Exultation before Desolation Caiaphas stated the obvious: “It is only right that one man should die in order that the whole nation might live.” The perfidious Jew never changes and always seeks the temporal while neglecting the eternal. They will plot and conspire to bring this world to its knees rather than lift a hand […]
Saint Gregory the Great and Gregorian Chant
March 12th is the feast day of St. Gregory the Great (c. 540-604). He was born into a wealthy family in Rome, and upon his father’s death he inherited a fortune. He built seven monasteries, becoming the abbot of one. He was ordained by Pope Pelagius II. Gregory was elected pope in 590 after Pope […]
Passion Sunday Reflection
Conflict and the Climax Which of you can convict Me of sin? Do we not say correctly that you are a Samaritan and have a devil? Our Lord answered quite clearly “I have no devil but I honor the Father and you dishonor Me. ” This is conflict clear and simple: Christ verses the Jews, […]
Fouth Sunday of Lent – Look Up, Look Beyond, and Take Up
Where can we find bread enough to feed these thousands? Jesus tested Philip and He is testing us now. Philip answered in human terms that not even 200 days wages would be enough to give these people a bite each. In other words, it is humanly impossible to satisfy this situation. Now Andrew comes to […]
The Stabat Mater Dolorosa and Stations of the Cross
The Stabat Mater Dolorosa started as a Latin poem in the 13th century about the Seven Dolors (Sorrows) of the Virgin Mary’s suffering at the Cross. It was turned into one of the most powerful Catholic Latin Hymns and was added to the missal by Pope Benedict XIII in 1727 for the Feast of the […]
