April 23 is the feast of St. George the Martyr. As Dom Gueranger puts it in his usual stirring style: “Clad in his bright coat of mail, mounted on his war steed, and spearing the dragon with his lance, George, … Continue reading
Unpopular Opinion: Padre Júlio Maria de Lombaerde on Protestants Being Atheists
On X, a (real-life) friend asked me if I agreed with this: “THE PROTESTANT IS AN ATHEIST WRAPPED IN THE COVER OF A BIBLE, KEEPING ONLY THE COVER, BEING HIMSELF THE TEXT OF THE BIBLE, THAT IS, HIS OWN WILL, … Continue reading
Trust the science, not the scientists
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: In boxing, when one fighter becomes unable to protect himself, the referee stops the fight and declares a technical knockout (TKO). The same system might profitably be applied to public debates: When one side has been … Continue reading
Another Boston-Area Catholic Institution Celebrates Governor Maura Healey
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… On April 12th, just two days before speaking at the Annual Gala of the Catholic Schools Foundation—an organization chaired by Cardinal Sean O’Malley—another Catholic institution welcomed and celebrated the Bay State’s pro-abortion, lesbian chief … Continue reading
‘Rome’ and ‘Catholic’ Connected from the Start
The following is a brief excerpt from my book, The Roman Catholic Church: A Divine Institution or a Human Invention? GOD has revealed that, once the Jews in general rejected the Messiah/New Covenant, which was then embraced by the gentile … Continue reading
Boston: Catholic Schools Foundation Hosts Governor Maura Healey
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… According to Politico and the State House News Service, the Catholic Schools Foundation—the philanthropy which raises funds for parochial schools in the Archdiocese of Boston—hosted Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey as its speaker, at … Continue reading
Infinite dignity and its enemies
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Math test: What is infinity minus 5? The question makes no sense, because infinity cannot be measured. Infinity cannot expand or contract; it is boundless. God is infinite. His creatures are not. But Dignitas Infinita begins … Continue reading
President Trump Was Elected on a Platform Promising Federal Action on Abortion
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news update… With President Donald Trump’s April 8th announcement on Truth Social that abortion legislation should be left to the states, some conservatives are attempting to re-write history. Members of the conservative … Continue reading
Why ‘Infinite Dignity’ falls short
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: As my colleague Jeff Mirus has pointed out, there are strong points in Dignitas Infinita. But another friend, Robert Royal, has observed that with this document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), … Continue reading
Beware the ‘Conservative’ Late-Term Abortion Scam!
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… With the lamentable decision of President Donald J. Trump to embrace a states rights position on the killing of unborn children, the Republican media universe — especially the faux conservative … Continue reading
The Catholic Church by the numbers: more Catholics but fewer vocations
Catholic News Agency, Katie Quiñones: The number of Catholics worldwide increased by 14 million in 2022, according to the Vatican’s 2022 Statistical Yearbook of the Church released earlier this month and highlighted in a report by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano. … Continue reading
Vatican document on human dignity condemns gender transition, surrogacy, abortion
Catholic News Agency, Tyler Arnold: The Vatican’s top doctrinal office issued a declaration on the theme of human dignity on Monday that addresses growing concerns such as gender theory, sex changes, surrogacy, and euthanasia in addition to abortion, poverty, human … Continue reading
What is a Passover Seder and Why Can’t Catholics Celebrate It?
From the mail bag: Good evening, Brother André Marie, I recently found a video where you talk about “Christian Zionism.” It has been a great eye opener for me. Thanks so much. In that lecture you explain that for Catholics … Continue reading
Oldest man in the world dead at 114; prayed the rosary twice daily
Catholic News Agency, Francesca Pollio Fenton: Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, a twice-daily prayer of the rosary who at his death was the confirmed oldest man in the world, died on April 2, just weeks before his 115th birthday. Mora held … Continue reading