This book, by the late Jesuit theologian Xavier Tilliette, discusses how philosophers from the seventeenth through the twentieth centuries—including Descartes, Pascal, Leibniz, Fichte, and Hegel, as well as a number of minor figures—engaged with the doctrine of the Eucharist. It needs to . . . . Continue Reading »
Down a deeply rutted dirt road, far from Russia’s centers of power and wealth, sits a small compound behind twelve-foot-high brick walls. People in the nearest village, several miles away, have heard rumors that an odd man lives there, a monk perhaps. But no one has seen him or knows anything . . . . Continue Reading »
Brilliance and humility met in Bishop Victor Galeone. It was a privilege to call him teacher and friend. Continue Reading »
Other than, of course, preparing the homily well or celebrating reverently, a priest must also learn to offer oneself, to place oneself upon the altar along with the bread and wine. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Rev. Peter M.J. Stravinskas joins the podcast to discuss his recent article, “What’s Really Needed for a ‘Eucharistic Revival?’” Continue Reading »
Therefore, let me offer a modest proposal: Let’s celebrate all the obligatory holy days of the universal church on the day the Church intends them to be celebrated. Continue Reading »
Bishop Robert Barron joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Eucharist, and the Word On Fire bookstore. Continue Reading »
The woke revolutionaries get the headlines. A psychologist speaking at Yale fantasizes about killing “white people.” Princeton’s classics department eliminates Latin and Greek as requirements for undergraduate majors. The media bombard us with warnings about “white supremacy.” It’s easy . . . . Continue Reading »
The Irish police force has fined Fr. Hughes €500 for saying Mass in public, and he refuses to pay it. Continue Reading »
After public witness on the city streets, a big media push, and a petition signed by thousands of Catholics, San Francisco has finally lifted unfair restrictions on public worship. Continue Reading »
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