St. Teresa of the Child Jesus reminds us that the principal virtues of the child of God are those in which are reproduced in an eminent degree the ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-127.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/england-should-be-a-catholic-country-again.html http://catholicism.org/england-should-be-a-catholic-country-again.html#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:44:24 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=14669 That’s the motion that was debated last week in London, at an event hosted by the Spectator and held at the Royal Geographical Society. And guess what — “the 700-strong sell-out audience voted overwhelmingly in favour of the motion”!

Excerpt from The Catholic Herald:

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, author Piers Paul Read ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/england-should-be-a-catholic-country-again.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-126.html http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-126.html#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:32:17 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=14652 Father Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P. (1877-1964) was one of the greatest theologians of modern times. He was a staunch anti-modernist, who engaged and exposed the twerpy upstarts responsible for the neo-modernist Nouvelle Théologie (”New Theology”). Much more than a controversialist, the Dominican Friar could write of the deepest spiritual truths with a relish and ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-126.html/feed 10 http://catholicism.org/cdf-prefect-affirms-%e2%80%98union-with-the-catholic-church-is-the-goal-of-ecumenism%e2%80%99.html http://catholicism.org/cdf-prefect-affirms-%e2%80%98union-with-the-catholic-church-is-the-goal-of-ecumenism%e2%80%99.html#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:57:40 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=14619 One of the commentators on the relevant CWN article expressed it well: “It’s past time someone said this. Too often ecumenism is taken to mean the weakening of the teachings of the Church and the addition of non-Catholic ritual and beliefs.” A-m-e-n-!

Past time is better than no time — or, “better late than ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/cdf-prefect-affirms-%e2%80%98union-with-the-catholic-church-is-the-goal-of-ecumenism%e2%80%99.html/feed 2 http://catholicism.org/yet-another-defense-of-pius-xii.html http://catholicism.org/yet-another-defense-of-pius-xii.html#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:36:23 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=14556 When the enemies of the Church, the enemies of Christianity in general, and those who want to “hold” the Catholic hierarchy’s “feet to the fire” constantly jabber about Pius XII’s supposed complicity in the Nazi murder of Jews, it becomes necessary to defend the truth as well as the honor of the Holy ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/yet-another-defense-of-pius-xii.html/feed 2 http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-125.html http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-125.html#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:42:18 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=14457 In “Christology for Joe,” an article that answers questions from a thoughtful young man, I made some observations about the way the English language has been Protestantized. In this number of the Ad Rem, I excerpt from that article the part explaining the words used to distinguish the “cult” of the Blessed Virgin ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-125.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/christology-for-joe.html http://catholicism.org/christology-for-joe.html#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:18:30 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=13741 Christology is that branch of sacred theology that studies the Incarnation. All theology is the study of God, for that is what the word means; this branch specifically studies the Man-God. Keeping in mind the precedence of the intellect to the will, we can say that knowledge of this science can help us ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/christology-for-joe.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/iraqs-dechristianization-continues.html http://catholicism.org/iraqs-dechristianization-continues.html#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:43:10 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=14405 “The United Nations estimated that 683 Christians fled Mosul between February 20 and February 27. Chaldean Catholic Bishop Emil Shimoun Nona of Mosul estimated that ‘about 400 families’ had left the city’s community of 4,000 Christians.”

This disheartening data comes from an article in Catholic World News. The Iraqi Catholic bishops themselves are bemoaning ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/iraqs-dechristianization-continues.html/feed 1 http://catholicism.org/second-sunday-of-lent.html http://catholicism.org/second-sunday-of-lent.html#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:40:29 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=14382 Today’s Gospel is a startling contrast to last week’s. Last week, we saw Our Lord in the desert hungry from a forty-day fast, being tempted by the devil. The Church took great pains to show us Our Lord doing penance so that we would follow Him in our observance of the Lenten fast. ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/second-sunday-of-lent.html/feed 0 http://catholicism.org/abbe-georges-de-nantes-r-i-p.html http://catholicism.org/abbe-georges-de-nantes-r-i-p.html#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:17:35 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=14323 The Abbé Georges de Nantes, a very controversial figure in the traditionalist movement, and one of the most brilliant, who surrounded himself also with very gifted consecrated souls dedicated to the spirituality of Venerable Charles de Foucald, has died. Rorate Caeli has a small tribute to him, and the web site of the ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/abbe-georges-de-nantes-r-i-p.html/feed 4