Merciful Penance

By |2025-09-27T19:14:15-05:00September 27th, 2025|Categories: Catholicism, Mercy|

Just as a physical remedy is a real gift to one who has brought some infirmity upon himself, so too is penance a mercy to the one who has sinned. “Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius, Cyprian…” We hear the names of these early Christian martyrs every time that Eucharistic Prayer I is used at Mass, [...]

Why We Can’t Have Sanctuary

By |2025-09-28T14:34:21-05:00September 21st, 2025|Categories: Authority, Catholicism, Mercy, New Polity, Politics, Rule of Law, Sainthood, St. Augustine|

Throughout the Middle Ages, to cherish and respect sanctuary was seen as the sign of a pious and powerful ruler. This was not some arbitrary custom, but an extension of the love and logic of the family into the world at large. Now if sanctuary seems unreasonable to moderns, it cannot be because we think [...]

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