National Catholic Register: Hadley Arkes is a leading expert on American political philosophy, public policy and constitutional law. He has been known as a prominent Jewish pro-life advocate. According to his biography on the website of the Ethics and Public … Continue reading
Category: Catholic America
Bishop Frederic Baraga’s Cause Moves Forward
Catholic Culture reports: “The Diocese of Marquette (Michgian) has completed its investigation into a cure attributed to the intercession of the Servant of God Frederic Baraga (1797-1868), a Slovenian missionary who became the diocese’s first bishop. A liver tumor reportedly … Continue reading
Bobby Kennedy and Father Feeney: Religion as American Politics
This is a bit antiquated, but it’s just come to my attention. Teddy wanted to make sure Bobby got credit for his contribution to twentieth-century Catholic doctrinal development. (Cardinal Newman and Robert Kennedy: the two names should stand side-by-side.) This … Continue reading
Mother Maria Kaupas: Lithuanian-American Foundress, Declared Venerable
From CWN: A Lithuanian-born nun who founded an American religious communtiy was among those declared venerable by Pope Benedict on July 1. Born in 1880, Venerable Maria Kaupas came to Pennsylvania in 1905 and founded the Sisters of Saint Casimir … Continue reading
Roger Ebert and the ‘Good Old Days’
Film critic and columnist Roger Ebert penned a column for his blog at the Chicago Sun-Times, My Vocation as a Priest. It’s a benevolent, slightly sentimental look at his Catholic upbringing. At one time, he considered the priestly vocation. But … Continue reading
Memorial Day: Remembering All Who Gave Their Lives for God and Country
On this day, I was overjoyed to see CatholicOnline highlight the sacrifice of Catholic Navy Seal, Michael Monsoor. He fell on a grenade to save others one half hour after going to confession. Here is the story of great man, … Continue reading
If at First You Don’t Secede, Try Converting
Chuck Baldwin writes about what he considers the inevitable breakup of the United States. He’s promoting secession, and further making the case that there is a grassroots pro-secession movement across the country. As intriguing as that subject is for me, … Continue reading
Bishop Galeone Relates How Mother Was Threatened By Social Worker If She Didn’t Abort Him
Bishop’s Mother’s Day Message Column for The St. Augustine Catholic
Mother Lurana, Foundress of the Sisters of the Atonement
In a recent lengthy article, we wrote of the saintly Father Paul of Graymoor, Founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement. Mother Lurana (pronounced Lu ray na) White is such an important part of the story of Graymoor that … Continue reading
Leaving the World for a Monastery
At The Eponymous Flower, Maximilian Hanlon offers a few salubrious reflections on his recent visit to Clear Creek Monastery, the traditional Benedictine Abbey in Oklahoma. (By the way, it’s not really true: the rumor, that is, that the license plate … Continue reading
Mother Henriette Delille, New Orleans Native, Declared Venerable
On Saturday, March 27, the Holy Father signed a decree advancing the cause of sainthood of Henriette Delille, declaring that this exemplary New Orleans Creole had lived a life of “heroic virtue.” As a native of that lately beleaguered city, … Continue reading
Become a Reservoir, Then an Aqueduct
(This is the text of my March Letter, which promotes the Saint Augustine Institute of Catholic Studies.) Dear Friends and Benefactors, Laudetur Iesus Christus! When is God going to convert these United States to the Catholic Faith? Exactly how will … Continue reading
Father Emil Kapaun, Shepherd in Combat Boots
Kapaun one day walked into a hut and took an apparently dying prisoner in his arms. Chester Osborne Jr. was one of Moose McClain and Dowe’s closest friends, but they saw, with eyes trained by experience, that he would die … Continue reading
Blessed Brother André to Be Canonized October 17
Montreal, February 19, 2010 (St. Joseph’s Oratory) — With a palpable sense of elation, a number of priests and brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross (the religious family of Brother Andre), members of the archdiocese of Montreal, and Saint … Continue reading