Pope Leo XIV
“…the smoke of Satan has entered the temple of God.” — Pope St. Paul VI I stopped posting about politics on LIMESTONE many years ago, but I’m a big “C” Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Catholicism
Weekend 670.0
“Now the winter is past, the rain has gone away and departed; arise, my love, and come.”(1) The River Wye at Sugwas by Brian Hatton (1906) (2) Two Roads Diverged Continue Reading →
Gates, outposts, and field hospitals…
(1) Man Redeemed by J.B. Lotz, SJ. (2) A quote from 7 Secrets of the Eucharist by Vinny Flynn: The Holy Eucharist, continues Pope John Paul II, is “the greatest Continue Reading →
The Holy See
“Thou spreadest thy tent over the scattered ones as the blue canopy of heavenly love is spread over all creatures.Thou flowest from soul to soul as the golden stream of Continue Reading →
Easter 2025
“Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.” — Col 3:1-4
The Annunciation (2025)
“Monstra te esse matrem” is a Latin phrase, meaning “Show yourself to be our Mother,” and is a prayer addressed to Mary, the mother of Jesus, taken from the ancient Continue Reading →
2024 Retreat at St. Joseph’s Abbey
“Settings became ‘silent characters.’” — Ruth D. Nelson “Man’s being reaches out beyond what is seen, towards the unseen: he comes from God and makes his way towards God, at Continue Reading →
Religious Freedom Week
(1) Some Reflections for Religious Freedom Week (The Catholic Thing) (2) The English Way (The Imaginative Conservative) “Some [books] do well, some do ill, and many—simply through the beauty of Continue Reading →
Weekend 609.2
“…although our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this momentary light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory Continue Reading →
Path of Totality
(1) The Eclipse and the Annunciation (The Catholic Thing) The moon is an apt Christian symbol for the Blessed Mother, as the moon has no light of its own, but Continue Reading →