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In the Barnyard

Father Leonard Feeney, M.I.C.M. — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:07:23 +0000

On my way to the coops, On my way from the pens, As I was going over From the pigs to the hens,

I met a small object Of not any use, A poor little pin-feathered Baby-girl goose,

Who was on her way back From the hens to the pigs, And was paddling in puddles And treading ... ...Read More »

Bella Dodd — From Communist to Catholic

Eleonore Villarrubia — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:33:59 +0000

How was it that a little Catholic girl – born in Italy – became one of the most powerful figures of the American Communist Party at the height of its power during the late 1930’s and 1940’s? The story of Maria Assunta Isabella Visono’s journey from a poor southern Italian village to the intrigues ... ...Read More »

The Secret Diary of Elisabeth Leseur

The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:55:55 +0000

The woman whose goodness changed her husband from atheist to priest [By Elisabeth Leseur ]

This inspiring book gives you a splendid example of how to live as a Christian in a secular environment that can be indifferent or hostile to your Faith. For Elisabeth Leseur had two ... ...Read More »

Eucharist Stories

Very Rev. Canon Howe — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:11:39 +0000

[Taken from The Catechist, by the Very Rev. Canon Howe. Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmount, Jan 26, 1922.]

There once lived a man who had given himself up to every passion, and had become by his life a scandal to all who knew him. Being at length upon his death-bed, his family, who were good ... ...Read More »

Rabbit

Father Leonard Feeney, M.I.C.M. — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:55:52 +0000

Rabbit’s eyes are pink, And they are, I think, Less to watch with than to wink With: they are ornamental: Sight in them is incidental. All sensation goes In through rabbit’s ears and nose. Rabbit runs around With jump and rebound, Sniffing every sound, Listening to the light Falling on the clover. Rabbit wants to be afraid: He delights in fright, And is soft all over. He is lovable and ... ...Read More »

Immortality of Soul, Creation Ex Nihilo: Qs and As on the Power of Reason Alone

Brian Kelly — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:02:27 +0000

Q: Is it really possible to explain, using reason alone, the immortal nature of the human soul, versus the animal soul? I understand that the ability to reason is particular to humans, but I don’t see how this proves our immortality. I believe it because the Church teaches it, but I can’t get it ... ...Read More »

Priest

The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:19:57 +0000

Attacks on the priesthood have grown unrelenting in recent years, as incidents of sexual misconduct reveal chronic, deeply-rooted flaws in seminaries, rectories, and chanceries across the country. Keen observers (among them some Catholics) foretell the end of the priesthood — and even perhaps a dissolution of the ... ...Read More »

The Church vs. Economic Liberalism: Ferrara Nails It!

Robert Boehm — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:45:20 +0000

[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 have not been disappointed. This is a tremendous and necessary defense against a dangerous ,widespread ideology ... ...Read More »

The Bee

Father Leonard Feeney, M.I.C.M. — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:50:44 +0000

God to some Sticky stuff Not yet alive In a hive, Said, “Come! Hum! Glorify Me! Be My bee And buzz. As I bid!” And sure enough, It was! And it did!

From Boundaries

The Old Testament Was Fulfilled in Jesus and the Catholic Church

The Philosopher — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:34:25 +0000

Michael Voris briefly explains a truth that many today don’t seem to understand. For more on this subject of religious continuity from the Old Testament to the New, see Our Patriarch Abraham and the Continuity of Religion and The Heresy of Dual-Covenant Theology.