John Mallon has been writing about the Catholic Faith for almost 25 years. This is his personal website.
Welcome to my website! Please check back often as I will be updating on a frequent basis, adding newly published articles and interviews and never before published pieces of vital Catholic interest from my own personal archives of 25 years of writing on the Catholic Faith. If you like what you see or it is helpful to you please consider a donation using the PayPal button on the left, as I hope to supplement my income from this site. And feel free to email me at any time by clicking the button on the upper right. If you would like to be notified of updates let me know and I will add you to my mailing list. I hope you enjoy your visit.
Thanks & God Bless you,
John
New Articles:
Originally published in Inside the Vatican magazine as “The World Grows Old,” March 1999, detailing shenanigans at the UN at the Netherlands Cairo+5 Prepcom
Adolescents at Risk from The Prevailing Culture on Sexuality
The Pontifical North American College in Rome celebrates 150 years of excellence
Pro-Life Blogging Pioneer: An Interview with Jill Stanek
Newly Posted:
An Interview with Father Tom McSherry
The Sooner Catholic, July 3, 1994
Father Edward Moras 1953-1997, R.I.P.
The Sooner Catholic, July 13, 1997
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Pentecost!
"But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight.
While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them.
They said, "Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven."
Acts of the Apostles 1:8-11
The Sequence of the Holy Spirit
Veni Sancte Spiritus
Come Holy Spirit
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
And from Thy celestial home
Shed a ray of light divine!
Come Father of the poor!
Come source of all our store!
Come within our bosoms shine!
Thou, of comforters the best;
Thou, the soul's most welcome guest;
Sweet refreshment here below;
In our labor, rest most sweet;
Grateful coolness in the heat,
Solace in the midst of woe.
O most blessed Light divine
Shine within these hearts of Thine.
And our inmost being fill!
Where you are not, man has naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.
Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness pour Thy dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away:
Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.
On the faithful who adore
And confess you, evermore
In your sev'nfold gift descend;
Give them virtue's sure reward;
Give them Thy salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end.
Amen. Alleluia
Veni Sancte Spiritus
Veni, Sancte Spiritus,
et emítte caélitus
lucis tuae rádium.
Veni, pater páuperum,
veni, dator múnerum,
veni, lumen córdium.
Consolator óptime,
dulcis hospes animae.
dulce refrigerium.
In labóre réquies,
in aestu tempéries,
in fletu solácium.
O lux beatíssima,
reple cordis íntima
tuórum fidélium.
Sine tuo númine,
nihil est in hómine,
nihil est innoxium.
Lava quod est sórdidum,
riga quod est áridum,
sana quod est sáucium.
Flecte quod est rígidum,
fove quod est frigidum,
rege quod est devium.
Da tuis fidélibus,
in te confidéntibus,
sacrum septenárium.
Da virtútis méritum
da salútis éxitum,
da perénne gáudium.
Amen. Alleluia
-Attributed to Pope Leo III
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New!
“The Genie is Out of the Bottle”
Human Cloning; Inside the Vatican May, 2001
40 Years in the Desert of Death
New Article posted on
Renew America:
on President Obama’s tragic Blind Spot
Recent Postings:
The Holy Father’s Inspired Choice
Inside the Vatican, January 2001
“I was shaken to the roots of my soul”
Inside the Vatican, January 2001
Inside the Vatican, January 2001
The Spirituality of Unrequited Love
Bioethics Series:
Part 1:
A Conversation with Bishop Robert Vasa
Part 2:
Battling Tainted Vaccines: Children of God for Life
Part 3: Just Added!
A Conversation with Dr. Theresa Deisher
Recent:
Uncut version:
Antinatalism vs. The Nativity: How did ‘Merry Christmas’ become a Political Statement?
John’s Pro-Life Bumper Stickers!
Other Sites featuring John’s Articles:
Human Life International A growing archive of John’s Pro-Life commentaries by category on the website of the world’s largest Pro-Life organization
The PetersVoice/Bishop Gassis Archive A large archive of John’s articles
Status Ecclesiae John’s column for Inside the Vatican magazine, archived on the articles page. John is Contributing Editor for this publication considered the most beautiful Catholic magazine in the world
lifeissues.net: Clear thinking about crucial issues, from Father Jerry Novotny, OMI, in Japan
The Catholic Online Reality Check Archive Note: If you read my articles on this site use the “printer friendly” button, because those longer than one page have a button to go to the next page that doesn’t work. But the entire article can be read in the “printer friendly” mode.
Past Articles from HumanaeVitaePriests.Org
New Postings:
A Chronological Index of John Mallon’s Inside the Vatican Articles
The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Culture, by Philip F. Lawler; Encounter Books; 2008; Reviewed by John Mallon
New Page!
Blurbs, Endorsements, Citations & Quotes, Criticism and Attacks
Lots of fun here, some dead links, but I’m working on it.
New Page!
Articles which have become well-known, widespread or just favorites of mine...
A Blog entry from me to Philip Lawler’s Blog for his book, The Faithful Departed, a book I strongly recommend. To purchase the book click on the ad at left. My review of the book is scheduled for the June/July issue of Inside the Vatican magazine.
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