In token of the love which thou hast shown For this wide land of freedom, I have named A province vast, and for its beauty famed, By thy dear name to be hereafter known. Alberta shall it be! Her fountains … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2026
The True Story of How We Got the Bible
Many people — Catholics included — tend to think of the Bible existing in its own realm, as if it did not arise from specific people at specific times and specific places. As silly as the image appears, the implicit … Continue reading
That Evil Sort of Ecumenism and Its Remedy
Ecumenism is a neologism. While that sentence hits the ear with all the clumsy force of a Dr. Seuss-like bit of doggerel, it is simply a statement of fact. Traditionally, the word “ecumenical” denoted “of or pertaining to the inhabited … Continue reading
Ground-Breaking News from St. Philomena’s Convent!
Thanks be to God and Mary — we have broken ground for our new convent! On the feast of St. Teresa of Avila, 2026, the first of the workmen from Hutter Construction made their appearance on Center property. Please keep … Continue reading
What We’ve Been Told
Part One of the “Children — Blessings or Burdens?” Series The unspoken message effectively communicated by birth control, abortion, and even other more “polite” methods of child prevention is that not every life is a good thing. We are given … Continue reading
Expanding on the Church’s Artistic Heritage
Pennsylvania’s Eric Armusik Works with FSSP to Restore the Catholic Faith There has been a liturgical Renaissance within the Church over the past two decades. This includes, not only greater access to traditional sacramental rites, but to other things that … Continue reading
Theodore Abū Qurrah: 8th to 9th-Century Melkite Bishop Who Defended Ecumenical Councils and the Roman Primacy (in Arabic!)
Joshua Charles, of Eternal Christendom, has produced an informative podcast as part of his “Papal Snapshot” series. It concerns Bishop Theodore Abū Qurrah, an Arabic-speaking bishop, born in Edessa, who was a Christian apologist against Islam as well as a … Continue reading
Everything Hangs on These
What does it mean when Jesus says, concerning the two commandments of love of God and love of neighbor: “On these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets” (Matt. 22:40)? I propose that Jesus was not using hyperbole … Continue reading
Mass Attorney General Fires Cheap Shot at Catholic Church
The following is a news release of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts… On September 30th, the Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell released a 200 page report on historic claims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Dioceses of … Continue reading
