Although the basic form of the Mass has remained the same throughout Church history, the details have changed quite a bit over time. Below is a fascinating video that shows what a Roman rite Mass would have looked like on October 4, 1450, the 18th Sunday after Pentecost. Note that...
This actually sort of seems fitting. Ever wondered what Jesus looked like? Unfortunately, we don’t really know. All of the realistic depictions we have of him were made long after his Ascension (and they don’t agree anyway). It also doesn’t help that the earliest depiction we have...
For most people, Halloween is just a fun (or sinister) secular holiday that stands on its own. But it actually used to be an important part of a short liturgical season focused on death, Allhallowtide. All Saints’ Day has been celebrated on November 1st since the first millennium. It was...
Pope St. John Paul II is considered by many to be one of the Church’s truly great popes. Reigning as the Vicar of Christ for more than 26 years, he died at the ripe old age of 84. But did you know he was nearly killed at least 4...
If you take a careful look at a list of the books C.S. Lewis authored, one thing stands out: almost all of his best apologetic works were written in the 1940s, while his famous children’s fiction series, Narnia, was written in the 1950s. One of Lewis’ closest friends...
Elizabeth Anscombe is one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. A student of Ludwig Wittgenstein, she eventually researched and taught at Oxford for 24 years. She was also a devout convert to Catholicism, taking lots of heat for defending the Church’s most controversial teachings. Her daughter,...
