Tag Archives: Church
Be a Temple of the Holy Ghost: Being in a State of Grace
This weekend was Pentecost, and at my parish we had a so-called “Missionary of Mercy” (Priest) come and guest-preach. Fr.’s sermon was less than profound, though bits of it were interesting. One aspect was thought provoking, which is what I … Continue reading
Can You Be Pro Life and For the Death Penalty?
One thing that often arises amongst neo-Catholic circles is the definition of Pro Life. All Catholics are pro life, but I would venture to say that most Catholics — nay, most people — understand Pro Life to mean just against … Continue reading
Why Did Our Lord Ascend on Thursday?
Holy Mother Church gives us Ascension Thursday on … well, Thursday … for a reason. This reason never occurred to me until a sermon from a priest last evening at the Ascension Vigil Mass. On Holy Thursday, Our Lord instituted … Continue reading
“This is worship, and it is far above reason”
“[W]e have no life or poetry in the Church of England; the Catholic Church alone is beautiful. You would see what I mean if you went into a foreign cathedral, or even into one of the Catholic churches in our … Continue reading
Evening Hymn: Prelude and Fugue in F Sharp minor (Buxtehude)
One year, a few years ago now, a great organ professor for the University of Notre Dame gave a series of concerts at the Cathedral of my home diocese. This concert series was the complete organ works of Dietrich Buxtehude. … Continue reading
Donald Trump to Run for Pope
Perhaps many of you saw this, but Donald Trump had an epic Papal election speech. I have reproduced part of it below, but feel free to read the entire thing (HERE). *–* Thank you….thank you. You know, when I first … Continue reading
Christus Vincit, Christus Regnat, Christus Imperat
The Society of St. Pius X, like so many other orders and saecular priests, marched at March for Life 2016. A friend of mine was fortunate enough to hear Mass prayed by the Superior General of the entire Society, His … Continue reading
Marriage: A Sacrament of Service
When I am at home, away from school, I attend a diocesan TLM. My mom and I have been encouraged by a new priest sent by our Bishop to celebrate the Mass regularly. His sermons are often quite intellectual and … Continue reading
A Call to the Anglican Church
I am very passionate about preventing several points: Abortion Gay Marriage Modernism False ecumenism You will see me address these things over and over in this blog, because I believe in moral absolutes. But what makes me genuinely sad is … Continue reading
Musings of a Michigan-Man 