Beginning in August, there is a new monthly Catholic publication, Benedictus. This booklet, according to its stated aims (see below), should assist Catholics as they attend the Latin Mass, and support them as they live a traditional Catholic life. Benedictus is described by the publisher, Sophia Institute Press, as a Traditional Catholic Companion. The following “frequently asked questions” about Benedictus are…
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The Stork Continues to Deliver
Yesterday, in a small town in Virginia, a new child entered the world. His picture came across my phone in the wee hours of the morning appearing fresh, wrapped and swaddled, warm and cozy. His face looked like an elf from Fairyland and I noticed I felt joy merely looking at him. Today, while driving, as Spotify brought me a…
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Looking at Little Things
“Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, ‘Do it again’; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It…
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Regina Angelorum, The Poem
For today, I am posting Regina Angelorum which is a Marian poem written by the Catholic writer, Gilbert Keith Chesterton. The topic of the poem is the Assumption and Coronation of Our Lady. In the poem, Chesterton draws a portrait of Our Lady which is quite beautiful; as an example, in this excerpt: “…And moving in innocence and in accident,…
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The May Magnificat
“The Child Christ lives on from generation to generation in the poets, very often the frailest of [mortals], but [mortals] whose frailty is redeemed by a child’s unworldliness, by a child’s delight in loveliness, by the spirit of wonder. Christ was a poet, and all through his life the Child remains perfect in him. It was the poet, the unworldly…
