War

A beautiful and wonderful young woman, whom it is my privilege to know, recently reminded me of the words of St. Josemaria Escriva, "There is need for a crusade of manliness... to counteract and nullify the savage work of those who think man is a beast. And that crusade is your work." It is indeed. In counsel with St. Josemaria and the Blessed Mother, I have a request for all Catholic men. Pray the Rosary. Pray it everyday. And pray it for the sake of your wife (present or future), and your children (present and future), for all women and all children, and for all Catholic men who seek to defend them, that they might have the Graces and virtues necessary to do so. Do this in addition to whatever other prayers and daily Rosaries you might already be doing. This is our work, please spread the word. For as our beloved and Blessed Pope John Paul II said, "God has assigned as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman."

Mass and Music

The beauty of the Mass is objective, it is there because God is there.  What mars it, if anything, is abuse of the liturgy (obviously) but also when we let ourselves be affected by things that don't please our personal aesthetics.  Bad music or architecture or art or what have you.  Let the Mass bring these things up to God, don't let them bring you down to Earth.