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One Church, One Faith, One Lord: A Critique of the SSPX’s Profession of Faith
Full incorporation in the Catholic Church requires professing the same one faith, sharing the same seven Sacraments — especially Baptism and the Eucharist — and communion with the Pope and College of Bishops.[1. Vatican II, dog … continue reading..
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Homilies for October 2026
For October 4, October 11, October 18, and October 25 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 4, 2026 Readings: Isaiah 5:1–7 • Psalm 80:9, 12, 13–14, 15–16, 19–20 • Philippians 4:6–9 • Matthew 21:33–43 bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100426.cfm The Parable of the Wicked Tenants is an allegory — every detail of the story corresponds to a reality […]
Developing the Dignity Doctrine
The proclamation of St. John Henry Cardinal Newman as Doctor of the Church is a great “coda” on several of the key themes and ideas of modern Catholic intellectual and pastoral life: integration of ideas, centrality of theology in the “idea” of the university, importance of conscience and heart, careful reasoning with a voracious appeal […]
The Sensus Fidelium, Moral Theology, and Youth
If we are reading the signs of the times, it is apparent that there needs to be more effort put into the moral training of our youth. But this would be a mighty task because the common approach when it comes to catechizing teens is to avoid controversy, talking over their heads, or saying anything […]
How Our Bodies Are Relationally Determined
We live in a time in which some societal movements and ideologies are attempting to evacuate the sexed1 human body of meaning.2 Transgender ideology sees the sexed body as trivial, so much so that it claims a body of one sex can be “changed” into a body of the opposite sex in order to match […]
St. Thomas and Cooperation with Evil
This article will examine a foundational principle for the classical Thomistic account of cooperation with evil in the realm of moral theology: namely, understanding and appreciating the integral nature of the external object of the moral act (the “object”). Focus on the nature or essence of our actions is central to engaging the question of […]
Is Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Still Relevant?
The feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was established in 1670 at Rennes in France. The main person behind its establishment was St. John Eudes. Five years later, a religious sister of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary at Paray-le-Monial in France, called Margaret Mary Alacoque, reported having four visions of Jesus […]
Questions Answered – October 2026
Organ Transplants and Church Teaching Question One: I was reading that it is not morally permissible to transplant a person’s brain or gonads according to Catholic Moral Theology. Why is this the case? Answer: Modern medical advances have raised profound moral questions about the dignity of the human person, the integrity of the body, and […]
Book Reviews – October 2026
A Quest for the Historical Christ: Scientia Christi and the Modern Study of Jesus. By Rev. Anthony Giambrone, O.P. Reviewed by Rev. Ignatius John Schweitzer, O.P. (skip to review) The Intentional Household: Living as if People Matter. By John Cuddeback. Reviewed by K.E. Colombini. (skip to review) Turning Points: How Thirteen Remarkable Men and Women Heard […]
One Church, One Faith, One Lord: A Critique of the SSPX’s Profession of Faith
Full incorporation in the Catholic Church requires professing the same one faith, sharing the same seven Sacraments — especially Baptism and the Eucharist — and communion with the Pope and College of Bishops.1 This union is most beautifully expressed at every Mass, above all on Sundays, where we are united in worship through a priest […]
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Homilies for October 2026
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Homilies for September 2026
For September 6, September 13, September 14 (Exaltation of the Cross), September 15 (Our Lady of … more...
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The American Proposition, Religious Liberty, and the Catholic Imagination
Few subjects have generated more misunderstanding among Catholics than … more...
Rebuilding the Church, Within the Church
I begin with an admission that may surprise some readers. When I was … more...
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