The parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the most memorable and moving of all Our Lord Jesus Christ’s parables. Many who cannot name all Ten Commandments can nevertheless give a rough outline of the story. It has been widely represented in Christian art since the Middle Ages, and even today … Read more
The idea of a Catholic “role model” today has been reduced to a nice person, a charity worker, a 4.0 college student, or a sports star that makes the sign of the cross. These people could very well be role models, but the idea today is very stunted. Many would acknowledge that heroes, … Read more
Crusade Magazine asked author John Horvat II to make a connection between the Fatima message and the principles set forth in his book, Return to Order. We are pleased to provide you with his reply. In making a connection between Our Lady of Fatima and an urgent need for a return to … Read more
Saint John Francis Regis was born in the village of Fontcouverte, in the southern province of Aude, France, on January 31, 1597. His father, Jean, was a rich merchant who, in recognition of the prominent role he had taken in the Wars of the League, had been recently ennobled. His mother, Marguerite … Read more
The same applies to the notion of Fraternity which they found on the love of common interest or, beyond all philosophies and religions, on the mere notion of humanity, thus embracing with an equal love and tolerance all human beings and their miseries, whether these are intellectual, moral, or physical and temporal. … Read more
There is a prevailing idea that health care plans are necessarily complex and expensive schemes. There was, however, an ideal health care plan in the distant past that was amazingly simple. The plan did not list its benefits, clinical metrics or financial data. The main emphasis of this plan was not so … Read more
Written in 1957, this article reflects on the discussion of issues of his time. –Ed. In a previous article, we established that tolerance, as well as its antithesis, intolerance, cannot be thought of as either intrinsically good or bad. In other words, there are cases in which tolerance is a duty and … Read more
The year 2016 marks the centennial of the Apparitions of the Angel of Portugal to Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. On three occasions in 1916, the three children were visited by this celestial messenger and profoundly transformed as a result. The world was in chaos like never before. World War I was tearing … Read more
In February 2014, a Host fragment appearing to be bloody tissue was removed from the consecrated Host and placed on a corporal. Samples of this tissue were then taken to be analyzed in laboratories of various forensic institutes. The final statement by doctors of Legnica’s Department of Forensic Medicine concluded that the … Read more
“Thou shalt not commit adultery.” (Exod. 20:14) “Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.” (Luke 16:18) Since the family is the basic cell of society, when it is in crisis, all of society is dragged down with … Read more