Ten days ago, on December 2, I sent the following letter to the Keene Sentinel. They’ve not seen fit to publish it yet, so I decided to put it here on our web site. The original L.A. Times column was … Continue reading
Ten days ago, on December 2, I sent the following letter to the Keene Sentinel. They’ve not seen fit to publish it yet, so I decided to put it here on our web site. The original L.A. Times column was … Continue reading
[Addendum: There is a distinction between the approval given many years ago to Our Lady of America, and that recently given to Our Lady of Good Help by Bishop Ricken. That distinction is explained in Brian Kelly’s extensive article “First … Continue reading
To our Tertiaries, Benefactors, and Friends, On a recent trip to Rome, where I was privileged to be present at the canonization of my patron, Saint André Bessette, the brothers took a tour of St. Clement’s Church, a truly ancient … Continue reading
IHM Chapel’s Mass schedule for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is as follows: 7:30 AM High Mass, 7:15 PM High Mass (with Rosary preceding at 6:45 PM). Confessions will be heard 6:45-7:20 AM and 6:30-7:05 PM Click here for … Continue reading
There is a distinctive Marian character to Advent. The stational church for the First Sunday of Advent is Rome’s (and Christendom’s) principal Marian shrine, Santa Maria Maggiore. In the Litany of Loreto, Our Lady is called the “Morning Star,” after … Continue reading
Advent is not what most people think it is. Advent is not the shopping season before Christmas. It is not a time to have Christmas parties. It is not a time to sing Christmas carols. What is it, then? It’s … Continue reading
Cut to the chase: It’s a pack of lies. In what is perhaps the worst Vatican PR nightmare since the Williamson Affair — now back in the news with a vengeance — the world’s media are abuzz with prurient headlines … Continue reading
What follows is excerpted from Sandro Magister’s The Inconvenient Memoirs of Cardinal Biffi, which, in turn, excerpted from the recently updated version of the Cardinal’s book. If I might add a word to those of His Eminence, I will limit … Continue reading
The saintly Ukrainian Archbishop, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, is the subject of much recent study in Ukraine. Scholars are uncovering evidence that challenges and refutes long-held stereotypes of the Metropolitan, stereotypes emanating from interested Polish, Soviet, and even Ukrainian parties. Natalia … Continue reading
Pat Buchanan hits the nail on the head. The recent murders of Christian Iraqis by fanatical Islamists are part of a reaction that was clearly foreseen by a few sane, rational, and informed voices before we foolishly invaded the nation … Continue reading
I’ll never forget my maternal grandfather telling me this boyhood recollection of his Catholic upbringing in New Orleans. It seems that the good Sisters who taught him in grammar school imposed upon the children a vivid awareness of the Holy … Continue reading
Here, now, is another clip of that same interview Archbishop Burke gave to Thomas McKenna, of Catholic Action for Faith and Family. The issue is abortion and voting. One of the many good things that can be said of this … Continue reading
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