Catholicism.org » Columns http://catholicism.org An online journal edited by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Richmond N.H. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:34:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Pastoral Director for Westminster Archbishop Calls Britain a “Selfish and Hedonistic Wasteland” http://catholicism.org/pastoral-director-for-westminster-archbishop-calls-britain-a-selfish-and-hedonistic-wasteland.html http://catholicism.org/pastoral-director-for-westminster-archbishop-calls-britain-a-selfish-and-hedonistic-wasteland.html#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:10:07 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=18369 No question where this Catholic layman, Edmund Adamus, stands. He speaks with a clear tone of righteous indignation. Some question his timing, being that the pope will be visiting Britain in two weeks. Perhaps he is hoping that such a forthright assessment of Anglo-reality (and western reality) will preempt what could be a mere diplomatic ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/pastoral-director-for-westminster-archbishop-calls-britain-a-selfish-and-hedonistic-wasteland.html/feed 0 Un Blog Nuevo en Español sobre ‘el Dogma’ http://catholicism.org/un-nuevo-blog-en-espanol-sobre-el-dogma.html http://catholicism.org/un-nuevo-blog-en-espanol-sobre-el-dogma.html#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:49:39 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=18271 Ahora hay un blog en español que defiende el dogma católico “No hay salvación fuera de la Iglesia Católica.” Está aún en construcción, pero tiene un post que se llama, “Las tres definiciones dogmáticas del dogma ‘Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus,’” que contiene en español las tres definiciones infalibles sobre este dogma muy importante.

]]> http://catholicism.org/un-nuevo-blog-en-espanol-sobre-el-dogma.html/feed 0 Ambassador, Foreign Minister, Premier, Benedictine Priest and Abbot, China’s Catholic Prime Minister Lu Zhengxiang http://catholicism.org/ambassador-foreign-minister-premier-benedictine-priest-and-abbot-chinas-catholic-prime-minister-lu-zhengxiang.html http://catholicism.org/ambassador-foreign-minister-premier-benedictine-priest-and-abbot-chinas-catholic-prime-minister-lu-zhengxiang.html#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:21:01 +0000 Brian Kelly http://catholicism.org/?p=18177 He had a vision for his country, inspired within him by a Catholic friend, that for China to be a great country it must find its greatness in the Christian religion. Lu (Lou) Zhengxiang was born to Protestant parents in 1871. He converted after meeting his future wife, Berthe Bovy, who was a Catholic Belgian. ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/ambassador-foreign-minister-premier-benedictine-priest-and-abbot-chinas-catholic-prime-minister-lu-zhengxiang.html/feed 1 Register Online for the SBC Conference! http://catholicism.org/register-online-for-the-sbc-conference.html http://catholicism.org/register-online-for-the-sbc-conference.html#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:15:36 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=18146 The most current information on the conference is on our SBC Conferences site. You can now register for the conference online at store.Catholicism.org. Keep your eye on Catholicism.org for the final conference schedule with complete list of speakers, times, etc.

]]> http://catholicism.org/register-online-for-the-sbc-conference.html/feed 0 The Holy Unia Blog http://catholicism.org/the-holy-unia-blog.html http://catholicism.org/the-holy-unia-blog.html#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:35:48 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=18097 I would like to bring to the attention of our readers a new blog — new to me, anyway — called The Holy Unia Blog. It’s an Eastern-Rite and pro-extra ecclesiam nulla salus blog that is “Promoting Holy Unia. Rejecting Ecumenism. Fighting Modernism. Rejecting Latinizations.” There’s nothing of a “Latin Rite is inferior” attitude about ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-holy-unia-blog.html/feed 1 Soloviev’s Meditation on the Papacy http://catholicism.org/soloviev%e2%80%99s-meditation-on-the-papacy.html http://catholicism.org/soloviev%e2%80%99s-meditation-on-the-papacy.html#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:17:06 +0000 The Philosopher http://catholicism.org/?p=18003 Vladimir Soloviev gives this wonderful meditation on the Petrine office in Russia and the Universal Church (reprinted as The Russian Church and the Papacy). He is writing about St. Peter’s being made the Rock of the Church by our Lord and then, almost immediately, being called “Satan” (Mt. 16:18, 23).

This ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/soloviev%e2%80%99s-meditation-on-the-papacy.html/feed 5 Psychology and Salvation http://catholicism.org/psychology-and-salvation.html http://catholicism.org/psychology-and-salvation.html#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:31:42 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=17935 In New Ideas on the Church and Salvation, I addressed the positions taken by Dr. Jeffrey Mirus in his piece, Salvation for Non-Catholics: Not a New Idea. Here, I will make some observations concerning the first of his two follow-ups: Sound Off! Comments on Salvation for Non-Catholics.

Dr. Mirus proffers the opinion that, to be damned ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/psychology-and-salvation.html/feed 1 Fr. Michael Rodriguez Defends the Moral Law on TV http://catholicism.org/fr-michael-rodriguez-defends-the-moral-law-on-tv.html http://catholicism.org/fr-michael-rodriguez-defends-the-moral-law-on-tv.html#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:10:42 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=17909 Father Michael Rodriquez, who has been mentioned on this site before, was recently featured on a local television program in El Paso, Texas. The issue under discussion was Church teaching on Homosexuality. You can see the video here. Notice, if you watch it, how this priest keeps the discussion on the issues of truth, salvation, ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/fr-michael-rodriguez-defends-the-moral-law-on-tv.html/feed 4 Archbishop Burke Clarifies: Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Girls Have No ‘Right’ to These Positions http://catholicism.org/archbishop-burke-clarifies-eucharistic-ministers-altar-girls-have-no-right-to-these-positions.html http://catholicism.org/archbishop-burke-clarifies-eucharistic-ministers-altar-girls-have-no-right-to-these-positions.html#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:15:26 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=17865 The head of the Supreme Apostolic Signatura, the Church’s highest court, has clarified certain liturgical questions in light of Canon Law. His comments were made in the preface to a book celebrating the third anniversary of Summorum Pontificum.

Excerpts from the CNA article:

The American archbishop went on to point out that certain elements ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/archbishop-burke-clarifies-eucharistic-ministers-altar-girls-have-no-right-to-these-positions.html/feed 2 Mammoth Government Protects Itself at Our Expense http://catholicism.org/mammoth-government-protects-itself-at-our-expense.html http://catholicism.org/mammoth-government-protects-itself-at-our-expense.html#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:46:42 +0000 The Philosopher http://catholicism.org/?p=17861 Pat Buchanan reports on Nancy Pelosi and company’s $26 billion loan from China to save the jobs of other government bureaucrats whose jobs were threatened. Their jobs were threatened because their employees (state and local governments) felt the need to balance budgets. Federal government glut is sapping the life blood out of American families and ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/mammoth-government-protects-itself-at-our-expense.html/feed 0