The Extraordinary Form of the Mass can offer a beautiful combination of silence and reverent song that conveys a strong sense of divine mystery, especially in such a frenetic and noisy culture as our own.
May we all live “among the mountains” with our hearts fixed on the summit — God himself, as he invites us to continual conversion, to continual ascent, casting down every false peak as an idol and staying hungry for the glorious view we hope to enjoy with him in heaven.
Taking Nothing for Granted: Seniors Navigate the Pandemic Together, by Fr. Stephen Gregg ’01, A Beautiful Language of Rigor and Expression: Cistercian’s Math program, Past and Present, by Jon Erickson ’12, In Memoriam: Francis G. “Jerry” O’Brien, and Carl Fischer ’89, Afterthoughts: Ice-cream Trucks and the Art of Surprise by Patrick Spence ’08, Humility and Audacity: “Magni magna audent” by Fr. Roch
The extraordinary but relatively unknown philosopher and martyr also known by her religious name of Theresa Benedicta of the Cross.
On Father’s Day in this year dedicated to St. Joseph, let’s pray for the men in our lives, that every day they might grow more like St. Joseph.
I’ve come to realize that the phrase “social justice” provokes very different reactions in Catholics, often according to their knowledge of the Catholic tradition and to their political sympathies. My sense is that some Catholics are very frightened by it. So, what should we think when our schools and parishes use this phrase? What could it mean?