Pope Leo’s first encyclical addresses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ‘magnificent humanity’
Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois) is the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and the first pope born in the United States. Elected on May 8, 2025, he succeeded Pope Francis and became the first member of the Order of Saint Augustine to ascend to […]
The SSPX Crisis and the Vatican: Episcopal Consecrations, Ecclesial Authority, and Catholic Tradition
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Table of Contents Introduction Few controversies in modern Catholic history have proven as enduring, emotionally charged, and theologically consequential as the conflict between the Holy See and the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). Founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, the SSPX emerged as a reaction against liturgical reforms, […]
The Living Voice of Christ: The Magisterium and the Perpetuity of the Church
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Table of Contents Introduction: The Necessity of a Living Authority Let us begin plainly: if Christ came to teach, who ensures that His teaching remains intact? This question is not merely academic—it is foundational. Without a divinely instituted authority to preserve, interpret, and transmit doctrine, Christianity would fragment into competing […]
The Whore of Babylon and the Catholic Church: A Scriptural, Patristic, and Theological Examination
© 2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ I. Introduction: The Charge and Its Apparent Force A number of anti-Catholic writers assert that the Catholic Church is the “Whore of Babylon” described in the Book of Revelation, appealing especially to the warning: “Come out of her, my people, lest you take part in her sins, lest you […]
The Selection of Bishops
©2025 Victor R. Claveau, MJ The present appointment process for the selection of diocesan bishops is widely perceived to be in need of serious reform. While the Church has long relied on a confidential and consultative system—typically involving apostolic nuncios, regional bishops, and recommendations forwarded to the Congregation for Bishops—the practical outcome in many regions […]
Why the Catholic Church Is the One True Church
Victor R. Claveau, MJ 🔹 Core Claim Jesus Christ founded one visible, authoritative Church, and that Church is the Catholic Church. ✠ 1. Christ Founded One Church (Not Many) Conclusion: The true Church must be one, identifiable, and continuous ✠ 2. The Church Was Built on Peter Conclusion: The true Church must have a visible […]
Anti-Semitism and the Catholic Relationship with the Jewish Community
Antisemitism is the prejudice against or hatred of Jewish people. It is a form of bigotry and racism. For centuries, antisemites have demonized and dehumanized Jews by spreading antisemitic tropes, stereotypes, and conspiracy theories. Antisemitism is a set of hateful beliefs and ideas about Jews and the Jewish religion, Judaism. It is based on old […]
ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST
Very little is known of the life of St. Luke, though many theories have been built up on the subject from the hints given in the Gospels and Epistles. His name is possibly a shortened form of Lucanus. He was a native of Antioch, in his time a center of art and science, and he […]
The Indestructible Church
Fr. Paul Pecchie Dedicating church buildings seems to be something the ancient Christians loved to do. Perhaps because most places in which we live have already established church buildings, we don’t think of it as much. There is a Christian woman from the fourth century named Egeria who wrote in her diary about her experience […]
History of the feast of Corpus Christi
This beautiful feast was inaugurated for the universal Church is 1264 AD. The circumstances that led to this are surrounded by coincidence. St. Juliana, a nun in the diocese of Liege, Belgium, had a vision of Our Lord requesting a feast in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. When she revealed this request, many ridiculed her, […]