The 2020 pandemic swept away plans made by the Catholic Church’s ordinariates for the Anglican tradition to celebrate their 10th anniversary of being established by Pope Benedict XVI, but the ...

The year begins with the first Sunday of Advent – four weeks before Christmas. These four weeks are dedicated to preparing spiritually for the birth of Jesus into human existence as both God and man.

In the midst of this blog's focus on Advent, properly I might say, and the liturgical year in general, which is the focus of the Catholic Church's activities the year round, an interesting ...

The present year is the anniversary not only of the death of Mary Tudor but also of the accession of her half-sister Elizabeth I to the throne of England.