Year: 2021

Something quite extraordinary has happened, yet quite familiar. Familiar because most of us have listened to the story of the birth of Christ for as many years as we have been alive. The birth of Jesus is part of grand scheme, a time when God humbled himself to be one of us, uniting humanity with … Continue reading When Heaven Reaches Down to Touch Us

Lest we forget, we are presently in the Octave of Christmas which affords chances to contemplate more deeply the Incarnation of the Son of God born of the Virgin Mary in the fullness of time.  The notion of the fullness of time is given to us by St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians, “But when … Continue reading When God Entered Time

St. Luke in his Gospel vividly describes the moment when Christ was born, “And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on who his favor rests.’”The heavenly hosts sing joy for the drama and … Continue reading Glory to God in the Highest

Most people are aware of the horrors of the Holocaust. A universal reaction after subsequently reflecting on the unmitigated carnage is something like, “How was this allowed to happen in a civilized world? Why didn’t someone do something?” These are very good questions--- why didn’t someone stop the Nazi’s before they were able to cruelly … Continue reading When Good People Do Nothing

If you still had any lingering doubts that the “jab” that was supposed to keep you from getting and/or dying from COVID-19 and its seemingly endless “variants” was at best a complete failure and at worst a bioweapon, just consider the latest news from Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas. Forty-four of the 6,074 passengers and crew … Continue reading Vax, Lies & Videotape

Typically, the Fourth Sunday of Advent occurs only days before Christmas. This year, the calendar is gracious to Christians giving them another week to prepare for the holy day which remembers the great gift of God sending his Son to redeem the world. A lot can happen in a week, and the time spent on … Continue reading Fourth Sunday of Advent-C

If you live in parts of the country where outdoor lights decorate homes during  Christmas time, you can’t help but notice the absence of nativity scenes donning front yards. Just a few years back, the symbol of the infant Jesus in the stable along with Mary and Joseph was quite common. Almost two or three … Continue reading Where Have All the Nativity Scenes Gone?

The prayer to St. Michael the Archangel written by Pope Leo XIII in 1864 is a very good indication of the struggle which exists between good and evil in a fallen world. Before Vatican II the prayer was recited by the faithful after each Mass.  For whatever reason, it was dropped, possibly because the prevalent … Continue reading Normalizing Evil

Readings: Zep 3:14-18a; Phil 4:4-7; Lk3:10-18If you every bought a house, or moved from your parent’s home into an apartment, the excitement of a new experience is fabulous. Finally, you have a place of your own, you can make all the decisions about your future. You may look around and imagine that floor needs a rug … Continue reading Third Sunday of Advent C- “Rejoice”

Archbishop Carlo Mario Viganò, the former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America, in a recent address has called for an anti-globalist alliance to fight the totalitarianism and tyranny we see being enacted simultaneously all over the world. You can see or read the entire address here on LifeSite News.Archbishop Viganò drew worldwide attention … Continue reading Archbishop Viganò a True Prophet