In his most important book, The Social Contract, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, an architect of the false philosophy of liberalism and thus a kind of godfather of the Revolution that has been unfolding since the philosophy first found political expression in France … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Liberalism
Priest Protests Emphasis on Orthodoxy and Fidelity Coming From Rome
California Catholic Daily: Two priests from California were among several interviewed for a recent story in the National Catholic Reporter in which “Vatican II” priests express concerns about the direction of the Church as the 50th anniversary of the historic … Continue reading
Writer for English Catholic Paper Equates Confiteor and Breast Striking to Child Abuse
You have to read this to believe it. The Tablet: At Mass we have cards in the pews so we can follow the revised translation of the Mass. The options for different parts are there. This week our parish priest … Continue reading
The Root of Evil
Brought up as we American Catholics are in Protestant traditions, surrounded on every side by Protestant culture, compelled to approve and applaud Protestant values, any attempt on our part to resist being engulfed by this flood-tide will appear insanely anti-social. … Continue reading
How Do Liberal Catholics Talk
Since the Reformation, back in the dawn of modern times, the heresies which it ushered into the world have always been fought by the Church. In spite of that, some Catholics have been intoxicated by the political consequences that naturally … Continue reading
Catholic Education
(A Question or Two on Education) This fall, once again, all over the United States, Catholic boys and girls have enrolled in non-Catholic colleges. For the most of them their motives are simple and not too ambitious — a good … Continue reading
Liberalism is Tyranny
There is an interview with the writer, James Kalb, on the Zenit website that is worth a read. Kalb authored a book titled, The Tyranny of Liberalism, in which he demonstrates that the liberalism, which has infected every nation, has … Continue reading
Reply to a Liberal: Conclusion
Modern liberalism, which makes membership in the Catholic Church unnecessary for salvation, undermines something more than the dogma that there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church. In postulating the existence of an Invisible Church, or in suggesting that membership … Continue reading
Reply to a Liberal Part III: Baptism
Contents : 1. Baptism is Absolutely Necessary for Salvation. 2. Is Baptism by Itself Sufficient for Salvation? 3. Baptism of Blood and Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Reply to a Liberal Part II: Outside the Church There is No Salvation
Contents : 1. Explicit Faith in the Catholic Church and in Her Teaching is Necessary for Salvation. 2. there Two Kinds of Membership in the Church? 3. Can a Person Who Remains Separated from the Church be Saved? 4. Are … Continue reading
Reply to a Liberal Part I: Answer to Five Minor Points
I It seems to be a habit of liberal theologians to give more weight to the opinions of theologians of their own type than to the infallible definitions of the Church. Some of them never quote the Scriptures and the … Continue reading
Reply to a Liberal – Introduction
We have been asked many times to explain what we mean by the term “liberal Catholic.” Articles in each issue of From the Housetops have referred to these “liberals,” accusing them of religious indifferentism, or lack of concern for the … Continue reading
Father Feeney and Catholic Doctrine — A Reply to Verbum
This article was published in February, 1987 as a Res Fidei monograph. The Verbum in question (#24) is no longer available online. However, the offending article can be read here.
The Dogma of Faith Defended Against Right-Wing Liberals
(written in 1974) The Dogma of Salvation Under Attack The doctrinal crusade of Saint Benedict Center dates back to the early 1940’s when we began to attack, albeit in their incipient form, the very evils that conservative Catholics are so … Continue reading