For those who might dismiss Chris Hedges’ recently posted video because Mr. Hedges is a liberal, we present a conservative libertarian, Judge Andrew Napoletano, interviewing Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson — the Republican former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin … Continue reading
Author Archives: Brother André Marie
The Myth of the Medieval Tritone Ban
Was the musical interval known as the “tritone” really banned in the Middle Ages? Was it really seen as diabolus in musica (“the devil in music”) by the Catholics — mostly monks — responsible for our beautiful patrimony of Gregorian … Continue reading
The Immaculate One Meets the Man of Sorrows
Today is the glorious Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God. It is also a Friday. What thoughts might come to mind while praying the Sorrowful Mysteries of Our Lady’s Rosary, customary on Fridays, against the large … Continue reading
‘Facts about Slavery Never Mentioned in School,’ by Dr. Thomas Sowell
This YouTube video of Thomas Sowell reading from his own book is embedded here on Catholicism.org because I have just interviewed Dr. Gracjan Kraszewski, author of the book, Catholic Confederates. Whenever there is talk of the Catholic Church in the … Continue reading
The Scofield Reference Bible and Darwinism
There is a rising consciousness of the evils brought into this world by the heretical Scofield Reference Bible, thank God. YouTube and other online media outlets now host an abundance of critiques of this work which helped to make much … Continue reading
Ethnic Cleansing of Armenian Christians in Jerusalem?
A friend sent me this 90-second video this morning. The narrator cannot understand how American Christians can support Israel against Armenian Christians in Jerusalem. At one point, the gentleman says, “American Christians have zero honor.” What the American Christians he … Continue reading
Reliable News on the Wars?
The alphabet-soup media industrial complex are liars. Hopefully, readers of Catholicism.org readers already know that. Are their any reliable sources for news and analysis for what’s going on in Palestine and Ukraine? Below, here are three random YouTube videos from … Continue reading
Santiago Abascal, of Spain’s VOX Party, Speaks to Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson interviewed the head of the VOX Party in Spain, Santiago Abascal. While religious questions made little more than a cameo appearance in the interview, and while there was more emphasis on what VOX opposes than what it supports, … Continue reading
Bishop Strickland Updates: An Article and an Interview
Sheryl Collmer, who personally knew Bishop Strickland as a member of his flock, has penned a lovely article on the Crisis Magazine site painting a portrait of a pastor who is indeed a good shepherd: Twilight in Tyler — “Many … Continue reading
Bipartisan Murderers and Warhawks: Our Sanguinary Governing Class
Three opinion pieces came to my attention recently that I’d like to share. One is a piece of comedy on YouTube, but is worth considering because J.P. Sears seems to have some uncommonly good common sense that he translates into … Continue reading
Stephen Heiner’s Review of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Many thanks to Mr. Heiner for another barn-burner of a book review. This review, like the previous one we posted, helps to contextualize current events in the Holy Land. The present series of atrocities in Gaza are not happening in … Continue reading
The Nakba and the Christians of Palestine: Important Background to Current Events
The two video documentaries below serve as an important background to the current tragic events in the Holy Land. The first is on the history of the Nakba (the “catastrophe,” i.e., the 1948 displacement of Palestinians); the second is on … Continue reading