Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

Father Michael P. Orsi writes a serious and very necessary article in the June edition of " Homiletic & Pastoral Review entitled, " Calumny in the blogosphere ." It is something that is often left unsaid, but the implications of this sin can be profound. His advice to Pastors and priests is worthy of wide broadcast. Father Orsi states the matter succinctly. Here is one segment of his article: Sad to say, Christian circles are not free of such machinations. A recent occurrence in my own diocese serves as an example. Allegations of moral lapses on the part of a brother priest were circulated by interlinked blogs, magnifying the actual facts of the case being investigated, and layering on multiple rumors that featured a colorful variety of imagined illicit behaviors—all before anything was proven. While a ministry was seriously (perhaps fatally) compromised, no allowance was given for the political conflicts existing within the parish or the motives of those who s

Dr. William G. White, a Catholic Physician specializing in Family Medicine, has a beautiful article in the March edition of H&PR . I commend it to you! [...] The human person is both material and spiritual. The body is “animated” (vivified, made alive) by the soul. The human person, a unity of body and soul, is created in the image and likeness of God. The body, then, is not a puppet to be manipulated or a possession to be used, but an essential aspect of the person. One expression that I have found helpful in understanding the wonderful mystery of the human body is that the body is “the material expression of the soul.” The immortal human soul, created by God in an act of personal love for each human being, actually makes the body what it is. [...] Read more here !

Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., editor of Homiletic and Pastoral Review , has a marvelous editorial in the February, 2008 edition . Here is just a snippet of this editorial: [...] Perfection for the Christian, no matter which group he belongs to—priest, religious or lay—consists in the imitation of Christ. Jesus Christ is the model. He was and is perfect in every virtue and it is virtue that makes a man good. He tells us, “Learn from me for I am meek and humble of heart and you will find rest for your souls” (Matt. 11:29). Is perfection attainable for weak human beings? The answer is yes, but only with the grace of God, universal charity, the practice of the Beatitudes and letting the Holy Spirit work in us through his Seven Gifts. As the Christian striving for perfection gets closer to the goal, he or she is filled with love for God and man and radiates the joy that is manifested in the Twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit. We are all called to strive for perfection and it is impor