Articles
The Common Good: State Identity and the Cultivation of Virtue
November 5, 2011
The common good is essentially a moral good, which is to say that it is a good which, once established and faithfully adhered to, enables the members of a political community, the citizens of a state, to live virtuous lives.
The Parables of Christ Part X: Parable of the Great Feast
September 5, 2011
The parable, which is divided into two parts, illustrates in its first part that the Jews who had spurned the divine invitation were rejected in favor of the Gentiles. In the second part it demonstrates that the condition of holiness is necessary for entrance into eternal life.
Parables of Christ Part IX: Parable of the Wicked Tenants
August 5, 2011
Christ, the Word made flesh, is the only Son of the Eternal Father who by means of this parable prophecies that He will be slain by the leaders of the Jews.
The Priest as Sacrifice and Victim: the Sacrificial Nature of the Sacred Priesthood
The history of the Church shows what happens when priests do not live their priesthood in imitation of the suffering Christ, for it spills over into the lives of the faithful.
Parables of Christ Part VIII: the Hidden Treasure and Leaven
July 5, 2011
It is the kingdom of God or certain aspects of it that Christ explains in His parables, like the leaven, the hidden treasure, and the pearl of great price.
Parables of Christ Part VII: the Parable of the Prodigal Son
June 5, 2011
I say to you that, even so, there will be joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents more than over ninety-nine just who have no need of repentance.
Identity in Ad Orientem Worship
In order to assist us at the greatest prayer, Holy Mass, we face the Altar upon which the Sacrifice of Calvary is made present, and, together with the priest, we adore and beseech God.
Spiritual, But Not Religious – Distinction, or Rationalization?
June 1, 2011
A popular distinction is stating you are not “religious,” but you are “spiritual.” How is this distinction to be understood, from the point of view of those who propound it and presumably guide their lives by it?
The Parables of Christ, Part VI: Parable of the Wheat and Tares
May 5, 2011
In the words of Monsignor Ronald Knox, it “is an answer to the question, ‘Do all Christians go to Heaven?’ And the answer is ‘No’.”
The Parables of Christ, Part V: Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
April 5, 2011
The point made in this parable is that those whom men, who can not see everything, judge to be first in the kingdom of heaven may be last and those, whom they consider last may be first.
