St. Ambrose of Milan

Just a quotation of St. Ambrose of Milan:

The Church of the Lord is built upon the rock of the apostles among so many dangers in the world; it therefore remains unmoved. The Church’s foundation is unshakable and firm against assaults of the raging sea. Waves lash at the Church but do not shatter it. Although the elements of this world constantly beat upon the Church with crashing sounds, the Church possesses the safest harbor of salvation for all in distress.

 I'm not sure from where this quotation comes, but I got it on this website

About the "Old Mass" and its Discontents

Many a good Catholic I know,  i.e., many relatively orthodox, sincere, practicing Catholics think that the "Old Mass" is somehow inferior to the "New Mass".   On the other hand, as I'd argue, the "Old Mass" is superior to the "New Mass".   Of course one can compare two good things. 

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Anscombe on Christianity and Chastity

From her article "Contraception and Chastity"

‎The Christian Church has taught such an ideal of chastity: in a narrower sense, and in a broader sense in which chastity is simply the virtue whose topic is sex, just as courage is the virtue whose topic is danger and difficulty. In the narrower sense chastity means continence, abstention. I have to say something about this - though I'm reduced to stammering because I am a mediocre worldly person leading an ordinary sort of worldly life; nevertheless I'll try to say it even with stammering.

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