On this solemnity, which celebrates the high-water mark in the history of salvation, permit me to explore with you three Latin expressions. 1. Verbum caro factum est [The Word became flesh]. We find this line, of […]
Editor’s note: The following is Part Two of an address given to The Thomistic Institute of Fordham University on February 26, 2026 (read Part One). 3. Does a Catholic university have a distinctive curriculum? John Paul […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on the Solemnity of St. Patrick, March 17, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. What is today, in the Universal Church, an optional […]
Editor’s note: The following is Part One (of two) of an address given to The Thomistic Institute of Fordham University on February 26, 2026. Introductory Remarks We are gathered in the month which marks the […]
Since all human sin has its origins in that “original” sin of our first parents, let’s go back to that very beginning. […]
This Sunday celebrates the centrality of the Word of God in the life of the Church. We are also fast approaching the onset of Lent. With that in mind, I would like to urge you […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on January 18, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. Let’s check your grasp of what we were taught in kindergarten about the “primary […]
Commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the Vatican II documents, Optatam Totius and Presbyterorum Ordinis, both dealing with the Sacred Priesthood, Pope Leo penned an apostolic letter titled “A Fidelity That Generates the Future.” Although an overtly positive effort, the […]
Editor’s note: This homily was preached, in slightly different form, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, Manhattan, on Christmas 2025. ————- Let me set the stage for our reflection on this glorious Solemnity of […]
Editor’s note: Part One of this essay was posted on November 10, 2025. The Place of Externals in Worship With the three pillars of reverential fear, stability and continuity, and orthodox teaching in place, […]
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