R.M. Douglas, The Chronicle Review: The screams that rang throughout the darkened cattle car crammed with deportees, as it jolted across the icy Polish countryside five nights before Christmas, were Dr. Loch’s only means of locating his patient. The doctor, … Continue reading
Category: History
Takashi Nagai’s Life and Message of Peace
Cecilia Bryan is a recent (2012) graduate of IHM School, which is run by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at Saint Benedict Center in New Hampshire. Her graduation speech from the commencement exercises earlier this month, was, … Continue reading
The Holy See in War and Peace
Many Catholics – even devout ones – are ignorant of or a tad ashamed about the innumerable modern diplomatic overtures of the Holy See, and/or its history as a temporal power. Many see these as somehow taking away from the … Continue reading
1000th Anniversary of the Founding of the Camaldolese Order by St. Romuald
Catholic Culture: The Holy Hermitage of Camaldoli commemorated the 1,000th anniversary of its foundation by St. Romuald on June 19, the saint’s feast day. Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, president of the Governatorate of Vatican City State and Pope Benedict’s special envoy … Continue reading
Carmelite Sisters Founded in Mexico Praise Cristero Movie
California Catholic Daily: We rarely go to a movie theatre. Yet, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was offered my community, the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles, to be a part of a premiere showing of “For Greater … Continue reading
Origen’s Original Sermons on Psalms Discovered in Bavarian Library
Ignatius Insight Scoop: A spectacular discovery was recently made in the Bavarian State Library, in the process of cataloguing the Greek manuscripts from the collection of Johann Jakob Fuggers. While cataloguing a manuscript, Philologist Marina Molin Pradel identified numerous texts … Continue reading
Anti-Christ Word Games
John Rao Black Legends and the Light of the World (Forest Lake, MN, Remnant Press, 2011) ISBN: 1-890740-17-9 Dr. John C. Rao, D. Phil., Oxford, is Associate Professor of History at St. John’s University and director of the Roman Forum. … Continue reading
‘Christ the King’ not ‘Religious Liberty’ the Cristero Cause
Christopher Check has an enthusiastic review of “For Greater Glory” on the Crisis Magazine site. He has one major criticism of the film: its anachronistic talk of religious freedom. I think the lesson that Mr. Check offers here as an … Continue reading
US Catholic Bishops Giving High Praise for Cristero Movie ‘For Greater Glory’
I went to see the movie yesterday, in Worcester, Massachusetts, at 1:00. I shall never forget it and will see it again, to be sure. Perhaps it was because of the noon showing that so few people were there, eight … Continue reading
Wanderers of the World: The Gypsies, Their Travels and Travails
What do you imagine when you hear the word “Gypsy?” As a child growing up in New Orleans, my earliest memory of “Gypsy” was going to Mardi Gras dressed up as one — or at least my mother’s idea of … Continue reading
Cui Bono? Justice? Perpetual War Against Whom and For Whom?
Interesting blog hereabout a column by historian William Pfaff on Americas Mid-East foreign policy. The article appeared in the International Herald Tribune on May 29, 2012, titled America’s Wars: “Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan — and Islam.” William Pfaff has written another … Continue reading
Roberto de Mattei on Rome’s ‘Contagion of Homosexuality’
The controversial Roberto De Mattei, who authored a significant volume on the history of Vatican II, has raised the ire of Italian progressivists with some straightforward comments on homosexuality. He claims that the corrosive influence of homosexuality led to the … Continue reading
Three Geologists Present Evidence That Jesus Died Friday, April 3, in the Year 33
Catholic Culture: Writing in the International Geology Review, three scientists who have examined seismic data say that they believe that the date of Jesus’ crucifixion was Friday, April 3, in the year 33. Read more here with links.
One World Religion or Religion of One World?
The biggest problem with Separation of Church and State is not that it is wrong, but that it does not and cannot exist. So long as every living man is made up of body and soul, God and Caesar will … Continue reading