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Holy Matrimony: Choosing a Partner

Mar 21, 2009 Brother André Marie 5

(This was written in preparation for a series of conferences on vocations and states in life that I gave at Saint Benedict Center in the Spring of 2005. Please see the end of this piece for a small table of … Continue reading →

The Great Sacrament: Holy Matrimony

Mar 21, 2009 Brother André Marie 7

God’s Own Mother

Mar 20, 2009 Mark Alessio Reply

In 434 A.D., St. Vincent of Lerins, a priest of the monastery at Lerins, a pair of islands lying off the Bay of Cannes, wrote in defense of Mary’s title, “Mother of God,” which had been attacked through various Christological … Continue reading →

Faith and Good Works

Mar 18, 2009 Brother André Marie 66

Whenever the differences between Catholicism and Protestantism are enumerated, one of the most common items on the list is “Faith and Good Works.” The role of good works in human salvation was one of the crucial issues of the Protestant … Continue reading →

Crisis and Control (and a Remarkable Speech)

Mar 16, 2009 Gary Potter Reply

When Christendom existed the general object of the princes who ruled its lands, guided by the teachings of the Faith and what had worked for their predecessors, was to provide and maintain peace and prosperity for their peoples. The degree … Continue reading →

Another Patron for Boy Scouts

Mar 12, 2009 Brian Kelly 3

One year ago, I posted a column on our website about Servant of God, Francis J. Parater, an Eagle Scout, who died in 1919 while studying in Rome for the priesthood. I proposed him as a worthy candidate to one … Continue reading →

Crowns for Armenia

Mar 10, 2009 Sister Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M. 3

Armenia, a land of towering mountains, fertile valleys, shimmering lakes[1] , and shifting borders, is located on the continent of Asia, between the Black and the Caspian Seas, pressed between Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. In the past, Greater Armenia’s … Continue reading →

Frontier Missionary of the Sacred Heart: Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852)

Mar 6, 2009 Sister Jeanne Marie, MI.C.M., Tert. 6

Inscribed on the Pioneer Roll of Fame at Missouri’s Jefferson Memorial Building in St. Louis, are the words: “Some names must not wither.” First among those etched on the bronze tablet is “Philippine Duchesne.” Worthy tribute. But she was much … Continue reading →

Saint Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916)

Mar 4, 2009 Gary Potter 4

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the winter, 2002, issue of our magazine, under the title, “Venerable Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916).” In the intervening time — on Sunday, 13 November, 2005 — Pope Benedict XVI beatified our subject. Later, Brother … Continue reading →

My Only Uncle Was a Missionary Priest

Feb 25, 2009 John F. McManus 4

The only uncle I ever had was a remarkable individual who spent much of his life as a Jesuit missionary in a far off land. Edwin G. McManus, two years younger than my father, was born November 12, 1908 in … Continue reading →

Capitol’s Statuary Hall and Father Eusebio “the Chinaman”

Feb 25, 2009 Brian Kelly 4

This author wrote an article back in February, 2006, about four Catholic missionaries whose statues stand in Washington D.C.’s Statuary Hall. Two are beatified, two should be: Hawaii’s Blessed Damien the Leper (to be canonized this fall), Blessed Junipero Serra … Continue reading →