We have a question box here at Saint Benedict Center, and, recently, there were two questions about love that I had to answer. As this material might be of broader interest, I am turning my answers into this short Ad … Continue reading
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The Catholic Church Is the True Israel
There are reasons why Michael Bard, writing for the ideologically Zionist Jewish News Syndicate, says that “Public opinion for Israel shows an alarming trend”: Sympathy for Israel peaked at 62% between 2010 and 2019 but has dropped every year since, … Continue reading
The Problem of Superficiality
In Philosophy in Our School of Thought, I cite the six reasons that Brother Francis listed to explain why we must study philosophy. The fourth reason is this: “True philosophy is the handmaid of theology, ancilla theologiae. Without solid philosophic … Continue reading
On Roses, Thorns, and Graduates
The following is a cut down version of the introductory speech I gave at IHM School’s graduation last Saturday. Readers should know that our school in rural southern New Hampshire is very small. We had three graduates this year — … Continue reading
The Reconquest of Peace
Pope Leo XIV has, during the first hours and days of his pontificate, spoken much about peace. Whether or not his pontificate will see some time of peace in the Church and the world is a matter of history that … Continue reading
A Pilgrimage to Glastonbury Abbey
It has been too long since I have written in this space. A small litany of reasons may be found on our site, the chief of them being my Pilgrimage to England and Scotland, one aspect of which is the … Continue reading
The Triduum, Easter, and the Mystery of God’s Immutability
It is a dogma of our Faith that God is immutable — that is, unchangeable. But sometimes we speak of Him as if He changes. The Church’s Liturgy, like Holy Scripture, speaks in a human way about divine realities, indeed … Continue reading
Beauty Ever Ancient, Ever New
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is one of the more pleasant sounding little lies of modernity. It is attributed to the writer of light Victorian-era romantic fiction, Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, and first appeared in her best known … Continue reading
A Potpourri for the Feast and the Month of Saint Joseph
The month of March is dedicated to the Head of the Holy Family, good Saint Joseph. Rather than write something of my own for the occasion, I thought I would share a medley of offerings on today’s saint with my … Continue reading
God as Absolute Moral and Ontological Truth
Last time, I promised a sequel on the subject, Truth is Threefold, and God is Absolute Truth in a Threefold Manner. Having previously introduced the threefold character of truth and considered God as Absolute Logical Truth, I now proceed to … Continue reading
Truth is Threefold, and God is Absolute Truth in a Threefold Manner
Truth is threefold. In each of the three planes of which we speak of it, truth is a conformity. Logical truth is the conformity of the mind to reality. Moral truth is the conformity of one’s speech to what is … Continue reading
Why Does God the Father Have No Spouse?
As we near the end of Christmastide, still mindful of the Epiphany mystery of the Wedding Feast at Cana, I have been pondering the nuptial union of God the Son with His Church — a reality we know from Saints … Continue reading
This Jubilee Year, Heap Coals of Fire Upon Your Enemies’ Heads
Anno Domini 2025 is a Jubilee Year, proclaimed to be so by His Holiness, Pope Francis in his May 9, 2024 Bull of Intinction, Spes Non Confudit. It began on Christmas Eve, 2024, and will conclude on the Feast of … Continue reading
The Annunciation and the Primacy of Christ: A Christmas Letter
Those of you who attended our conference in October heard a talk I gave entitled, “The Absolute Primacy of Jesus Christ and Its Implications for Our Crusade.” In it, I spoke of the Scotist Thesis, also called the Franciscan Thesis, … Continue reading
‘Implicit Faith in Christ’ Does Not Suffice for Justification
Father Thomas Crean, O.P., Dr. Alan Fimister, and Dr. John Joy have authored a twenty-five-page scholarly article, written in the scholastic format, in the pages of the theological journal, Divinitas. Called “Can a Person Be Justified by ‘Implicit Faith in … Continue reading
