“Jesus didn’t teach hate. He washed feet. He gets us. All of us.” You’ve seen those words flash across your screen recently if you watched the Super Bowl and didn’t skip out for a bathroom break or a beer run … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Msgr. Arthur Burton Calkins, RIP
Respected Mariologist, Official of the Holy See, and parish priest, Monsignor Arthur Burton Calkins, died on February 3 of this year. Here are two sources for additional information: Reverend Msgr. Arthur Burton Calkins: April 18, 1945 ~ February 5 [sic], … Continue reading
Catholic Bishop in the Holy Land Details Suffering of Christians in Israeli War
In an exclusive interview with LifeSiteNews’ Frank Wright, Palestinian Monsignor William Shomali — of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem — related just how devastating the war in Gaza has been for Holy Land Christians, recalling stories of death, destruction, and … Continue reading
A Letter From a Friend
My Dear Friend, The very warmest of greetings! I was sorry to hear that you were recently made to feel guilty regarding the use of your smart phone. How sad. Of all people, you are not one to be immoderate … Continue reading
Pro-Death Kevin Cullen’s Breach of Journalistic Ethics
On January 26th, The Boston Globe published a long, lead story celebrating the decision of a Connecticut woman to travel to Vermont to take her own life through physician assisted suicide—“medical aid in dying”—which is legal in that state. The writer of the story was Globe columnist, … Continue reading
Three Damning Paragraphs from Abbé Claude Barthe on Ecumenism
Abbé Claude Barthe is a French traditionalist priest who was ordained in 1979 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Incardinated in the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon in 2005 and therefore in canonical good standing, he is an accomplished author on ecclesiastical subjects and, … Continue reading
Father Feeney and the Story of Saint Benedict Center
Earlier this month, Brother Matthew, M.I.C.M., of Saint Benedict Center in Still River, Massachusetts, gave a fine presentation on the history of Father Leonard Feeney and the “Boston Heresy Case.” The talk is embedded in the YouTube video below. It … Continue reading
Catholicism.org Migration is Done!
The migration of Catholicism.org to its new servers is complete. Things are functioning well. We’ve posted a new article since the site has migrated: The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail, Part II. One complication is that when our email … Continue reading
Some Down Time This Weekend for Catholicism.org As We Improve Things
We’re implementing some improvements on our site. Beginning tonight at 8:00 p.m., EST, the final stages of our site’s migration from one server to another will commence. There is the possibility of down time. When the DNS server is changed, … Continue reading
The Palestinians, the Amalekites, and the ‘Dark Passages’: Does Bibi Think He’s God?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invoked the Hebrew Scriptures as a justification for the Genocide in Gaza. He did so when he mentioned “Amalek” in connection with the current atrocities being committed by the IDF against the Palestinians. To … Continue reading
The World’s Most Documented Genocide in History
Here is a brief video with a summary of current events in Gaza. Its claims are documented with quick excerpts from news feeds showing what the purveyors of genocide are doing and what is their intent in their own words. … Continue reading
Considerations on Rocky Road and Purity
To the best of my knowledge rocky road is chocolate ice cream with some toppings mixed into it. The reason I am unsure is because I haven’t eaten it too many times in my life. I was one of those … Continue reading
Human Suffering in Gaza, the Numbers
Using media reports posted on 12/24/2023,1 I compiled some composite Palestinian casualty figures on the Gaza war. While multiple sources have identified the number of women and children killed, I have seen no clear figures on the total civilian versus … Continue reading
An Addition Game for the Itchy Eared
Solve this math problem, and then find out what your answer tells you about yourself: 2+2=__ If you said four, congratulations! This answer is lovely and quaint in an old-fashioned sort of way. It shows you to be loyal and … Continue reading
The Christmas Proclamation from the Roman Martyrology
Here is my reading of the Roman Martyrology for Christmas, recorded in 2019 and graciously posted by Steve Cunningham to his Sensus Fidelium YouTube channel. The reading is only a little over a minute. To see the full text, with … Continue reading