We have finally made it to the end of 2020. So much has happened this year, it seems difficult to process that only twelve months have gone ...

"The truth shall set you free", our Lord promises in the Gospel (John 8:32). To stand in the truth gives one's life stability,...

One of the most notable characteristics of the Novus Ordo Missae is the utilization of members of the congregation in roles that were former...

I recently took a trip out to Southern California and had a very edifying time visiting various churches and religious sites. Though Souther...

So, apparently Papa Francesco caused some  lío this week with his statement on same sex civil unions from some sketchy documentary. I don...

I want to pose this article as a thought experiment. This means I am not trying to argue a point I absolutely agree with, nor drawing any ha...

Following up on my last post about the problem of the "reverent Novus Ordo" , it was brought up in the comments that perhaps the N...

For much of my life as a Catholic, I attended what most would call a "reverent Novus Ordo." For some Catholics who have never seen...

Kirstin was a friend of mine from long ago—a companion of the raucous days of my youth and the bygone years when I was a just a secular ...

I apologize it took me so long to get around to this, but I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the memory of a brother and frie...

  Editor's Note: Maximus is a long-time collaborator of the USC blog who has recently begun contributing again. He has advanced degrees ...