A Treasure To Be Shared

The Holy Eucharist, the Sacrament of Sacraments, is celebrated in many distinct and beautiful ways.  Catholics are familiar with the Ordinary Form (Novus Ordo). Fewer are familiar with the 1962 Latin Mass (Missa Antiquior). Our eastern Catholic brethren offer the Divine Liturgy (Byzantine, Ukrainian Greek), the Raza (Chaldean), the Holy Qurbono (Maronite, Syro-Malankara), the Holy Qurbāna (Syro-Malabar), the Badarak (Armenian), and more. In the personal ordinariates created by the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus , the Mass is known as Divine Worship. The names we give to the sacred Liturgy say something about the nature of the Eucharist, our orientation to God, and the Church's mission. Of course, we also know the Liturgy as the Eucharist (εὐχαριστία), meaning 'thanksgiving'. 'Mass', a nickname of sorts derived from the Latin word for dismissal in the Mass—'ite missa est' (Go, it is the dismissal. Go, you are sent.)—refers to the mission of the ...

When challenged to prove a point, people often resort to ad hominem attacks and point fingers elsewhere simply because they feel threatened. The are unable to respond rationally, so they stomp their feet and whine and complain. Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness. Sophocles Courts have been weaponized to attack those who expose problematic behaviours. The news is full of harassment lawsuits, and when those claims turn out to be false, countersuits often follow in an attempt to clear the accused’s name and effect justice. People who face false accusations can be left dealing with serious anxiety, and in many cases, they struggle to return to work or recover financially. Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. Henry David Thoreau Even the faithful can get swept up by societal pressures that push people to fight fire with fire. Until we address the current trend of childish adults using their flaws as weapons, the innocent will keep getting caught in the games play...

Just for Kicks When fortune's hand doth turn so cruelly as to bid us remember. Lamentation This we know: hard working Canadian men and women cannot afford housing. In a country blessed with abundance, with vast mineral resources, oil sands, fertile prairies and recovering fisheries, why is it that food and fuel costs are skyrocketing? Young people, having been subjected to one social experiment after another, are melting down in dangerous ways - the horrific Tumbler Ridge shooting should be a sobering reminder of the increasing disintegration and deepening despair. And even a cursory review of local news sites reveals an astonishing level of foreign interference in the national and regional economies, yet deals continue to be signed that give additional access to bad actors . Globalist-socialist-anything-but-noblest? Prime Minister Mark Carney, weekly Mass-goer, successful international banker, inherited the quagmire manufactured by Justin the Apostate. Sadly, it appears that PM Ca...

Religion, Society, and Culture Politics. Our American cousins and the Omar. Nine Lives Ilhan continues to hang on. One moment, her net worth was $30 million; the next, it dropped to under a million. Which is it? A reasonable question even her former allies are now asking. How does a sitting congresswoman with an annual salary of $174,000 per year manage to increase her net worth into the tens of millions of dollars in such a short period of time ? Speaking engagements? Investments? Did she seek financial advice from Nancy Pelosi? Hunter Biden? Former President Joe Biden? Was her previous estimate conflated with the income of her husband? Her troubles are piling up just as quickly as her wealth seems to be evaporating. Whether she is innocent or not, pray that justice may be served for the good of all souls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD15LXg5WLQ&t=9s  Omar named in fraud scandal x.com/FoxNews/status/2057124901798936972  Fraud scandal https://rumble.com/v6i2771-watch-ilha...

Air Martin It seems that God’s signs are going unnoticed by those whom the lay faithful rely on for guidance. What signs, you ask? Let’s give credit to writers who are capturing what should by now be the most obvious sign—or collection of signs—of God speaking to His people, His Church. Brian Williams @LiturgyGuy Yesterday Charlotte ordained 10 men to the priesthood, a record high in the diocese’s 54 year history. Interestingly, 8 of the 10 ordained came from parishes directly impacted by Bishop Martin’s restrictions against the TLM and/or altar rail ban. Meanwhile, two of the mega parishes in Charlotte, both of which fit the liturgical style +Martin favors—including one with over 12,000 registered families—haven’t produced a priestly vocation since well before COVID. Will this vocations boom continue in the coming years under Bishop Martin? Also interesting to note that one of the twelve ordained this past week by the FSSP also grew up here in Charlotte serving at St. Ann’s TLM. Bisho...

Early Christian writers such as St. Justin Martyr and later medieval theologians like St. Bernard of Clairvaux emphasized the pierced side of Christ as the fountain of grace for the Church. Their reflections helped shape the understanding of Christ’s Heart as the wellspring of divine mercy. newmanrosaryguild.blogspot.com/2021/05/walsingham-chaplet-of-five-wounds.html By the eleventh century, Christians were reflecting more deeply on the Five Wounds of Christ, and personal devotions to His Heart began to grow. This devotion gained momentum in the seventeenth century through the visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a Visitation nun in France. From 1673 to 1675, Jesus revealed His Heart to her as a sign of His limitless love and called for renewed devotion focused on reparation, consecration, and frequent reception of the Eucharist—especially on First Fridays. These revelations inspired the creation of the Feast of the Sacred Heart, first celebrated by St. Jean Eudes in 1670 and later o...

Part III recapitulates previous themes and makes explicit the philosophical foundations and contemporary relevance of human dignity and the common good, two concepts central to moral, political, and legal theory. Acknowledging classical philosophy, Christian anthropology, Enlightenment thought, and modern personalism, this section argues, again, that human dignity and the common good are not competing principles but mutually reinforcing ones. Human dignity grounds the moral worth of the person, while the common good provides the social conditions necessary for the full realization of that worth. This section concludes by examining contemporary challenges — technological, political, and economic — that require renewed attention to the unity of these concepts. 1. Introduction Few concepts have shaped the moral imagination of Western civilization as profoundly as human dignity and the common good. They appear in foundational documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (194...

Screenshot | Charlotte Ordinations | CM Author Sarah Cain writes at Crisis Magazine about the naughty and knotty situation in the Diocese of Charlotte. Inspired by a recent ordination Mass, the author captures the flavour of the event as well as offering a wider perspective. Avoiding the Blackpill Temptation by Sarah Cain crisismagazine.com/opinion/avoiding-the-blackpill-temptation ... Ours is a diocese that has been the subject of an abundance of articles over the past couple of years, ever since the newly-appointed Bishop Michael Martin instituted controversial changes. The music at this weekend’s Ordination Mass was grossly inappropriate. Even that phrasing is somehow an understatement(.) (T)he bishop held up the Host weakly with one hand, as he is now known for doing. It’s a posture that is difficult to understand as anything other than indifference. Thus, the projection of such casualness is a source of pain for many faithful Catholics. A woman in a red choir robe sat in the s...

Observations Human dignity stands as one of the most enduring pillars of moral and political philosophy. It asserts that every person possesses an intrinsic worth that precedes all social arrangements, legal systems, and cultural norms. This worth is not granted by the state, nor earned through achievement; it is inherent, rooted in the very fact of being human. To affirm dignity is to recognize that each person is a moral subject — capable of reason, freedom, and responsibility — and therefore must never be reduced to a mere instrument of another’s will. Dignity does not exist in isolation. It unfolds within the fabric of community, where individuals live, act, and pursue their flourishing. This is where the common good enters philosophical discourse. The common good is not the sum of private interests nor the triumph of collective power over the individual. Rather, it is the set of social conditions that allow persons — as individuals and as members of communities — to realize their ...