"[Christ] did not come to thin out human life; He came to set it free. All the dancing and feasting and processing and singing and building and sculpting and baking and merrymaking that belong to us, and that were stolen away into the service of false gods, are returned to us in the gospel."

-Thomas Howard

Blessed Jordan of Saxony - Sorrowful Mysteries

Pray and Sacrifice for Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield, IL

ICYMI: The Most Common Floral Question Answered: "What Do I Do with this Bouquet?", by Emily Malloy at TOH Blog

Land of the Once and Ever-Rising Sun, by David Deavel at CWR

Kids Don’t Get Syphilis In a Healthy Society, by Anne Hendershott at The American Spectator

34 Fat Tuesday Recipes That'll Let The Good Times Roll, at Southern Living 

Feminist ‘Gender Justice’ Group Alarmed by Young Men Rejecting Feminism, by Susan Berry at Catholic Vote

How I Create a Winter Sanctuary at Home, by Melissa at The Inspired Room 

Was This Villa Pliny the Elder’s Front-Row Seat to Mount Vesuvius’ Eruption?, by Julia Binswanger at Smithsonian 

50 Years Ago, the Future Benedict XVI Warned Us About the Dangers of AI, by James Day at NCR