I have posted here the article from Contre Reform Catholique by Abbe Georges de Nantes. It is a tribute he sent to his fellow religious Brother Bruno who had written a thirty page defense of the authenticity of the Holy … Continue reading
Category: Catholic Living
Forces of God and UnGod
We hear incessantly these days that the nation is divided, as indeed it is. However, we never hear about the division that matters most in the long run. It is not the division between conservatives and liberals (much less the … Continue reading
Coming Home
‘Warren,’ she said, ‘he has come home to die: You needn’t be afraid he’ll leave you this time.’ ‘Home,’ he mocked gently. ‘Yes, what else but home? It all depends on what you mean by home. Of course he’s nothing … Continue reading
Treated Poor for Free, Prescribed the Sacraments for Some, Dr. Mariano Mullerat Executed During Spain’s Civil War
Aleteia, Larry Peterson: His name was Mariano Mullerat I Soldevila, and he was born on March 24, 1897, in Tarragona, Spain. He was the sixth of seven children and his parents, Ramon Mullerat and his wife, Bonaventura, were devout Catholics. … Continue reading
Doing What Can and Must Be Done
Bro. Andre Marie, prior of Saint Benedict Center, recently made mention on this website of Pope Francis joining with a top Muslim cleric in signing a “Document on Human Fraternity” that declares a “diversity of religions” to be “willed by … Continue reading
Nigerian Soldiers Kneel at Benediction Before Battling Moslem Terrorists
This is awesome. And, too, is the fact that the Catholic Church has grown in Nigeria from 19 million in 2005 to 52 million in 2010. The video is hard to play but if you keep hitting the play button … Continue reading
Another Lepanto, 1646 Naval Victory Over the Dutch in Philippines
National Catholic Register, Joseph Pronechen: It happened February 1646 in the Philippines. Warships of the Dutch Republic, which had recently fought a decades-long war in Europe with Spain, were in the South Pacific attempting to wrest complete control of the … Continue reading
Three Recent Converts From Islam Tell Their Story
National Catholic Register, Doreen Abi Raad: By the time he was 7 years old, growing up in Baghdad, Iraq, as a Sunni Muslim, John Paul — the name he later took when baptized — was starting to pray Islamic prayers, … Continue reading
The New Catholic ‘Far Right’ in France, Part III
There is no direct connection between the emergence of the new Catholic “far right” in France and the yellow vest uprising that is in its twelfth week at this writing, but there is nothing political in France right now that … Continue reading
Mabel Grammer: Catholic Convert and Provider for 5 to 7000 Interracial Babies in Post War Germany
Get Religion, Julia Duin: I had no idea there was a woman who took it upon herself to find homes for the many “brown babies” conceived in post World War II Germany between black American occupying soldiers and German women. … Continue reading
Jewish Convert’s Mission to Convert the Jews to Catholic Church
I didn’t know about his great devotion to Our Lady and that he goes to La Salette every year. Spirit Daily: We carried an article a while back on former professor Roy Schoeman, a Jew who was flirting with atheism and … Continue reading
The Candyman Businessman Michele Ferrero and His Devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes
Forums of the Virgin Mary: An Italian businessman applied the Social Doctrine of the Church and in spite of that he became a billionaire. A contradiction for many who argue that the way to become a millionaire is to lower personnel costs … Continue reading
As Christmas Leaves Us
Thus times do shift; each thing his turn does hold; New things succeed as former things grow old. — Robert Herrick, “Ceremonies for Candlemas Eve” After the excitement of the Twelve Days of Christmas and theringing in of the New … Continue reading