in honor of the master who climbed the mountain of God and whose words flowed forth like Jeremiah’s “many waters” … [Read more...]
Lusting for Love: Flirtations with the Kiss of Death
The title of this article is intended to have a double meaning. On the one hand, the basic meaning of “Lusting for Love” is an expression of how desperately we, as human beings, long to love others deeply, just as we long to be loved by oth … [Read more...]
To Strengthen Our Catholic Ethos Through Reconciliation
February 21, 2025 by Carolyn Humphreys, OCDS
Ethics comes from the Greek word ethos, which means a way of life that is consistent with shared fundamental traits, such as behaviors, habits, attitudes and beliefs that guide a particular body of people toward making the best choices and … [Read more...]
An Ancient Near-Eastern Understanding of Matthew 5:13 and the Salt of the Earth
February 21, 2025 by Dominik Fleury
Matthew 5:13 is one of the most well-known and popular passages in Scripture. Salt of the earth is a phrase in common usage in the English language, but the phrase’s meaning now has deviated from the original context in which Jesus first s … [Read more...]
Questions Answered – March 2025
February 21, 2025 by Rev. John P. Cush, STD
Do Anglicans Believe in the Real Presence? Question: Dear Father Cush, thank you for answering the question about what the Lutherans believe concerning the Real Presence of Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist. Surely, the Episcopal … [Read more...]
Book Reviews – March 2025
February 21, 2025 by Book Reviews
The Roots of Moral Evil. By Dietrich von Hildebrand. Edited by Martin Cajthmal. Reviewed by Dr. Alexander Montes. (skip to review) The Deacon: Icon of Christ the Servant, Ministers of the Threshold. By Tim O’Donnell. Reviewed by Msgr. M … [Read more...]
Pray for Pope Francis
February 20, 2025 by HPRweb.com
As of February 14, Pope Francis has been hospitalized with double or bilateral pneumonia. Having experienced respiratory difficulties for many years, the Holy Father currently suffers from what doctors describe as a “polymicrobial” inf … [Read more...]
Homilies for February 2025
January 27, 2025 by Deacon Greg Kandra
For February 2 (Feast of the Presentation), February 9, February 16, February 23 Feast of the Presentation – February 2, 2025 Readings: Malachi 3:1–4 • Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10 • Hebrews 2:14–18 • Luke 2:22–40 or 2:22–32 bibl … [Read more...]
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