A Review A History of the Church in 100 Objects by Mike Aquilina with Grace Aquilina (Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2017). IN A History of the Church in 100 Objects, Mike Aquilina presents the bimillennial history of the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Eleonore Villarrubia
The Touching Story of Blessed Father Jerzy Popieluszko
This beloved and unassuming young priest of Poland was a true hero of that tortured land during the Soviet Communist occupation. Now a Blessed, Father Jerzy (pronounced YEH-Zhe) was beloved by everyone in his homeland, believers and non-believers alike, because … Continue reading
Holy Man of Russia: Blessed Leonid Feodorov
Blessed Leonid Feodorov, First Exarch of the Russian Catholic Church; Bridgebuilder Between Rome and Moscow, by Paul Mailleux, S.J. A Review by Eleonore Villarrubia Do you know the meaning of the title “Exarch?” I did not until I read this … Continue reading
Father Stanley Rother, the First American Martyr: Beautiful Priest, Beautiful Soul
What would prompt a simple holy parish priest in Oklahoma, a farm boy in his youth, to volunteer to work in a country so different from his own, ministering to a people whose language he could not speak nor understand? … Continue reading
A Plan to Rebuild Christendom in Our Own Time
A Review of As It Is in Heaven: Christian Living and Social Order by Gary Potter, Loreto Publications, 2017 How, you may ask, would so monumental a task be possible in these disordered times when Christian morality is scoffed at … Continue reading
Vincent Capodanno: Catholic Priest, Maryknoll Missionary, United States Marine, Servant Of God
Did you know that there is a very special Archdiocese in these United States of America that does not have any geographical boundaries? It has its own Archbishop based in Washington, D. C., but he is not the Bishop of … Continue reading
Out of the Ashes: a Book Review
A Catholic Blueprint for Change – Review of Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture by Dr. Anthony Esolen. Regnery Publishing, 2017 Within the past few weeks, I have had three encounters with Dr. Anthony Esolen. The first was Reconquest … Continue reading
How ‘Father Hurricane’ Could Have Prevented the Terrible Loss of Life in the Hurricane of 1900
Anyone who has lived in the Gulf South knows to become wary as the end of June approaches. That is when the tropical “waves” coming into the Atlantic off the western coast of Africa begin. In fact, June 30 is … Continue reading
A Vindication of Pope Pius XII
A Vindication of Pope Pius XII — A Review of Catholics Confronting Hitler, the Catholic Church and the Nazis by Peter Bartley. Ignatius Press. 2016 In 1963 a vicious anti-Catholic play came upon the literary scene. Written by German Protestant … Continue reading
A Pilgrimage to His Native Land
A Pilgrimage to His Native Land: A Review of Merrie England, A Journey Through the Shire. Joseph Pearce. Tan Books, 2016 During the day and night long vigil at the hospital as my husband was nearing the end of his … Continue reading
Priest, Poet, Patriot: Father Abram J. Ryan
The first American-born child of Irish parents who immigrated to this country sometime before 1835, Abraham Joseph Ryan came into the world on February 5, 1838 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Matthew Ryan and Mary Coughlin Ryan, his parents, came to the … Continue reading
Mary I, England’s Catholic Queen of Undeserved Reputation
Review of Mary Tudor, England’s First Queen Regnant – Truth is the Daughter of Time by Gregory Slysz. Gracewing, United Kingdom 2015 by Eleonore Villarrubia Recently I read a review of a book about the 1641 Irish Rebellion. The reviewer … Continue reading
Saint Leopoldo of Castelnovo: A Great Gift of God in a Very Small Package
The saints of God are as varied as the human race itself. God seems to send each one to the right place at the right time so that he (or she) can work the most good. One thinks of the … Continue reading
Natalie Delage Sumter
A Lady of French Royal Blood in the Wilds Of South Carolina: Natalie Delage Sumter When we hear the name Sumter, if we are reasonably knowledgeable of our country’s history, the first thing that pops into our minds is “Fort … Continue reading
Letter to New Hamsphire Senator Kelly Ayotte
Senator Ayotte, I read your most recent newsletter and saw not a word about the recent monstrous findings regarding Planned Parenthood killing babies with the intention of selling undamaged body parts to “research’ companies. Does this not appall and disgust … Continue reading
