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Recently it was announced that an old reel-to-reel audio recording of a talk by J.R.R. Tolkien will be restored and released after having been kept from the public for many years. In 1958…

Read the whole thing. It is well worth it. They speak of “shipwrecks” and “guiding stars.”  Men tend to look at women as guiding stars and women tend to think they can turn the…

Dan Burke from SpiritualDirection.com has invited me to write a series on “Mysticism and Magisterium.”  The first installment is up:  “Thinking with the Church.” It is currently linked to on New Advent, and…

I have spoken about this before, in different contexts. Fr. Z speaks of it here in the context of the question whether one may attend the civil wedding of a Catholic. An excellent…

The following is a report from earlier this year For more information see this post from The Anchoress. Pray for the Christians and all the persecuted peoples of Iraq. Do not dare to…

The end of Christianity in Iraq  Filed under: Church, News, Photos, Uncategorized Tagged: Christians, Iraq, Nazarenes From MaryVictrix.com

Stand up for yourselves.  Don’t settle for loser boyfriends who can’t bring themselves to pop the question because they’re either too busy “discerning” or they’re secretly gay or hooked on porn.  Don’t settle…

Today we celebrate the memorial of St. Pius X, one of the great popes of the 20th century. He was born in 1835, Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, and he grew up in poverty. His…

At weddings, funerals, first Communions and Confirmations, many priests will try to give some guidance on who may present themselves for Holy Communion. A while back, I made a passing remark that I…

Steve Kellmeyer ruffles some feathers  here and here. I am not sure how far he is to be taken literally in terms of the faithful’s right to lodge their concerns to their pastors.  On…

Father, I read your blog and know that you comment on the SSPX and related matters. What do you make of this: http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2014/08/sspx-priest-celebrates-mass-in-saint.html  This does seem to change things. They were given permission to…

The atrocities perpetrated by ISIS (or IS, ISIL) on Christians and other religious minorities of Iraq is both an unspeakable tragedy and an opportunity to do some soul searching. Outrage and apprehension are…

More unsubstantiated gossip from an anonymous source, released by a pseudonymous blogger who skirts all accountability. There is no way to verify the accuracy of the account of what is going on within…

From the usual suspect: If, as Tosatti clearly implies it is, this information is true (which would not be shocking considering the evolution of current events), the situation of the former Franciscan Friars…

This comment epitomizes the reasons why I have not wished to be identified with the traditionalists (qualifiy that as you like, “radical traditionalists,” “Catholic reactionaries, etc.; my definition is here.)  Unfortunately, the whole effort…