Their “Savage Office”: Sts. Nereus, Achilleus and Christian Military Service
By:The appropriateness of Christian military service is an ancient debate. It is fueled by divergent tales of Christian soldier martyrs. Pope St. Dam…
History and Tradition
Saint Ignatius of Loyola’s Duel with a Muslim
By:Here's an anecdote from the life of Ignatius of Loyola - founder of Jesuits (Pope Francis’ order): “Upon encountering a Muslim who denied the divinity…
The Sin of Avoiding Controversy
By:The Idea That Controversy Causes Violence For most people, it is no secret that the majority of universities have sought to eliminate diversity of t…
Deplorably Rigid Podcast Episode One: Practicing Liturgical Chant
By:Welcome, men. Today we introduce Episode 1 of Deplorably Rigid Podcast, my new podcast. How many episodes will there be? That depends on a lot of thing…
Amoris Laetitia and Thomas Aquinas, Part 2
By:Thomas Aquinas to the Rescue! In the first part of this article, we discussed the problem of Amoris Laetitia, how it's, from a comprehension stand-poi…
Don’t Believe in the “Wrong Side of History”
By:Putting aside all politics for one moment, the most irritating and (unfortunately) enduring part of President Obama's rhetoric will be the phrase "Wron…
That’s (Saint) Hilarius: Venerating Your “Birthday Saint”
By:Patrons Galore! The Catholic Church has patron saints for almost anything you can think of. There are also numerous reasons that one might venerate a …
The First Pontiff: Pope St. Damasus I
By:Introduction Damasus I was the thirty-seventh bishop of Rome. He reigned from A.D. 366 until 384, during a period of swift, monumental change for the …
Ambrosius of Milan, Damasus of Rome and Theodosius I
By:End of the Arians With his position within the city of Rome itself finally firmly secure, Damasus needed to further establish himself by extending his…
A Tale of Two Popes: Sts. Cornelius and Damasus I
By:Pope Damasus I wrote a series of epigraphs for the tombs of martyrs and other Christians which allowed him to literally leave his mark on the Eternal C…