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“Your Father who sees things in secret”: On Doing the Small, Hidden Things

Dr. Tom Neal He who gives alms in imitation of God does not discriminate between the wicked and the virtuous, the just and the unjust, when providing for men’s bodily needs. —St. Maximus the Confessor Lent is a time for intensifying our practice of the three pillars of Christian life: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. In … Read more“Your Father who sees things in secret”: On Doing the Small, Hidden Things

The Roman Missal

The present Roman Missal, now almost universally used in the Catholic Church wherever the Latin Rite prevails, consists essentially of two parts of very unequal length. The smaller of these divisions containing that portion of the liturgy which is said in every Mass, the “Ordo Missae” with the prefaces and the Canon, is placed, probably with a view to the … Read moreThe Roman Missal

Encyclicals

What is Encyclical? According to its etymology, an encyclical (from the Greek egkyklios, kyklos meaning a circle) is nothing more than a circular letter. In modern times, usage has confined the term almost exclusively to certain papal documents which differ in their technical form from the ordinary style of either Bulls or Briefs, and which in their superscription are explicitly addressed … Read moreEncyclicals

Metropolis Meh: Georg Simmel Gives Insight to the Rise of the Blasé ‘Nones’

Robert Mixa “Blasé” best describes a psychic attitude and outlook prevalent in many wealthy metropolises, and realizing that is key to understanding some of the factors, like nihilism, contributing to the rise of the “nones,” i.e., the religiously unaffiliated.  The metropolitan blasé attitude was described by Georg Simmel in his famous 1903 lecture “The Metropolis … Read moreMetropolis Meh: Georg Simmel Gives Insight to the Rise of the Blasé ‘Nones’

Compendium OF THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

The Compendium is not a work that stands alone, nor is it intended in any way to replace the Catechism of the Catholic Church: instead, it refers constantly to the Catechism by means of reference numbers printed in the margins, as well as by consistent reliance on its structure, development and contents. In fact, the Compendium is meant to reawaken interest in … Read moreCompendium OF THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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