The Kingdom of Speech lives up to its blurb summary as “an eye-opening journey that is sure to arouse widespread debate. The Kingdom of Speech is a captivating, paradigm-shifting argument that speech — not evolution — is responsible for humanity’s complex societies and achievements.” Continue reading
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Lex Orandi: Why What Happens in Church Matters outside of Church
This past weekend, I was a presenter at the third annual “Crusader Knights Congress” put on by Mike Church and sponsored by the Crusade Channel and LifeSite. Here is the text of that talk.
A ‘Carmelite Defense’ of Father Feeney’s Crusade
The purpose of this article is not to show that Carmelite saints believed in the dogma outside the Church there is no salvation in the same sense that Father Leonard Feeney believed it. That would be too easy, and this … Continue reading
Satan Con Comes to Once Catholic Boston
What follows is a special report from the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts… Witches Night in New England—On the weekend of April 28th to April 30th, The Satanic Temple—one of the two principal manifestations of organized Satanism in the United States today—will hold … Continue reading
The Curious Case of Marshal Suchet: A Gentleman in a Villain’s War
It is no secret that the Iberian Peninsula has, within its borders, played host to many of the most dramatic martial and moral clashes in the entirety of Western history. One can find no less than three major wars fought … Continue reading
The Ghosts of Easters Past
As Easter fast recedes, one cannot help but think — after one has attained a certain age — of Holy Weeks and Easters past. Of course, Christmas famously attracts such thoughts; but I suppose that every major holy day does … Continue reading
Saints of Passiontide
Lent can be a beautiful season, a time of new growth. Each year I gain something different; this year, I am growing in love for the saints who are remembered at least in part for their actions on the day … Continue reading
Saint Josaphat: Martyr for Peace and Unity
The world we live in now is so full of division; we see this most painfully in former Christendom (Western and Eastern), with so many different denominations of Christianity, especially with the continuing divorce of the Eastern Orthodox with the … Continue reading
A Mirror of Creation — Reflection on the Work of a Catholic Teacher
All men, at some point in their lives, become teachers in some capacity or another. As a result, being a professional teacher can swiftly lose its meaning to the likes of students, as well as even parents and other administrators. … Continue reading
Penitential Joy, Joyful Penance!
This Lent finds me in rather a saddened frame of mind — perhaps appropriate to the season. Bishop David O’Connell, an auxiliary bishop of my home diocese, Los Angeles, has just been shot dead. Two online friends whom I have … Continue reading
A House of Mirrors
Dear Reader, have you ever been to an amusement park and wandered into a house of mirrors? The various formations of the mirrors produce entertaining reflections, such as a very tall and unusually skinny “you”, or a squat and fat … Continue reading
Why Study Dante? The Case for Teaching ‘The Divine Comedy’ to Our Youth
It is becoming increasingly common — to my great dismay — to find one of two scenarios in both Catholic and Public schools in the United States when it comes to its exploration of great literature. The first is that … Continue reading
Feast of the Espousals of Joseph and Mary
Traditionally, some dioceses and religious orders have celebrated the beautiful feast of the Espousals of Joseph and Mary on January 23. Its placement in the calendar toward the end of Christmastide is appropriate as we have already celebrated Christmas, the … Continue reading
Saint Benedict Center Mourns Pope Benedict XVI
The Saint Benedict Center and the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are mourning the death of Pope Benedict XVI, who departed this life on December 31st. Pope Benedict was a fatherly prelate and and a dedicated pontiff, whose … Continue reading
Charlene Richard, ‘the Little Cajun Saint’
Many saints have been canonized through the official process of beatification and canonization of the Catholic Church; however, there are many saintly men and women whose causes have not found their way to the Pope despite the awe and veneration … Continue reading