Clippings on the 1906 Beatification of the Carmelite Martyrs of Compiegne
“Le 25 mai, à onze heures et demie, le Pape a reçu les pèlerins français dans la salle du Consistoire. […]
“When’s the big day?”: The days and times of Catholic wedding masses, 1871-1960
Introduction I have been reading old newspaper articles about Catholic weddings for about seven years now. Throughout that time, I
Doctors of the Church and their titles
The Catholic Church confers the rank of ‘doctor’ on saints whose writings have played an important role in our faith.
The 1968 Scientists’ Statement on Birth Control Encyclical
July 2023 marked the 55th anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s promulgation of Humanae Vitae. The 1968 encyclical, which reaffirmed the
A Christmas Day newspaper photo of Thomas and Dawn Bussjaeger
The photo above, of a young family in church, occasionally makes the rounds online. I can’t blame the sharers; it’s
Research essays
A bibliography of genAI-fueled research fraud from 2025
Have you ever thought to yourself, “Boy, I hate all of these stupid AI tools and bots and add-ons. I
State of the Turkey Indult 2025
In honor of the 5 year anniversary of my first article on the Turkey Indult, I’ve collated some of my
3 year update of the periti project
Nearly 3 years ago, in January 2023, I published my periti project. It contained 479 council periti, 49 private periti,
A survey of 219 Roman Catholic wedding masses from 983-1617
Abstract Although the traditional Roman wedding mass (beginning with Deus Israel) remained consistent from roughly 1570 to (roughly) 1970, its
Catholic wedding Masses before Trent: Spain
The Council of Trent codified the votive Mass Missa pro sponso for weddings, beginning with the Introit Deus Israel conjungat.