The owl is meant to emphasize Especially the art of eyes. The elephant’s long rubber hose Insists upon the art of nose.
Category: Articles
Orthograph
In my figurative furbelow, figurative frill, I was sitting one evening, as old poets will, And unrolling a parchment and inking a quill,
Honoring The Saints, Our Lady, and Holy Images
[Questions Asked by Protestants Briefly Answered by Father M. Philipps, Rector of St. Joseph’s Church, Buffalo, NY. Cabinet of Catholic Information, 1903 Imprimatur: Archbishop John Farley] Praying to the Saints What do you mean by praying to the saints? Praying … Continue reading
The Age of Mary
[Taken from The Communion of Saints: Sanctity Through the Centuries] A girl, or as we may call her, a woman, is in herself the most wonderful creature that God has ever made. The first man was made from the slime … Continue reading
The Miracle of Bilocation (It Isn’t a Problem) and Happy Feast Day Saint Michael
I read an article the other day, written by a priest, questioning whether or not the word “bilocation” was a misnomer. The author was not denying that such miracles have occurred, but rather if, in fact, the saint so credited … Continue reading
A Riddle
A shower of silver, A shower of gold: But you cannot guess why Till the riddle is told.
Snails
Snails obey the Holy Will of God slowly. From Boundaries
Purgatory, Indulgences, Predestination, and Relics – an Apologetical Wrapup
[Questions Asked by Protestants on Purgatory, Indulgences, Predestination and Relics briefly answered by Father M. Philipps, Rector of St. Joseph’s Church, Buffalo, NY. Cabinet of Catholic Information, 1903 Imprimatur: Archbishop John Farley] Purgatory Does the Bible say that there is … Continue reading
Mater Dolorosa: Meditation on Mary’s Com-Passio Beneath the Cross
In his great work, The Glories of Mary, Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787), devotes many pages to the Sorrowful Mother, especially as she “stood” beneath the Cross offering up her heart with the bloody sacrifice of her Son. The … Continue reading
In Honor of the Nativity of Mary, the Immaculata
Today was (I’m posting this at night) the great feast day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. With the exception of the birthday of Him who was to be born of her, there is no more important birthday … Continue reading
True Freedom Lovers Must Not Ignore ‘Moral’ and ‘Religious’ Issues
Address by C. J. Doyle to the South Boston Tea Party at Fort Independence, Castle Island, Boston on Sunday, August 22, 2010 THOMAS Paine spoke of summer soldiers and sunshine patriots. None are to be found here today. I admire … Continue reading
Proving Purgatory
The doctrine of Purgatory, central to Christianity, is brutally attacked by certain non-Catholic polemicists. Their typical view of the Catholic doctrine of Purgatory is that it was either concocted by the Church in the Middle Ages for filthy lucre’s sake, … Continue reading
In the Barnyard
On my way to the coops, On my way from the pens, As I was going over From the pigs to the hens,
Bella Dodd — From Communist to Catholic
How was it that a little Catholic girl – born in Italy – became one of the most powerful figures of the American Communist Party at the height of its power during the late 1930’s and 1940’s? The story of … Continue reading
Eucharist Stories
[Taken from The Catechist, by the Very Rev. Canon Howe. Imprimatur: Edm. Canonicus Surmount, Jan 26, 1922.] There once lived a man who had given himself up to every passion, and had become by his life a scandal to all … Continue reading
