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About Fr. Mark A. Pilon
Fr. Mark A. Pilon, a priest of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, received a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from Santa Croce University in Rome. He is a former Chair of Systematic Theology at Mount St. Mary Seminary, a former contributing editor of Triumph magazine, and a retired and visiting professor at the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College. He writes regularly at littlemoretracts.wordpress.com.
Analysis

The Pastoral and Moral Crises That Lie Ahead

December 30, 2016 Fr. Mark A. Pilon 0

There has been a moral and pastoral crisis for the last half century in the Church, but I honestly think we haven’t yet seen anything like what might lie ahead. The 4 Cardinals—I like to […]

Essay

The Virgin Mary, Faith in Christ, and Ecumenism

September 13, 2016 Fr. Mark A. Pilon 0

The month of May is sometimes called the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. When I was a kid, that was certainly the case, and the highlight of the month in my parish was […]

Opinion

Bishop Lynch should be forced to resign his office

June 22, 2016 Fr. Mark A. Pilon 1

Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg wrote this incredible slander on the Catholic Faith in his diocesan blog after the brutal massacre in an Orlando nightclub. Second, sadly it is religion, including our own, which […]

Analysis

The End of Political Christian Humanism in Europe?

May 13, 2016 Fr. Mark A. Pilon 0

Following World War II, there were a number of exemplary Catholic political figures who were critical, political movers in the reconstruction of Europe as well as in the creation of a more unified European continent. […]

Essay

My Theology of Hopelessness

December 5, 2015 Fr. Mark A. Pilon 0

Walker Percy wrote back in 1971 that  “our beloved old U.S.A. is in a bad way.” His novel Love in the Ruins is a quite prophetic novel, much of which is coming true in our […]

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Joy! Anticipation! Fire?

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  Readings: • Zep 3:14-18a • Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 • Phil 4:4-7 • Lk 3:10-18 “Great joy,” wrote G. K. Chesterton, “has in it the sense of immortality…” Joy, like love, hope, and goodness, […]

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