Carving of Saint Alban Last Wednesday, June 22nd was the Feast of S. Alban, protomartyr of Britain and patron of my parish church. We celebr...

In preparing a homily for the past Sunday that described the call of Matthew, my attention turned to the theme of unlikey converts (that i...

"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13 "Almighty God, our heavenly Fathe...

Let us forever adore the most Holy Sacrament. Alleluia. Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi (celebrated on the following Sunday in the Roma...

Homily on the Most Holy Trinity by The Rev’d Timothy M. Matkin, SSC Given at S. Alban’s Church, Arlington, TX on 22 May 2005 In the Name of ...

I want to wish my wife Melisa a happy third wedding anniversary. I look forward to many years together. She is the best thing to ever happen...

the more they stay the same. As I turned thirty years of age last Thursday, this picture from twenty or so years ago came to mind. I was a S...

One of the supernatural gifts is discernment. And it looks like it almost may take supernatural powers to discern whether this is a holy wat...

I'm sure there's some kind of church lady joke waiting to be told with this picture. I just haven't figured it out yet. Perhaps ...

Homily for John 14:1-14 by The Rev'd Timothy M. Matkin, SSC Given at S. Alban’s, Arlington, TX, on 24 April 2005 Perhaps you have also h...

Josef Cardinal Ratzinger of Germany was elected by the College of Cardinals today to be the new Bishop of Rome. He has chosen the name Ben...

According to the prophecies of St. Malachy (Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland from 1132 to 1138), the next pope is described by the motto Gloria...

This is the man who caught everyone by surprise back in 1978. Are we in store for another dark horse candidate? As they say in Rome, "H...

This is one of my favorite pictures of John Paul II, embracing the youth of the Church.

I've been a fan of Dietrich von Hildebrand for a number of years now. Sophia Institute Press took excerpts from his book Transformation ...

Homily for Luke 24:13-35 by The Rev'd Timothy M. Matkin, SSC Given at S. Alban’s, Arlington, TX, on 10 April 2005 It seems like a lot of...

I have a theological dilemma taking shape in my front yard. I am keenly aware that S. Paul says we should not boast about ourselves or anyt...

After many years of faithful ministry, Pope John Paul II has crossed "the threshold of hope." May his soul, and the souls of all t...

Homily on Doubt and Faith by The Rev'd Timothy M. Matkin, SSC Given at S. Alban's Church, Arlington, TX on 3 April 2005 Something ex...

I was greatly saddened by the death of Terri Schiavo last week and the suffering and grief of [part of] her family in the matter. In the who...