Crisis, Patrick M Laurence:The story of the American founding usually begins in the East. In that account, we speak of the War of Independence, the establishment of the American republic, and prominent founding fathers like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. However, … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Saint Junipero Serra
Heroic Woman Making Reparation at Site of S Junipero Sierra
Catholic World Report: [Audrey] Ortega said she was scared at first to approach the former statue site— which is now little more than a “stump” with rebar sticking up, she said— but soon had her “prayer spot” set up on … Continue reading
Violent Mob Prevented From Vandalizing Statue of Father Serra
Ventura, California, where the events you’ll read below happened, was founded by Saint Junipero Serra as mission San Buenaventura. Obscenities, lies from nameless antagonists, lies, lies, and more lies. Police observe from patrol cars. Here is a typical lie: “Another … Continue reading
Two Statues: One of a ‘Controversial’ Saint Worthy to Stand, the Other of a Monster Honored in London
Crisis, Michael Warren Davis: We honor St. Junipero because he was a baptist and a catechist who helped expand the borders of Christendom to the far end of the earth. And we revile Cromwell because he was a butcher and … Continue reading
Pat Buchanan: ‘What Still Unites Us’?
Patrick J. Buchanan Blog: Decades ago, a debate over what kind of nation America is roiled the conservative movement. Neocons claimed America was an “ideological nation” a “creedal nation,” dedicated to the proposition that “all men are created equal.” Expropriating the … Continue reading
Pope Francis Canonizes Father Junipero Serra
Sister Maria Philomena wrote a biography of Father Serra, The Father of California. You can read it here. In his homily for the canonization, Pope Francis stressed the zeal of the saint to spread the joy of the gospel unto … Continue reading