In this episode of Pastoralia, we take a few steps backward from our look at Catholic child rearing to discuss the Catholic ideal of courtship. Blind and infatuated worldlings date in order to date, with...
The Root of the Rot returns to the airwaves this month as His Excellency, Bishop Daniel Dolan and host Stephen Heiner try to clarify where our modern problems originated. This episode focuses on the years...
St. Margaret of Cortona The Catholic way is to offer God the best of everything, to take the beautiful things and make them serve His glory. Artist Daniel Mitsui writes passionately on the fascinating...
Before the great crescendo of Lent in the Holy Triduum — Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday — the Church acts out the Gospel for Passion Sunday on that same day: “They took...
St. Peter Damian This Carraig an Aifrinn post wakens that longing within one for the Real Sacrifice, the Real Presence, the True Faith–whole and entire–that brings one to one’s knees. It’s wonderful to be able...
Lent is the perfect time to add some simple yet tasty recipes to your meatless repertoire. So grab your apron; pop on your chef’s hat and listen as guests Justin Soeder and Raquel Garcia...
The Crown of Thorns All the scary science stuff comes from Modernism’s insistence on separating metaphysics from physics. Joseph Pearce examines the topic, beginning with the definition of science, in “What is Science?”...
Ferial Day Including iconography from Adam and Eve, prototypes, and Mary’s background history are some of the ways that artists have expanded the “storytelling” of the Annunciation, according to art historian Margaret Duffy. This...
St. Bernadette “Remembering Death” His father’s newly-installed gravestone forces John Cuddeback to consider his own mortality in an essay for Front Porch Republic. A freelance writer and filmmaker recommends four films to watch for...
The Holy Face Don’t ignore the determinant cause of suffering, lest you overturn the natural order. This piece for The Catholic Thing shows how this can happen, beginning with an explanation of compassion. “Lent...
