A Personal Remembrance . . .
“Could I have imagined at that time that I was sitting and conversing with the future Pope? Not in a million years!” — Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
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“Could I have imagined at that time that I was sitting and conversing with the future Pope? Not in a million years!” — Fr. Christopher G. Phillips
“In the encyclical Mediator Dei, Pius XII regarded as ‘archeologists those who presumed to speak of the altar as a simple table.” — Newsletter of the Vatican Congregation of Divine Worship.
Ruth Slenczynska wasn’t right about everything … but she was right about this.
What I will remember most is that I knelt side by side with my daughter during the consecration. I will remember reciting the Creed in my fidgety three-year-old son’s ear as I held him.
If the conditions for recollection are never present in our lives, if we do not fight to create and guard such conditions, we will lose our awareness of divine mystery, as refreshing as springtime rains, and wander in a desert of superficiality.
Imagine my astonishment to see the date assigned to us by the State of Texas back in 2006!
“Our hope is that the Campion Missal, in spite of its flaws, will allow Catholics to assist at Mass with greater devotion.” —Jeff Ostrowski
“Members of this American liturgical/musical establishment continually boast about their flexibility and sensitivity, but they are in fact the most rigid and insensitive of the Church’s members, especially if one has the temerity to challenge them, their policies, their processes, or their programs.” — Paul Le Voir (1993)
One thing I’ve wanted to do for years is write about the Jesuit Martyrs of North America and share their stories with the world. I have failed.
I will be releasing hundreds of these B/W religious line art drawings for free and instant download. These beautiful Catholic “woodcuts” were done with magnificent skill. “Download Free Traditional Catholic Clipart”
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The election of Pope Leo XIV has been exciting, and we’re filled with hope for our apostolate’s future!
But we’re under pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do that. We believe our website should remain free to all.
Our president has written the following letter:
President’s Message (dated 30 May 2025)
Time's up