Review of Liberty, the God That Failed: Policing the Sacred and Constructing the Myths of the Secular State, from Locke to Obama (Angelico Press, 2012) In his first encyclical, Inscrutabili (On the Evils Affecting Modern Society), April 21, 1878, Pope … Continue reading
Author Archives: Robert Boehm
Anti-Christ Word Games
John Rao Black Legends and the Light of the World (Forest Lake, MN, Remnant Press, 2011) ISBN: 1-890740-17-9 Dr. John C. Rao, D. Phil., Oxford, is Associate Professor of History at St. John’s University and director of the Roman Forum. … Continue reading
A Fatima Reminder: Let’s Not Let Our Lady Down
In “Defending Our Queen’s Prerogatives” (The Remnant, 12/31/2010), Joseph Romanoski wrote: “Our Lady’s directives at Fatima were directed to Catholics (italics original) only, and not to the rest of Her children and subjects.” While plausible arguments can be offered showing … Continue reading
The Church vs. Economic Liberalism: Ferrara Nails It!
[Christopher A. Ferrara, The Church and the Libertarian (Minnesota: The Remnant Press, 2010), $25, 383 pp., soft cover.] Since hearing, a few years ago that Chris Ferrara was preparing this book, I have eagerly looked forward to reading it. I … Continue reading
John Vennari on Blessed Columba Marmion’s Spiritual-Ecclesial Doctrine
And just the way there is no salvation apart from Jesus Christ, likewise there is no salvation apart from His Mystical Body, the Catholic Church. Abbot Marmion insists that Jesus Christ and His one true Church form one mystery (emphasis his). It is not two separate entities, as if we can accept Christ and reject His Church. No! Christ and His Church, His Mystical Body, form one inseparable mystery, and to reject His Church is to reject His Body. The Catholic Church is the extension of the Incarnation in time. To reject His Holy Catholic Church is to reject Christ Himself. Continue reading