Subsidiarity and Solidarity in Rerum Novarum
13…If the citizens, if the families on entering into association and fellowship [in civil society or government], were to experience hindrance in a commonwealth instead of help, and were to…
On the Feast of St. Matthew: Augustine on the Gospels
As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. While he…
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Fr. Nouwen and Rembrandt’s ‘The Return of the Prodigal Son’
My mom sent me a copy of Nouwen’s The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming, in which he reflects upon Rembrandt’s masterpiece and the parable (Luke 15:…
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Soo… New Deacons, are you ready to sing the Exsultet this Easter?
The Praeconium, or commonly, the Exsultet, is that hymn of praise sung before the Paschal candle. In it we give praise and thanks to God for the work of salvation…
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Cardinal Deacon Ercole Consalvi and Ecclesiadicy
Deacon LeRoy frequently points out the ecclesiadicy of the Church as evidence of her divine authorship. Another Leroy, Dr. Leroy Huizenga, presents an article on exactly this topic in today’s…