Catholic devotion dedicated the month of May in a special way to Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mother of God. It was on the 13^th day of May of the year 1917 that Our Blessed Lady began her appearances to the three shepherd children of Fatima. All of…

    Father Joseph Collins, ordained by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and a former member of the Society of Saint Pius V, passed away on Saturday morning. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer, the same affliction which took the life of Bishop Alfred Mendez. Please pray for Father Collins' priestly soul,…

     In the early days of the Church, moments after the baptismal water is poured, the newly baptized person received a white linen robe, as the priest prayed: "Receive this white garment, which mayest thou bear without stain before the judgment seat of Our Lord Jesus Christ, that thou…

     During Passiontide the church takes on a strange, perhaps even an eerie, appearance. The covering of the statues with the violet fabric surrounds us with shrouded figures looming mysteriously everywhere we look. The bronze bust of Our Lord crowned with thorns is hidden from us. The Pieta…

     Ask any first grader the question: “Where is God?” “God is everywhere.” is the immediate response. Everywhere! In every nucleus of every atom of every molecule of every galaxy – and in every one of us, God is present in that He knows us perfectly, He loves us…

     The expression “pro-life Catholic” is every bit as redundant as the expression “traditional Catholic.” Expressions are redundant when they repeat the same idea. The word Catholic necessarily includes the concept of “traditional” because a person cannot truly be a Catholic without believing in and adhering to Catholic tradition.…

     What we usually refer to as “going to confession” actually means receiving a sacrament – the sacrament of Penance. The catechism defines Penance as “the sacrament by which sins committed after Baptism are forgiven.” These two sacraments – ordinarily the first two sacraments we receive in life –…

     From the earliest days of the Church, Catholics have followed the Stations of the Cross (also called the Way of the Cross or Via Dolorosa, “Way of Sorrow” in Latin).

Early Christians were known to retrace the path Jesus walked to crucifixion through the streets…

     Lent is the most beautiful time of the Church year. It carries us along to the celebration of the greatest mysteries of life: the Savior’s ultimate victory over death and the stupendous triumph of the Resurrection. It is no less than the consummation of God’s life on earth.

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     When Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady revealed in an interview (CBS Boston February 12, 2019) that a key to his success in winning football games was his wife’s practice of the occult, news agencies worldwide reported the fact and countless commentators discussed the shocking revelation (including What Catholics…