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Bacci described human life in an ancient, sacred language — and then blessed it By John Byron Kuhner* In my last Latin column, I wrote about the late Antonio Cardinal Bacci, who served as one of the two papal Latin secretaries from 1931 until his elevation to the cardinalate in 1960. Bacci’s love of his cardinalatial [...]

By Robert Wiesner The Circumcision of the Lord The Circumcision of Jesus is a feast rather under-celebrated by both the Western and the Eastern Churches. Even Scripture gives short shrift to the event, since it is mentioned only in Luke 2:21, one short verse in the Gospels. This is odd, because there is a tremendous [...]

The school's President, Brian Black, tells the story of a school which combines much-needed technical training with Catholic spirituality. By Brian Black* Harmel Academy, hosted on the beautiful campus of Kuyper College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Harmel students live in dedicated dormitory floors, and receive instruction in dedicated classrooms and labs Several years [...]

A new arrangement makes it easier – and more understandable By Rev. Thomas K. Murphy, OFM* In the illustration, King David, to whom tradition attributes the authorship of the Psalms In 1969, after a three-and-a-half year stint as a U.S. Army chaplain, I studied pastoral counseling while assigned part-time to St. Anne Church [...]

The Church's social teachings suggest a "Just Third Way" — an economic system that respects the dignity of the person By Michael D. Greaney Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) during a Corpus Christi procession along the colonnade of St. Peter’s Square. Left, Félicité de Lamennais, considered by some as founder of liberal Catholicism. Following [...]