[I]t has always been especially characteristic of heretics and schismatics to use lies and deception, these sons of darkness are to be reckoned among those the prophet spoke of: “Woe to you deserting children who have faith in the shadow of Egypt. You have rejected the word and have hoped in trickery and...
It is estimated that there have been some million love songs recorded throughout various cultures and ages. Love as a subject of poetry and pondering never seems to lose its fascination. The desire for love, the search for love, finding love and losing it – there are, in all cultures, endless expressions of...
In the most recent episode of his “Third Space” podcast, Paul Fahey interviewed Laura Vander Vos, founder of the Trad Recovery movement, an apostolate that assists people who are coming from the traditionalist movement and are looking for community, hope, and healing from religious trauma and spiritual abuse. (I also interviewed her last...
Following the recent conclusion of the Synod on Synodality, Cardinal Emeritus Joseph Zen of Hong Kong voiced criticisms regarding Pope Francis’ approach to synodality: “From the ‘Synods’ held under Pope Francis, we can see that he wants to change the Church’s doctrines or disciplines each time rather than discuss how to safeguard these doctrines...
[In my September 18 article on Fr. Chad Ripperger’s “bizarre and dangerous views,” I quoted from a 2021 review of Fr. Ripperger’s “Deliverance Prayers” book by the esteemed Australian theologian Fr. Peter Joseph, which was posted in audio format on YouTube by the Conventual Sisters of St Dominic. With Fr. Joseph’s permission, we...
I have a wonderful conversation with Laura Vander Vos to share with you. Laura is the cofounder of TradRecovery, an apostolate that provides resources and community for folks leaving traditionalist spaces and who want to be in full communion with the Church. In this episode we talk about the real harm that so...
The readings today for this thirty second Sunday in ordinary time are basically about “true and false religion,” both of which have their origin in our relationship to divine providence — trust in providence leads to true religion, while a lack of trust can lead to false religion. In the first reading, the...
The Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica is one of my favorites on the entire calendar. This feast, generally (and rightly) seen as ecclesial in its meaning, bears a mystical and eschatological significance which strikes me yet more deeply. St. John Lateran is dedicated to Christ the Savior, Christo Salvatori, but also...
Then, Jesus says to his disciples: “he who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” (Mt 10:38). This means following him along the path that he himself trod, without looking for shortcuts. There is no true love without the cross, that is, without a personal price to pay....
Click here to read the first part of Paul Chu’s series on the Role of Religion in Contemporary Society. In 1896, the great American psychologist and philosopher William James gave a talk to a collection of philosophically-minded Ivy Leaguers, young men from Yale and Brown, entitled “The Will to Believe.” While many of his...
November is the month of All Souls — when we commemorate the souls of those who have died. This is why the faithful may receive a plenary indulgence on any day from November 1 through 8, if we devoutly visit a cemetery and pray for the souls in Purgatory. The indulgence can be...
I’d like to start this post with a short prayer written by Fr. Satish Joseph for the United States as a nation and for the election: Let us pray for a peaceful election day, for a peaceful reception of the news of victory or defeat, for a peaceful concession, and for a peaceful...
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