This is an interesting bit of New Orleans Catholic lore. An historic plaque was placed on the grounds of the old Holy Cross campus at 4950 Dauphine Street in the Crescent City, an area known as the “lower ninth ward.” … Continue reading
This is an interesting bit of New Orleans Catholic lore. An historic plaque was placed on the grounds of the old Holy Cross campus at 4950 Dauphine Street in the Crescent City, an area known as the “lower ninth ward.” … Continue reading
An old friend sent me this article from the Wall Street Journal this morning: Sorry, Harvard. Everyone Wants to Go to College in the South Now. Naturally, being a Southerner myself (transplanted to New Hampshire), I am very interested in … Continue reading
May heads of nations fear thy name And spread thy honor through their lands, Our nation’s laws, our arts proclaim The beauty of thy just commands. Let kings the crown and scepter hold As pledge of their supremacy; And thou … Continue reading
Have you heard of the events of July 1781 in Yuma, Arizona, involving Father Francisco Garcés and three other Franciscan missionaries who were killed by the Quechan Indians? It is an edifying, if tragic, story told in the National Catholic … Continue reading
Some How-To Tips for Would-Be Spiritual Pyromaniacs There are many analogies that can be used to describe an apostle. An apostle can be likened to a farmer who sows the seeds of the Faith. Or a fisherman. A hunter. A … Continue reading
Joe Doyle and Mike Church — both of whom will speak at the upcoming Saint Benedict Center Conference in October — discuss a range of Catholic issues in contemporary American politics in the video embedded below. The discussion was occasioned … Continue reading
Have you ever heard of the Jesuit Martyrs of Virginia? These eight Jesuits — two priests, three brothers, and three novices — should be better known. Their martyrdom took place in 1571, almost thirty years after that of the Franciscan … Continue reading
If you have not read this thought provoking posting made on X by Joshua Charles, I strongly suggest you do so. The posting has no name, but I entitled it, “Time-Delayed Revolutionaries: The Paradox of Modern Conservatism.” Mr. Charles makes … Continue reading
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… This morning, August 5, 2024, Pope Francis appointed the Bishop of Providence, the Most Reverend Richard G. Henning, as the new Archbishop of Boston and Metropolitan of the Province … Continue reading
While we on this website do not tell people how to vote, putting forth information to educate the electorate is perfectly within our purview here at Catholicism.org. If, as Aristotle thought, politics is part of the philosophical discipline of ethics, … Continue reading
A very odd thing happened to me the other day in Prague. Now Prague – like the other cities of the former Austria-Hungary – is a city I love to visit and never feel homesick in. Indeed, apart from missing … Continue reading
My old mentor, Brother Francis Maluf, once encountered a man while publicly evangelizing, who said to him emphatically, “There are two things we don’t talk about here, Brother!” Playing the naive foreigner, Brother innocently asked, “And what are they?” “Religion … Continue reading
Well, Washington’s birthday has come to us again. Despite being called “Presidents’ Day” in recent years and celebrated on the nearest Monday, February 22 is the day that the first president of the United States was born — and, not … Continue reading
Well, Lincoln’s birthday has come around again. In recent years it has been to a great extent effaced, being amalgamated with Washington’s as Presidents’ Day. But in my youth it was very much a grand occasion. This had been the … Continue reading
This morning, the helpful bots at Google alerted me to a news item involving the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I was at first surprised to discover that the news source was National Geographic. Then I was pleasantly … Continue reading
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