The Crotalus one of the rarest Liturgical Devices. The Crotalus was/is used on Maundy Thursday to the beginning of the ‘Gloria in excelsis’ on Holy Saturday. Not used so often in todays Church but you may see it in Churches that follow the Latin Rite or Latin Mass during this period
There is a lot of talk these days about a coming climate crisis and how life as we know it will end if we don’t do what the government tells us. Pardon me if I don’t panic. I’ve already lived through the end of the world several times. Here they are. Over-Population – The 1968 …
The Atlantic contributor Daniel Panneton wrote that the Catholic rosary has become a “symbol” of religious radicalism. “…the rosary has acquired a militaristic meaning for radical-traditional (or ‘rad trad’) Catholics,” “These armed radical traditionalists have taken up a spiritual notion that the rosary can be a weapon in the fight against evil and turned it …
“…Surveys of homeschoolers show that a majority of such [homeschooling] families (by some estimates, up to 90 percent) are driven by conservative Christian beliefs, and seek to remove their children from mainstream culture,” The above was in a Harvard magazine (and reported on by Lifesite News – please see the below link) about the horrors …
Something happened in the last few years that is disturbing. People began to use the phrase “my truth”, “his/her truth” or “your truth”. Let’s think about that a moment. I can say, “Golden vanilla double stuff Oreos are the best cookies in the world.” Is that truth? Someone might say, “well, that’s your truth”. No, …
St. Joseph’s Day, also known as the Feast of Saint Joseph, is the feast day for St. Joseph – which falls on March 19th each year. Saint Joseph is believed by Christians to have been the husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the step-father of Jesus Christ. In Poland and Canada, it is a …
On January 3rd we will celebrate the “Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus”. Scripture is full of wonderful words about our Lord’s name – “And in His name the Gentiles will hope.” (Matt 12:21) How His name drives away evil – “Paul became annoyed, turned, and said to the spirit, ‘I command you in …