Catholicism.org » Columns http://catholicism.org An online journal edited by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Richmond N.H. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:13:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 CDF Prefect Affirms: ‘Union with the Catholic Church is the goal of ecumenism’ 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 never.” All ... ...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 2010 Saint Benedict Center Conference http://catholicism.org/2010-saint-benedict-center-conference.html http://catholicism.org/2010-saint-benedict-center-conference.html#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:50:53 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=14611 Our 2010 conference will be held on October 8 and 9 at Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, New Hampshire.

The information currently available is as follows:

Theme: “The Romance of Wisdom”

Cost: $100 for both days (Friday and Saturday). This includes meals. Single days without meals: $40.

Note: This year, Friday and Saturday will both be full days. There ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/2010-saint-benedict-center-conference.html/feed 0 Why Buddhism Is Open to Suicide http://catholicism.org/why-buddhism-is-open-to-suicide.html http://catholicism.org/why-buddhism-is-open-to-suicide.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:00:20 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14599 Archbishop Alberto Bottari de Castello, apostolic nuncio to Japan, has a very perceptive insight into the subversive effects Buddhist doctrine  has on the soul of a suffering devotee confronting hopelessness.  From Sandro Magister’s latest column: “Why Life is Worth So Little in Prosperous Japan.”

“The Japanese do not have a personal relationship with God. The concept ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/why-buddhism-is-open-to-suicide.html/feed 0 Is the False Apparition in Medjugorje Finally to Be Condemned? http://catholicism.org/is-the-false-apparition-in-medjugorje-finally-to-be-condemned.html http://catholicism.org/is-the-false-apparition-in-medjugorje-finally-to-be-condemned.html#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:18:54 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=14560 [March 5, 2010 - Rome Reports (with hat tip to Rorate Caeli)]

Benedict XVI has formed a commission to investigate if Our Lady truly appeared in Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia.

The commission is part of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Cardinal Camillo Ruini will preside over the commission. Ruini is ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/is-the-false-apparition-in-medjugorje-finally-to-be-condemned.html/feed 1 Yet Another Defense of Pius XII 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 Father. He ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/yet-another-defense-of-pius-xii.html/feed 1 The ‘Woman’ of Genesis http://catholicism.org/the-woman-of-genesis.html http://catholicism.org/the-woman-of-genesis.html#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:53:58 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=14495 In changing the traditional Douay-Rheims rendering of Genesis 3:15 from “I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel” to the Catholic Revised Standard Version translation (based on the King James Bible), “I will put ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-woman-of-genesis.html/feed 2 Iraq’s Dechristianization Continues 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 the situation. ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/iraqs-dechristianization-continues.html/feed 1 Manchester Bishop John B. McCormack to Lead Pilgrimage for Brother André’s Canonization http://catholicism.org/manchester-bishop-john-b-mccormack-to-lead-pilgrimage-for-brother-andres-canonization.html http://catholicism.org/manchester-bishop-john-b-mccormack-to-lead-pilgrimage-for-brother-andres-canonization.html#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:38:35 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=14330 Bishop John B. McCormack is inviting New Hampshire Catholics to join him on a pilgrimage to Rome and other Italian holy sites from October 15-25 in celebration of the canonization of Blessed Brother André Bessette.

Pope Benedict XVI recently announced that Blessed Brother André will be formally declared a saint at a ceremony in Saint Peter’s ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/manchester-bishop-john-b-mccormack-to-lead-pilgrimage-for-brother-andres-canonization.html/feed 1 Abbé Georges de Nantes, R.I.P. 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 Catholic Counter ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/abbe-georges-de-nantes-r-i-p.html/feed 4 Blessed Brother André to Be Canonized October 17 http://catholicism.org/blessed-brother-andre-to-be-canonized-october-17.html http://catholicism.org/blessed-brother-andre-to-be-canonized-october-17.html#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:39:28 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=14280 Montreal, February 19, 2010 (St. Joseph’s Oratory) — With a palpable sense of elation, a number of priests and brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross (the religious family of Brother Andre), members of the archdiocese of Montreal, and Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal assembled today in the Consistory Hall of Vatican City to ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/blessed-brother-andre-to-be-canonized-october-17.html/feed 0