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About Brian Kelly

Brian Kelly has been the editor-in-chief of From the Housetops magazine and Saint Benedict Center’s monthly Mancipia newsletter since January 2006. He writes the “Kelly Forum” for the latter monogram. Brian was born in 1952 in West Orange, New Jersey. He received his primary education there from the Sisters of Charity at Our Lady of Lourdes school. He graduated in 1970 from the Irish Christian Brother’s Essex Catholic High School in Newark. He spent one year at Kilgore Jr. College in Texas, transferring to Saddleback Jr. College in Mission Viejo, California, in 1972. Prompted by his valiant mother’s insistence, he first visited Saint Benedict Center in Still River, Massachusetts, in the summer of 1973, where he met Father Feeney and the philosopher who was to be his mentor ever since, Brother Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M. Brian spent that two-semester year in Rome studying philosophy at the Pontifical University of the Angelicum. With years of experience in teaching catechetics, including a full course on the Gospels of St. Mark and St. Matthew given to interested adults, Mr. Kelly has been a student/teacher of the Faith for most of his adult life. Having studied theology, New Testament Greek and Latin, and philosophy under the tutelage of Brother Francis, Brian was able to edit many books, including: Father Feeney and the Truth About Salvation by Brother Robert Mary, M.I.C.M., Tert., Brother Francis’ two philosophy books, Introduction to Philosophy (for which he also compiled the Glossary) and Cosmology. He has also edited Brother’s Logic, which has not yet been published. These latter projects were performed around the time that he was editor-in-chief of Loreto Publications (1999-2005). Over the years, Mr. Kelly has spoken many times at the Saint Joseph Forum in Indiana and at two of the Saint Benedict Center Conferences. He has also contributed and will be contributing articles for From the Housetops.



Pope Sends Advance Message to US

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Vatican, Apr. 8, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news) has released a message to the people of the United States, in preparation for his trip to America next week. Read here.

Rescue religion from extremists, Blair urges

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[See also “Former PM Tony Blair is Now Raising Funds for Homosexual Group.” Quote: “John Smeaton, national director of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) commented on the matter saying, ‘During his premiership, Tony Blair became one … Continue reading →

Don’t Blame Us Shepherds

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Reading the comments by the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, after the conclusion of France’s closed door episcopal conference, is about as inspiring as a flat tire. God forbid that the Church should turn back the clock to the … Continue reading →

American Family Association Action Alert: McDonald’s and the Homosexual Agenda

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McDonald’s has signed on to a nationwide effort to promote “gay” and “lesbian” business ventures. According to McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner, McDonald’s will aggressively promote the homosexual agenda. In remarks on McDonald’s Web site concerning the company becoming a member … Continue reading →

Abstinence and fidelity programs effective in preventing spread of AIDS, congressman says

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“No generalized HIV epidemic has ever been rolled back by a prevention strategy primarily based on condoms.” Washington DC, Apr 3, 2008 / 01:40 am (CNA).- Representative Chris Smith, a New Jersey Republican, reported “compelling” evidence of the success of … Continue reading →