Complexities and paradoxes in the history of the Church
BY Roberto de Mattei
The appointment of Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández as prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has a…
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The authority of the father
BY Mgr Henri Delassus
This is the sixteenth in a series of twenty articles drawn from Mgr Delassus’s two-volume work, The Problem of the Present Time:…
READ MOREO Jerusalem: sermon on the ninth Sunday after Pentecost
BY a Dominican Friar
“If thou also hadst known the things that are to thy peace”The events reported in this gospel occurred on Palm…
READ MORERediscovering the Latin Mass
BY John Smeaton
The following article is taken from a talk given by Mr Smeaton at the annual general meeting of the Latin…
READ MORESt Elijah: the prophet of the end times
BY Cristiana de Magistris
On 20 July — the liturgical feast of the prophet Elijah in the Carmelite order — the priest goes up…
READ MOREThe parable of the unjust steward: sermon on the eighth Sunday after Pentecost
BY a Dominican Friar
“What shall I do, because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship?”This parable of the unjust steward sets before…
READ MOREDoing evil that “good” may come of it
BY Alan Fimister
It is not, in fact, difficult to demonstrate the immorality of abortion. If there is any doubt about the humanity…
READ MOREThe importance of the Brown Scapular
BY Voice of the Family
On 16 July 1251, Our Lady of Mount Carmel appeared to the prior general of the Carmelite Order, Saint Simon…
READ MOREWolves in sheep’s clothing: sermon on the seventh Sunday after Pentecost
BY a Dominican Friar
“By their fruits you shall know them.”Our Lord wants us to know how to distinguish between true and false prophets.…
READ MOREThe prayer of the English people to St Peter
BY Roberto de Mattei
I was in England on 29 June, and I was greatly struck by the attachment that English Catholics still have…
READ MORESaint Maria Goretti: model of purity
BY Voice of the Family
6 July is the feast day of Saint Maria Goretti, a martyr and model of purity — especially for today,…
READ MOREGod’s providence and compassion: sermon on the sixth Sunday after Pentecost
BY a Dominican Friar
“If I shall send them away fasting to their home, they will faint in the way.”This gospel of the feeding…
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