One of the methods to my madness in selecting subjects for my show, Reconquest, is to take scandalous current events in the Church as occasions of edifying my listeners by giving the proper Catholic outlook on a question — citing … Continue reading
Author Archives: Brother André Marie
At Professor Robert Hickson’s Funeral
It was my honor to drive down to Dillwyn, Virgina, for the funeral of my late friend, Dr. Robert Hickson. After a solemn pontifical Requiem Mass in the traditional rite, a twenty-one gun salute, taps, and other military honors were … Continue reading
Saint Maria Elisabeth Hesselblad: An Edifying Short Video
Elisabeth Hesselblad (1870-1957) was canonized in 2016, as the first Swedish saint since the late middle ages. She immigrated to the United States in 1888, where she converted to the Catholic Church. Her life mission became to bring the Bridgettine … Continue reading
Today is ‘National New Hampshire Day’ and 2023 Marks a Catholic Milestone in the Granite State
This morning, thanks to the Crusade Channel, I learned that today is “National New Hampshire Day.” Really! As we here at Saint Benedict Center are into localism and we live here in the great Granite State, this is something to … Continue reading
Professor Robert Hickson, R.I.P.
Our community’s old friend, Professor Robert Hickson, Ph.D., has gone to his reward. He died at his family home in Front Royal, Virginia, on the evening of September 2 at 9:29 p.m. — a first Saturday — having received the … Continue reading
Has Father Antonio Spadaro Blasphemed Our Lord?
In Papal Adviser Father Antonio Spadaro Accused of ‘Heretical Blasphemy,’ respected Catholic Journalist Edward Pentin produces his own translation from of an Italian commentary written by Father Spadaro for the August 20 edition of Il Fatto Quotidiano, which Mr. Pentin … Continue reading
Europe Burns to the Sounds of Synodal Fiddles
Roberto de Mattei has written a worthwhile article for the Voice of the Family Digest, The Coming Civil War. The serious problem that Europe faces due to the unchecked immigration of non-assimilating Muslims will inevitably, in the mind of the … Continue reading
Bishop Strickland’s August 22 Pastoral Letter, a Gift to the Church in Advance of the Synod on Synodality
Two days ago, the website of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, posted a pastoral letter from the pen of the Most Reverend Joseph E. Strickland, the Ordinary of that Diocese. Written on the heels of a recent apostolic visitation whose … Continue reading
On ‘Synodality’: I Told You So!
It’s not something I’ve ever written before on our site: “I told you so!” But, thanks to a good Catholic friend who enlightened me years ago on the true Eastern Christian concept of church synods, I was able to include … Continue reading
How I Learned to Start Thinking and Hate the Bomb
Our friend, C.J. Doyle, has written the first excellent installment of a two-part article on the bombing of Nagasaki, An Act of State Terrorism. It was intended that the piece would be published yesterday, the seventy-eighth anniversary of the event, … Continue reading
Please Pray for Our Old Friend, Robert Hickson
Last evening, I arrived back at the Priory after a brief visit with my old friend, Dr. Robert Hickson. The good man is not long for this world. He has had the last rites and the apostolic blessing, which it … Continue reading
SBC Conference Update: Registration Open, Complete List of Talks Published
The dates for our 2023 conference are October 13 and 14. Please mark your calendars! Our conference theme is “Cultivating and Passing on a Catholic Worldview.” Updates First, conference registration is now open! Second, our list of speakers is now … Continue reading
Archbishop Victor Fernández and ‘Setting Limits’ to Theology
There has been a lot of coverage in Catholic circles of recent remarks made by Archbishop Victor Fernández, the newly named but not yet appointed head of the Holy See’s doctrinal office, the DDF (previously known as the CDF, and … Continue reading