Month Archives: October 2025

  In a Solemn Mass in the presence of a Bishop, Sr. Kiana Nava was clothed in the religious habit. She attended Mass in the presence of all of her sisters from the Ava convent. Three other postulants were clothed alongside her; also, two sisters made their first profession. The postulants being clothed began Mass in a wedding dress and veil; at the end of Mass, the bishop clothed them in the habit, belt, scapular, and wimple. Then he gave to them their religious name. Sr. Kiana was named Sr. …

  Last Saturday, I attended the Chesterton Academy Gala for their Sacramento chapter. It was very impressive! The Chesterton Academies started less than two decades ago and already have seventy-one schools located throughout the country. They provide a classical, Catholic education to high school students.   The event renewed for me a truth that is ever-present in my interactions with parishioner families; namely, how many sacrifices parents are making for the education of their children. It used to be that Catholics of any station were guaranteed an excellent, Catholic education …

  Michael Davies used to be a household name in the traditional Catholic sphere. When he died in 2004, then Cardinal Ratzinger wrote a eulogy for him. Many of his lectures on history are excellent, and I would like to high-light one of those today.   One of the great preachers of the Holy Rosary was St. Louis de Montfort. Among other works, he is the author of The Secret of the Rosary. What is less known is that the great saint preached in southern France, in the Vendee region. …