During the sacred Triduum, the Lamentations of Jeremias are sung as part of the Tenebrae ceremony, i.e., the liturgical office comprised of Matins and Laudes, and done in the dark, as its Latin name suggests. Each liturgical lesson from Jeremias … Continue reading
Author Archives: Brother André Marie
Orestes Brownson on Religion and Politics
My old mentor, Brother Francis Maluf, once encountered a man while publicly evangelizing, who said to him emphatically, “There are two things we don’t talk about here, Brother!” Playing the naive foreigner, Brother innocently asked, “And what are they?” “Religion … Continue reading
Bad Granite-State News: Assisted Suicide Bill Narrowly Passes N.H. House
We called our State Reps and asked them to oppose this bill. In both cases, they were already planning on opposing it. The bill won by a mere three votes, which is a very narrow margin indeed in the New … Continue reading
Why Study Philosophy?
Almost three years ago, Steve Cunningham interviewed me for his “Resistance Podcast” on the question, “Why study philosophy?” Here is the interview. Beneath it is a link to where the sets may be purchased. Complete Philosophy Set
John F. (“Jack”) McManus Has Died
We received word last night, confirmed this morning, that Saint Benedict Center’s old and dear friend, John F. McManus, has died. “Jack,” as he was known to his friends, was a loyal Catholic and a committed American patriot whose devotion … Continue reading
Dom Guéranger on ‘the Abuse of Reciting the Canon of the Mass Aloud’
In Dom Gueranger’s wonderful set of commentaries on the Holy Mass, Explanation of the Holy Mass, the Benedictine master speaks of the grandeur of the silent canon in the Roman Rite Mass. One paragraph is a polemic against the “dangerous … Continue reading
G.K. Chesterton on Ecumenism and Dying of Broadmindedness
A friend of mine named Jim is currently reading G.K. Chesterton’s provocative book, The Everlasting Man. He sent me an email a couple of days ago with a wonderful paragraph excerpted from that work, stating that he was amazed at … Continue reading
Find the Logical Fallacy in This Syllogism
All you Logic students out there, pay attention! As this year’s Logic and Rhetoric teacher at IHM School, I was this very day on a quest for a broad sampling of enthymemes to show my students so that they will … Continue reading
Msgr. Arthur Burton Calkins, RIP
Respected Mariologist, Official of the Holy See, and parish priest, Monsignor Arthur Burton Calkins, died on February 3 of this year. Here are two sources for additional information: Reverend Msgr. Arthur Burton Calkins: April 18, 1945 ~ February 5 [sic], … Continue reading
Three Damning Paragraphs from Abbé Claude Barthe on Ecumenism
Abbé Claude Barthe is a French traditionalist priest who was ordained in 1979 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Incardinated in the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon in 2005 and therefore in canonical good standing, he is an accomplished author on ecclesiastical subjects and, … Continue reading