Peter and Paul are interdependent, yet not in the same way We see in the Latin liturgical tradition an interesting thing: with the major feast today (June 29th) as well as the minor feasts, both Apostles are always commemorated.[1] If the feast is chiefly of the Prince of the Apostles, then St. Paul is also commemorated with an additional Collect and vice versa.[2] This … [Read more...] about On the Limits of Papal Infallibility
Archives for June 2019
Sacred Heart of Jesus: Burning with Charity for the Salvation of Souls
In the twelfth chapter of the gospel of St. Luke our Lord says these words: I am come to cast fire on the earth. And would that it were already kindled! (Lk. xii. 49)[1] This verse is the Magnificat antiphon for First Vespers of the Feast. The following prayer interprets it as identifying the fire with the charity of God: Lord, we beseech thee, let thy Holy Spirit … [Read more...] about Sacred Heart of Jesus: Burning with Charity for the Salvation of Souls
Glossary of Philosophical Terms
Parts of the human body and soul The Four Causes Form and Matter Substance and Accident Objective and Subjective Potency and Actuality Parts of the Human Body and Soul Intellect: faculty in the soul ordered to know the truth Will: faculty in the soul ordered to do the good Concupiscible appetite: pleasure emotions regarding good (love, desire, joy) and evil … [Read more...] about Glossary of Philosophical Terms
Five Things to Prevent Slavery to Social Media
Social media is a tool which has great potential for both good and evil. Here are five things to avoid slavery and to use it properly. 1. Cut off your hand Our Lord said vehemently: And if thy right hand scandalize thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish, rather than that thy whole body go into hell (Mt. v. … [Read more...] about Five Things to Prevent Slavery to Social Media
St. John the Baptist: On Holy Humility
The saints tell us that the last enemy to be defeated is wicked pride: Our eighth and last combat is against the spirit of pride, which evil, although it is the latest in our conflict with our faults and stands last on the list, yet in beginning and in the order of time is the first: an evil beast that is most savage and more dreadful than all the former ones, chiefly … [Read more...] about St. John the Baptist: On Holy Humility