Christmastide. What is it?
The Schema of Christmastide The progression of Christmastide can be understood as follows: Holy Night Christmas Eve. See Customs. The Octave of the Nativity of our Lord The Feast of the Nativity, Christmas Day. The
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That Blessed Star
Don’t forget to look up at Christmas! “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop
The Tabernacle of Conscience
Our “elder brothers in the faith” begin Hanukkah at sunset tonight — the feast of tabernacles and the re-dedication of the Temple. It is a celebration that brings to us the prefigurement of Christ in
The Soul of Knight, Horse, and Dog: Clarifications
As Franciscans of a knightly order we are fond of animals. But all this carfuffle about what Pope Francis supposedly said on the subject of animals, souls, and heaven requires a clarification, or rather, a
Remember we are all children of the First War, Original Sin
As the seasons change this November remember how easily our own inner season can change, violently. We are all children of the First War — original sin.
Love Bound To Service
Today on the memorial of the passing, or transitus, of St. Francis we also remember the humble Franciscan preacher and evangelizer St. John of Dukla. What a great model of love bound to service for
Reflection on the Gospel of Luke 6:12-19
Jesus departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named
The Holy Name of Mary and the Defense of Christendom
Devoted to Our Lady, on September 11th of 1683, King John Sobieski of Poland frees a besieged Vienna and saves Europe from invasion. In humility he proclaimed, “I came. I saw. God Conquered.” Pope Innocent
Christianity, Islam and the Future
The atrocities perpetrated by ISIS (or IS, ISIL) on Christians and other religious minorities of Iraq is both an unspeakable tragedy and an opportunity to do some soul searching. Outrage and apprehension are the order
From Storms to Springtime
“All ordinances against the laws of God are invalid. Life shortened by suffering has much greater value and offers more to souls than a long life and a comfortable position which participates in the destruction
Happy “Little” Mother’s Day!
Tomorrow, the feast of St. Monica, is a ‘little’ mother’s day. And we remember and pray for all our mothers who did not give up on us, their sons, and saw within us the gem
Host Returned Dark Powers Remain
I once had a challenging teacher, Dr. Floyd Centore, who pondered whether it was possible for a whole nation to be possessed? Whether the sum total of all actions weighed into the darkness of evil?
The Peace Prayer of St. Francis, WWI, and Fatima
There is a connection between the Peace Prayer, World War I, and Fatima. We should look closely here in our day of global persecution. The Peace Prayer of St. Francis is a famous prayer which
Peace as the pursuit of solidarity with the truth
It is good to remember that above all St. Francis was a lover of the Truth, Jesus Christ. Peace is not the absence of conflict but rather the pursuit of solidarity with the truth, a
Free Your Tongue with Confession
We are willing to fight to the death for the right to free speech. Well, what about the enemy within you, the guilty conscience, that is silenced by sin? In this war — we need
A Christian Knight’s Role in the Evangelization of Culture
“The Crusaders, with whom we associate the first Christendom – and who in fact represent one of its greatest failures – made the mistake of confusing and interior and spiritual struggle with an earthly and
The Eucharist builds up the Church, the Sacrament of Salvation
“The Eucharist builds up the Church, the Sacrament of Salvation” proclaims Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, at the 2008 International Eucharistic Congress, Quebec City. “So that the disciples, when they realized (each in
Our Foundation Day, July 25th
Today is our Foundation Day — the anniversary of our founding by Mother Mary Angelica, PCPA. Adorable Sacred Heart of Jesus, which so greatly loved men and has not spared anything for them, unite with
St. Lawrence Brindisi: Christ’s Infinite Charity…the Eucharist
On March 19, 1959, Pope John XXIII signed the brief declaring St. Lawrence of Brindisi a Doctor of the Church, with the title Apostolic Doctor. He is the first Capuchin Franciscan thus to be honored,
Closer to us than we want him to be
Many would rather push God into the distant cosmos, the Watch Maker, the uncaring Being, the science of randomness, or the void of nothingness — the Ungrund. The more I called them, the farther they
On the vigil of St. John’s birth
On the vigil of St. John’s birth light a candle, or a pyre, but remember his great desire to announce the coming of Lord despite mockery, threats, and the sword
Knights Attending Atlanta Eucharistic Congress
The Knights are attending the annual Atlanta Eucharistic Congress, Friday, June 20th, and Saturday, June 21st. The Congress draws over 30,000 attendees each year during Corpus Christi weekend. We hope to see you there and
In the Garden of Toil, Music Plays
Allow Christ to walk with you in your garden of toil, in your heart where we have all fallen. Speak with him, your Savior who loves you, and allow that dialog to shine through your
Conscious Adoration
Cardinal Müller had some clear words for the LCWR and all those who pruport to be Catholic and yet espouse the gnostic idea of conscious evolution. He states: The “fundamental theses of conscious evolution are
Loss, Hopkins, and Hope
Outside of my window there sits a lone Rose-breasted Grosbeak making the most beautiful music. It calls out in orchestral scales and subtle tones. And there is no reply. The great oak in which he
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