Christianity Is a Religion of Sacrifice That Christianity is a religion of Sacrifice is indisputable when considering the importance and constant presence of altars in all true Christian worship. Joseph de Maistre (18th-century philosopher) famously remarked, “Wherever an altar is found, there civilization exists.” And that is most true in the Catholic Religion, which offers [...]
With the onset of Advent, we begin a new liturgical year. The term ‘advent’ comes from the Latin ‘Adventus Domini’ – that is, “the Coming of the Lord.” It is linked to the Hebrew term “Maranatha” (see 1 Cor 16:22). Scriptural scholars have long debated if that then should be interpreted in the subjunctive or [...]
In the first part, we explained that the liturgical year consists of both a temporal and a sanctoral cycle. The Temporal Cycle includes the Feasts of Christmas, Easter, and Pentecost and their associated cycles. The dates in this cycle are somewhat flexible because they are based on the date of Easter (Christmas is a notable [...]
The New Liturgical Year begins on the First Sunday of Advent. Thus, we just began the new liturgical year on December 1, 2024. With the New Year comes another opportunity to go deeper into the Church’s Liturgy. While those who are new to Tradition often are amazed at the additional saints’ Feast days in the [...]
A Key Difference Between Sacraments and Sacramentals The Church teaches that the Sacraments work ex opere operato (Latin meaning “from the work performed”), which was defined by the Council of Trent.[1] Provided there is no obstacle placed in the way (e.g., improper matter was used, the wrong words were said, the minister did not have [...]
Year-Round Friday Abstinence Is Required (Not Just in Lent!) As Catholics, we are still bound to either abstain from meat or do some other act of penance each Friday of the entire year. Abstinence should always be what we choose to do since this underscored Christian culture for nearly 2,000 years, mandatory Friday abstinence having [...]
The Importance of Sacred Music In the Catholic Book of Character, Father Edward Garesche S.J., indicates that whatever enters the imagination remains there until death, even if not always present to consciousness. We are therefore obliged to nourish the imagination with good and beautiful things that lead us to God. This summarizes the beneficence on [...]
Issue 133 of The Fatima Crusader, published in the Autum of 2024, is titled “Communism: An Error of Russia.” The twenty plus articles demonstrate that Communism has invaded every facet of society in every part of the world. Lamentably, this diabolical ideology has even infected the membership of the Church Militant.[1] As you read the [...]
This article is a transcript of the podcast by the same title (released Nov 14, 2024). It is the final episode in a series of questions we posed to Father Karl Stehlin on the topic of Fatima and Communism. Some of our audience prefers to watch a video [see here], others prefer to hear an [...]
Christ Said the First Mass on Holy Thursday In How Christ Said the First Mass, Father James Meagher presents a profound explanation of how the Last Supper was the first Mass. This helps correct common errors of Protestants. Father Meagher explains that the traditional Jewish prayers, blessings, and rituals surrounding the blessing of bread and [...]
The Communist Manifesto that was read on the House Floor. These are the 45 Communist goals as read on the House Floor into the U.S. Congressional Record, 1963. Congressional Record – Appendix, pp. A34-A35 Current Communist Goals Extension of Remarks of Hon. Albert S. Herlong, Jr. of Florida in the House of Representatives: Thursday, January [...]
“Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in Me, although he be dead, shall live: And every one that liveth, and believeth in Me, shall not die for ever. Believest thou this?” (John 11:25-26) What Is Death? Death is the separation of the soul from the body. Death [...]