All Francis Friday
St. Lucy Don’t Worry Be Happy. Francis the consoler says that the Last Judgment is nothing to worry about, ’cause for one thing, “We get to embrace Jesus”! Novus Ordo Watch tells the latest...
Category: Restoration Reader
Creating Home with Tradition in Mind
Our Lady of Guadalupe “A pleasant retreat in all seasons.” Socrates advocated passive solar architecture design and even taught a class on it, according to this Mother Earth News article. Classic. Want to experiment...
Praise for the Communist, Exile for the Traditional Catholic
Pope Saint Damasus While Francis and the mainstream press praise Nelson Mandela, many Catholic outlets have pointed out his role in causing South Africa to adopt the most liberal abortion laws in the world,...
Of Simple Poets and Real Catholic Schools
Our Lady of Loreto Here are two posts that help us understand how profoundly and quickly everyday American culture has changed since the revolutionary 1960s: First up is a Front Porch essay by Anthony...
And Yet There is One Who Holds This Falling
St. Peter Fourier In this essay contemplating how quickly we seem to forget even the most inspiring individuals once they die, Regis Martin ties his thoughts together with a poem in which he finds...
All Francis Friday
St. Nicholas of Myra The Vatican II Church as entertainment. Rorate sums up the latest scandal involving one of Francis’ advisers in a post titled, “Beyond Belief: A Neoconservative Reality Show.” If you want...
O Lord, Make Haste to Help Me
The Winnipeg Free Press reports on how a Nigerian man, trapped in an air pocket of a sunken tug boat, called on the Lord and was rescued, in this article, “Miracle in the Atlantic...
A Living Crib
St. Peter Chrysologus Don’t mix the false with the true. Finer Femininity shares an excerpt from Christ in the Home, which gives guidance for parents on how to present the Christmas story to their...
To Take Care of Each Other
St. Francis Xavier In this poignant essay for CNN, Kerry Egan, a hospice “chaplain”, reveals the truth about those everyday people who care for their dying family members. Kinfolk is a magazine that promotes...
Do Penance or Perish
From the May 1999 issue of The Angelus, we have a reprint of an article on the spirituality of Padre Pio which includes some powerful quotes from him on the New Mass and the...
