Catholicism.org » Polemics http://catholicism.org An online journal edited by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Richmond N.H. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:17:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ADL’s Foxman: Christ the King ‘unAmerican’ http://catholicism.org/adls-foxman-christ-the-king-unamerican.html http://catholicism.org/adls-foxman-christ-the-king-unamerican.html#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:58:13 +0000 The Philosopher http://catholicism.org/?p=25743 Abraham Foxman, the pro-abortion, head of the ADL, recently proclaimed Our Lord Jesus Christ the King to be unAmerican. Religion, specifically Rick Santorum’s Catholic religion, has no place in American politics, according to Mr. Foxman. In a confused statement, the ADL proclaimed that “Senator Santorum’s remark comparing himself to a ‘Jesus candidate’ was inappropriate and ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/adls-foxman-christ-the-king-unamerican.html/feed 0 Fr. Thomas Keating on NPR: Heresy as Mysticism http://catholicism.org/fr-thomas-keating-on-npr-heresy-as-mysticism.html http://catholicism.org/fr-thomas-keating-on-npr-heresy-as-mysticism.html#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:05:20 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=25553 Saturday, December 24. I went to Keene, N.H. to run errands. On the way, I said a chaplet of the Rosary. While carrying out my errands and on the trip back, I clicked on the local NPR affiliate to see if there was any news worth hearing. It would have been better had I prayed ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/fr-thomas-keating-on-npr-heresy-as-mysticism.html/feed 5 Martin Luther: ‘A True Heretic’ http://catholicism.org/martin-luther-a-true-heretic.html http://catholicism.org/martin-luther-a-true-heretic.html#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:42:36 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=25259 The words are not mine, but the Pope’s. In his bull condemning the errors of Martin Luther, Exurge Domine, Pope Leo X described his subject as “one whose faith is notoriously suspect and in fact a true heretic.” Yet Catholics are not ashamed to speak well of this heresiarch who wrought such havoc in Christendom. ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/martin-luther-a-true-heretic.html/feed 0 Monologue with a Madman http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-171.html http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-171.html#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:59:07 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=24957 Some months back, I received a telephone call from a sedevacantist madman who challenged me to a debate on whether Pope Benedict XVI is the pope. This individual should know that debates are not the way we do our apostolate. I have nothing against debating, but we engage in other apostolates that take up our ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-171.html/feed 13 A Sermon against Evolution http://catholicism.org/a-sermon-against-evolution.html http://catholicism.org/a-sermon-against-evolution.html#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:46:59 +0000 The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary http://catholicism.org/?p=24314 [This is an actual sermon, by an actual priest. He graciously allowed us to publish it on our web site. Please keep in mind that it was written to be communicated orally, not in print. The standards of citation reflect that. The priest who gave the sermon is especially indebted to Fr. Philip Wolfe, FSSP1]

By ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/a-sermon-against-evolution.html/feed 3 Anti-Mexican Race Pride: An Insult to Our Lady http://catholicism.org/anti-mexican-race-pride-an-insult-to-our-lady.html http://catholicism.org/anti-mexican-race-pride-an-insult-to-our-lady.html#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:11:23 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=24195 On the web site Taki’s Magazine, Charles Coulombe has a brief, thoughtful essay on the immigration question. In it, he summarizes the thinking of Archbishop José Gomez — his own Ordinary, since Coulombe resides in the L.A. Archdiocese. After touching on various points of view in the immigration debate, Charles favorably cites the Archbishop’s, then ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/anti-mexican-race-pride-an-insult-to-our-lady.html/feed 22 The Ideology of Homosexuality http://catholicism.org/the-ideology-of-homosexuality.html http://catholicism.org/the-ideology-of-homosexuality.html#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:58:23 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=19706 What follows is excerpted from Sandro Magister’s The Inconvenient Memoirs of Cardinal Biffi, which, in turn, excerpted from the recently updated version of the Cardinal’s book. If I might add a word to those of His Eminence, I will limit myself to this one: Amen.

Regarding the problem of homosexuality that is emerging today, the ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/the-ideology-of-homosexuality.html/feed 2 Limbo and the Mystical Body: on the Borderlands of Dogma http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-141.html http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-141.html#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:26:37 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=18108 In Salvation for Non-Catholics and Limbo, Dr. Jeffrey Mirus makes two arguments I would like to address. The first deals with limbo and claims that the lack of certitude that we have about the fate of unbaptized infants provides a way for us to think about the fate of non-Catholic adults. The second cites the ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-141.html/feed 8 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 New Ideas on the Church and Salvation http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-140.html http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-140.html#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:07:36 +0000 Brother André Marie http://catholicism.org/?p=17809 Dr. Jeffrey A. Mirus, of Catholicculture.org, has authored three commentaries on that site concerning the doctrine no salvation outside the Church: 1) Salvation for Non-Catholics: Not a New Idea, 2) Sound Off! Comments on Salvation for Non-Catholics, and 3) Salvation for Non-Catholics and Limbo. If all one had ever read on this issue were ... ...Read More »]]> http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-140.html/feed 2