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The Spiritual Meaning of Making Altar Bread
A nun in formation at the Cistercian monastery of Valley of Our Lady reflects on her hidden life with Christ
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What was the trade of Saint Joseph?
By Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP Was St Joseph a carpenter? A carpenter is a worker who builds or repairs wooden objects and structures. According to the Greek Gospels St…
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Bl. Noël Pinot, a Shepherd for Times of Trial
Frs Franck Labbé and A. de Malleray tell the story of the exemplary pastor who died wearing his priestly vestments. The blessed martyr Fr Noël Pinot (1747-1794) was a recusant…
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Unexpected 19th Century Catholic Revival
Between 1850 and 1900, the Catholic Church revitalized itself through medieval devotion, new technologies, and education, strengthening its influence despite the era’s industrialization and secularism.
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Noli Me Tangere
This painting by Titian is at the National Gallery in London. On Easter morning the Risen Christ appears to St. Mary Magdalene in the garden and tells her: Do not…
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The Veil of Saint Veronica
Reflection on the vivid depiction of Christ’s Holy Face by engraver Claude Mellan (1649)
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God Tangled: Christ’s Crowning with Thorns
As a Lenten meditation Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP explains how the thorns of the crown prophetically stem from the timber of the cross.
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Book Club: Vermeer’s Angel
Armand de Malleray’s stunning prose draws the reader into a world of intrigue and uncertainty where nothing is quite as it seems.
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Ivan Merz and the Liturgy as the Highest Form of Art
Seminarian Stjepan Androić, FSSP describes the life and work of his fellow-Croatian Blessed Ivan Merz (1896–1928) Philologist, teacher, literary critic, youth activist, lover of liturgy – Ivan Merz was all…
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Book Club: The Catholic Doctrine of the Angels
A short enough book, World Invisible, The Catholic Doctrine of the Angels by Fr John Saward provides a timely synthesis of the perennial faith of Holy Church regarding God’s incorporeal creatures.…