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Catholic America
Along with our crusade in defense of the defined doctrine of no salvation outside the Church, Saint Benedict Center is committed to working for the conversion of America. The false ecumenism and religious indifferentism that infected the Church in the twentieth century did much to dissipate the promising momentum of conversions to the Faith that marked nineteenth century America.
It is astonishing to read about the great work that Catholic priests and religious, sisters and brothers, were doing throughout this vast land not so long ago. Converts were flocking into the Church because our priests were giving Protestants not only an invitation, but knowledge of the Faith, and a challenge to submit to a visible religious authority that had all the divine credentials. Whether it was through reading apologetic and polemical materials or by attending one of the thousands of missions given by Jesuits and Redemptorists, the hearts of non-Catholics were responding to grace in ever growing numbers. America was on its way to becoming a Catholic nation, and that was before the more massive waves of Catholic immigrants came here after the turn of the century.
It can happen again.
Methodist Minister Asks Forgiveness for 1921 Murder of Father Coyle in Birmingham
I wrote the story of the martyr Father Coyle a couple of years ago. You can read it here. Catholic Culture: In 1921, the rector of the cathedral in Birmingham, Alabama, was murdered by a Methodist minister who was outraged by the marriage of his daughter to a Puerto Rican. The minister, Edwin Stephenson, was defended by future Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black and acquitted. … More →
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Young Actor: I Wanted to be a Cristero and Like the Martyr St. Jose Sanchez
CatholicOnline: “If they’re going to watch the movie,” he replied, “and I hope so because it’s a really cool story. If you are going to watch it, you must see Jose’s character and get involved in the feeling of all his torture because he is a martyr. Then be like him nowadays. “It’s hard being a Catholic. Maybe some friends are saying you are a … More →
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Over Forty Catholic Dioceses and Organizations Suing Obama Administration
CatholicOnline: The archdiocese of New York, headed by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archdiocese of Washington, D.C., headed by Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the University of Notre Dame along with 40 other Catholic dioceses and organizations nationwide announced on Monday that they are suing the Obama administration for violating their freedom of religion, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution. Read more here.
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More About the Cristeros Movie Opening June 1 in the US
CatholicOnline: “This is an international story for the world,” said Academy Award® nominee Andy Garcia, who headlines an international cast in FOR GREATER GLORY. “It’s a story that needs to be told.” Garcia plays General Gorostieta, the retired military man who transformed a roughshod group of Mexican Catholics into a formidable adversary in their fight against the Mexican government’s attempts to eliminate the Catholic Church. … More →
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Relics of Six Mexican Priest Martyrs Venerated in Los Angeles Cathedral May 14-24
These six martyrs were canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000. The martyrdom of Father Jose Maria Robles Hurtado is highlighted in the movie For Greater Glory, the story of the Cristeros heroic resistance to the anti-clerical, masonic-supported persecution launched by the Mexican communist regime in the 1920s. The movie is due out next month. California Catholic Daily: Relics of six priests martyred during … More →
Cuban Exiles and Dissidents Indignant Over Havana Cardinal’s Call for ‘Reconciliation’
Catholic Culture: Speaking at a panel discussion at Harvard University, Cardinals Jaime Ortega y Alamino of Havana and Sean O’Malley of Boston agreed that greater freedom for the Church followed in the wake of Blessed John Paul’s 1998 visit to the Communist nation. According to Vatican statistics, only 53% of the population is Catholic, but now, in Havana, 82% of infants are being baptized. More … More →
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Pope Hopes Catholic Americans Will Revive the Church?
THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: “In a stunning announcement on Monday, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (via the apostolic nuncio to the United States Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano) has just laid the heaviest burden in 2,000 years on the shoulders of Catholic Americans. Realizing that Christianity in Europe is beyond recovery, the Holy Father has called upon the U.S. Catholic Church to ‘lead the way’ in revival … More →
Hawaii Belgian Ale Named in Honor of Saint Damien
CNS report: First, a couple of schools. Then, several U.S. parishes. Now … a fine craft beer? Many things have been named after St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, but none was more surprising than a recent discovery at a Whole Foods store in Hawaii — a bottle of Belgian ale labeled with the likeness of St. Damien. Read more here.
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Professor Rice Defends Bishop Jenky Against Visceral Criticism from ND Faculty
LifeSiteNews: On April 14, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., of Peoria, Illinois, delivered a courageous homily at Mass during “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” Bishop Jenky said, “This fall, every practicing Catholic must vote, and must vote their Catholic consciences, or by the following fall our Catholic schools, our Catholic hospitals, our Catholic Newman Centers, all our public ministries—only excepting our church buildings—could … More →
Catholic Anti-Communist’s Vocal Protest Aimed at Castro Regime not the Pope
CNA: Cuban dissident Andres Carrion said he did not intend to offend the Catholic Church when he shouted “freedom” during the papal Mass in the country on March 26. “It was not my intention to tarnish the Mass, and I have said so to various priests I have spoken with and they have understood me,” he said. “I am a Catholic and I didn’t have … More →
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Cristero Movie with Star Cast Debuts in Mexico
CNA: The much anticipated movie “Cristiada,” which recounts the story of the Cristero war in Mexico during the religious persecution of the 1920s, was released in Mexico on April 20. “This movie is not only going to be entertaining, it also has great potential,” said actor Eduardo Verastegui said. “It is a film that is very balanced, commercial and moving.” Read more here.
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Why the Disorientation and Exodus of Nuns in the 60s and 70s? Humanist Psychology?
Patheos‘ Kathy Schiffer provides an informative summary of the destructive role of just two psychologists and their team who, in 1966, were given a three-year grant (I don’t know from what organization) to experiment with religious orders through humanistic Freudian inspired workshops.
