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A Rainbow, an Arbiter of Peace — Sancta et Immaculata

Today is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a dogma the full implications of which are perhaps too little considered. From the first moment I heard it sung, I fell in love with the medieval chant Sancta et Immaculata, “Holy and Spotless Virgin.” Although the text is traditionally the Sixth Responsory of Christmas Matins, the...

What Faithful Catholics can learn from Ex-Scientologists

[Updated with a response from the Church of Scientology at the end. — ML] A couple of days ago, the Hollywood actress and former King of Queens star Leah Remini posted an image to her Instagram account. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Leah Remini (@leahremini) It is a photo...

Which Pope said this?

Mary adds: “Let it be to me according to your word”. She does not say “let it be done as I want”, but “as You will”. She does not place any limitations on God. She does not think: “I will dedicate myself partly to him, I will deal with it and then I...

How to Have an Eco-Safe Christmas

Deck the halls with boughs of holly! It is getting to be that time of year again: a time full of joyous songs that celebrate Jesus’s birthday and presents to be unwrapped. But have you ever considered what happens to your gift wrap once all the gifts have been opened? Many of our...

Spanish Bishops warn against “Healing the Family Tree”

Editor’s Note Recently, we published several critiques on this website responding to the heterodox and superstitious views of the celebrity exorcist Fr. Chad Ripperger. We also ran an essay by theologian Fr. Peter Joseph on several popular but theologically problematic notions including generational sin, curses, and spirits, as well as the idea of...

Vatican Suppresses Carmelite Monastery in Arlington, Texas

Today, the Diocese of Fort Worth published a PDF file containing three documents regarding the Carmelite monastery in Arlington: A statement from Bishop Michael Olson on the suppression of the monastery; a letter from Sr. Simona Brambilla, MC, secretary of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life...