The man of faith judges active works by quite a different light from the man who lives in outward things. What he looks at is not so much the outward appearance of things, as their place in the divine plan and their supernatural results. This abandonment does not in the least diminish his zeal forContinue reading “Supernatural Results”
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What the Church Always Is
Those who really believe do not attribute too much importance to the struggle for the reform of ecclesiastical structures. They live on what the Church always is; and if one wants to know what the Church really is, one must go to them. For the Church is most present, not where organizing, reforming, and governingContinue reading “What the Church Always Is”
Requiescat in Pace
O God, who in thy ineffable providence, didst will that thy servant Benedict should be numbered among the high priests, grant, we beseech thee, that he who on earth held the place of thine only-begotten Son, may be joined forevermore to the fellowship of thy holy pontiffs. Through the same Christ, Our Lord. Amen. “GodContinue reading “Requiescat in Pace”
Hail, Master!
Years ago, the immortal David Warren admitted to the guilty pleasure of enjoying the Christmas Mass of Jakub Jan Ryba (1765 – 1815), amidst the austerities of Lent. The occasion serves to illustrate the true value of asceticism, the purpose of which is not so much to have us forego what is good, as toContinue reading “Hail, Master!”
Worth the Squeeze
When bad men combine, the good must associate;else they will fall, one by one,an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. Edmund Burke Kudos to Roger Simon for locating the original source of the paraphrased wisdom so often attributed to this great statesman and philosopher. The thought may sound similar, whether we consider Burke’s actual wordsContinue reading “Worth the Squeeze”
The Problem with Politics, and its Solution
Plato says that all would be well if only wise men reigned—or if all those who reigned were philosophers.But in the same way that wise men wisely avoid ruling fools, so do fools foolishly refuse to submit to the rule of the wise.And so confusion reigns. William of St. Thierry Beginning from the above premise,Continue reading “The Problem with Politics, and its Solution”
Fools First
I have seen wicked men and fools,a great many of both;and I believe they both get paid in the end;but the fools first. Robert Louis Stevenson A penny for your thoughts, & a prayer for your custom! Please comment, subscribe, & share with friends!
Conquer in God
Tenor (Hope): I do not fear the grave’s darkness Alto (Fear): I fear indeed the grave’s darkness Tenor (Hope): and hoped that my savior should not be torn away. Alto (Fear): and mourned that my savior should be torn away. Both: Now my heart is full of comfort, and if an enemy is infuriated, IContinue reading “Conquer in God”
Only a Slumber
Then cometh Simon Peter, following him, and went into the sepulcher: and saw the linen cloths lying, and the napkin that had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but apart, wrapped up into one place. Then that other disciple also went in, who came first to the sepulcher: and he sawContinue reading “Only a Slumber”
Setting a Watch
Holy Saturday commemorates the day between our Lord’s brutal execution, and his glorious resurrection. From the rising of today’s sun, to the setting of the same, his precious body was separated from his human soul, such that he who is eternal Life truly experienced the deprivations of death. God, of course, cannot die, and suchContinue reading “Setting a Watch”
"His Tongue shall Speak Judgment" 