Cassandra's Musings

This is a woodcut -- Prudence (Die Firsichtikait), from "The Seven Virtues" by Hans Burgkmair. Die Firsichtikait means Foresigh...

Out of pride and envy arise the bitterness of anger. The vice of anger is a disposition of unjust wrath toward God, neighbor, or the good....

Guardian Angel: Angels bless and angels keep Angels guard me while I sleep Bless my heart and bless my home Bless my spirit as I roam Gui...

The human body is not a piece of trash. It is the essential mode of our existence – we are embodied souls. The soul has no life, self-unde...

From Fr. Z's blog: Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Most Sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, lo...

As a convert to the Catholic faith, I could not understand the Sacrament of Reconcilation (the Confessional). I had always just asked Jesu...

This article is written by Fr. Gordon MacRae who was found guilty of molesting a young man, I think falsely, and is currently serving a ver...

"Man or bear? When a person gives up hope, is he still human? Such is the story of a soldier who has lost everything to war: his child...

The Assault On Thanksgiving November 23, 2021 Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the latest attacks on Thanksgiving: Th...

Most people are employed for what they do. Others find jobs for what they know; however, few people find their function exclusively in what...

St. Basil the Great said:"The bread you do not use is the bread of the hungry. The garment hanging in your wardrobe is the garment ...

This paragraph from the article "The Salesian Option" really resonated with me and I think will go far to heal our people:" ...

I saw this on pinterest and read the story about the bees showing reverence for Holy Icons and wanted to share: here is the history By Monk ...

Heart of Divine Love by Flemish engraver Cornelius de Boudt, (1660-1737). Because I find that within this image and its message, is space ...

I just discovered that the blogger Nancy Shuman of the Cloistered Heart died in 2017. Her blog is still worth visiting. There is so much wis...

Painting: A priest embraces his mother after his first Mass, José Alcázar Tejedor After ordination, a priest's hands are consecrated w...

In Christianity, the central core is the revelation that ‘The Infinite’, the ‘Wholly Other’; ‘That which cannot be named’; is revealed to us...

O Sovereign and true leader, O Christ, my King, I kneel before Thee here like a vassal in the old feudal times to take my oath of fealty....

"Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus." "Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before your face I humbly kneel...

MEDITATIONS FOR LENT FROM ST. THOMAS AQUINAS FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY: THE CROWN OF THORNS Go forth, ye daughters of Sion, and see kin...

Here is the method: * Choose a quiet spot alone to pray. * Focus your mind and heart on God. * Ask the Holy Spirit to speak to you t...

Nobody wants to dispute the fact that tolerance is a virtue, and nobody wants to argue for intolerance, however, there does need to be an o...

For the Help of the Sacred Heart Take away, O my Jesus, the blindness of my heart, that I may know Thee; take away the hardness of my hear...

Here are photos of the original St. Joseph's built in 1911. It was a beautiful space. I know the people who "updated" the inte...

Don't you love stained glass windows in a church? They not only bring beauty and light into the sanctuary, but teach as well. Here are s...

I love this little church in the foothills east of Sacramento. Our daughter was married there. We attended catechism classes there and were ...