The Church Fathers Reflect on Jesus and the Holy Spirit: The Theophany After the Baptism of the Lord (Part V) Reply

By Fr Jason Smith

Glass_Baptism_of_Christ_detail_DSCN4021_copyThe Baptism of the Lord was accompanied by one of the most stunning and remarkable events found in Sacred Scripture: The rending open of the heavens, the visible descent of the Spirit like a dove, and the Father’s audible voice. More…

Is Planned Parenthood Finally Abandoning the “Pro-Choice” Label? 3

“Women don’t turn to politicians for advice on mammograms, prenatal care, or cancer treatments, so why should they for abortion?”

Why should they? More…

Plan-B = The New Plan-A 22

It’s no surprise that the Obama administration has approved the sale of the abortifacient drug Plan-B in vending machines on college campuses.

I'm sorry, I must have missed something... Was there a plan A?

I’m sorry, I must have missed something… Was there a plan A?

After all, they are dispensing it like Band-Aids at New York City public schools. More…

Avengers 4 Life in DC — The Official March for Life Video 7

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Tribute to Aquinas the Angelic Doctor 4

St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P. (1225-1274)

Today, Biltrix celebrates the feast of our patron, the Great St Thomas Aquinas. Outstanding in zeal for holiness and the study of sacred doctrine — to you, Angelic Doctor, we owe this panegyric.

Aquinas is best known for his More…

“Today” This Passage Is Fulfilled in Your Hearing 3

JesusInTheTempleToday’s Gospel reading begins with the opening of Luke’s Gospel, then leaps forward four chapters to the account of Jesus’ revealing himself as the Christ foretold by the prophets. The joining of these passages is significant for two reasons. More…

Pro-Life Generation 13

“A new generation is on the rise, a generation dedicated to life, to love, and to faith — You are that generation!” — Rev. Carter Griffin, Homily during the Youth Rally for the March for Life at the Verizon Center, Jan. 25, 2013

Avengers for Life!

“Avengers-4-Life!” at the March for Life

Only one word, to describe yesterday’s March for Life in DC — “Unbelievable!” More…

DC Here We Come! 20

Short post today. We are packing and pulling out.

Tomorrow we March!

And it looks like we’ll be having our march in the snow… More…

Why the Tides are Turning Pro-Life 24

I owe a tip of the hat to Rebecca Hamilton for this video — she rightly titled her post this morning: Video Tribute to 40 Years of Abortion on Demand: Watch Once, Shower Twice

Caveat Viewer: She means it. 

And so do I. To Biltrix’s regular readers, if some suspicious feeling is telling you “I really should not watch this video,” please, Don’t. More…

40 Years Gone, and Counting… 23

55,881,645

That’s the number of unborn lives ended by legal abortions in this country since this day in 1973 (as of 10:00 a.m.).

1,235 in the U.S. alone today by the time I finish writing this sentence. Now, 1,236, and counting…

Planned Parenthood has terminated 6,341,432 since 1970 — 19,865 so far this year alone (as of Jan. 1 2013).

73,281… 73,283… 73,284… — rising, rising, rising… More…