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Why the use of a single, unchanging ancient language can be beneficial By John Byron Kuhner Latin has been back in the news recently, as most Catholics are aware, thanks to Pope Francis’ motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, calling for fairly severe restrictions on the Tridentine Latin Mass. Reaction has been politically divided, about as one would [...]

Christ is the arrival of the Kingdom of God in person. He is the new Temple and the new Altar, the new Priest and the final Sacrifice... By David Fagerberg, Ph.D. Adoration of the Trinity (Landauer Altar) by Albrecht Dürer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria St. John Chrysostom "Strange! What Friendship! For He tells us His [...]

He lived in filial devotion to Joseph and Mary By Mark Drogin “The Word became flesh” to redeem us humans by sanctifying human life: 33 years after the Incarnation began, Jesus offered the one, holy, acceptable, living, eternal Thanksgiving Sacrifice on Calvary for our Salvation. He offered the Holy Sacrifice – in one Holy Week plus [...]

Latin poetry of the 20th century, "shot through with quiet reverence" By John Byron Kuhner One of the most common misconceptions people have about the Latin language is that it “stopped” at some point, many centuries ago. Actually, people have never stopped reading, speaking, and writing Latin. In fact, the Latin we have from the ancient [...]