Today begins the traditional Chair of Unity octave, originally planned to last from the feast of Saint Peter’s Chair at Rome until the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul on January 25. The devotion has evolved into the “Week … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Looking Ahead: January 22 and America
January 22 is several things pertinent to these United States of America: January 22 is the Feast of Saint Vincent Pallotti (+January 22, 1850), the “second Apostle of Rome,” who was greatly devoted to the evangelization of America, and whose … Continue reading
Learning Difficult Lessons in Catholic Europe
The juxtaposition of two news stories I read today provides much food for thought. The first piece was “Bishop Cancels Nicene Creed to Avoid Offending Non-Catholics” at Church Militant; the second, “Cardinal: Spain faces ‘true emergency for our future’” at … Continue reading
Catholic Consciousness on the Rise in French Canada?
I just learned about this tune and its message (see video immediately below). Apparently, the on-screen translation on the YouTube video is not very good, so below it I added a translation that purports to be better. “Dégénération,” by Mes … Continue reading
Attack on Pro-Lifers Goes Unpunished
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts press release… The Office of Suffolk County District Attorney Rachel Rollins has dropped the larceny charge against Zachary Pelletier, the masked, Antifa style militant who stole a four sided pro-life display from the sidewalk in … Continue reading
The Christmas Martyrology
Last year, at the suggestion of a couple of people, I recorded the reading from the Roman Martyrology for Christmas. It’s only a little over a minute. Steve Cunningham, of Sensus Fidelium, posted it to his YouTube channel. Here it … Continue reading
Pro-Family Victory in New Hampshire
Mass Resistance has prevented progressivist ideologues from steamrollering through a dangerous new “transgender” policy and imposing it on students and parents in Franklin, New Hampshire: Earlier this month, the school board in Franklin, New Hampshire, dominated by liberal politicians, was ready … Continue reading
The Literal Sense Validates the Other Three Senses of Holy Scripture
Excellent article follows here. For any man. No need to have a degree. I especially appreciate the way Mr. Kilby handled creation. Quote: “Also keep in mind that our God is the Creator of the laws upon which we base … Continue reading
Catholic Action League Rebukes Jimmy Kimmel
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts press release… Reporter George Rhodes of The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro contacted the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today for a comment about a crudely offensive comedy skit shown on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The skit, which … Continue reading
What Is This Pro-China Bishop Doing There Now?
Attending a Conference on organ donation — in China of all places? That’s right. China is notorious for killing prisoners for their organs. As if Bishop Sorondo does’t know this? It’s a billion dollar business. This bishop, Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, … Continue reading
The ‘Egalitarian’ Argument for Jesus Christ and His Church
Egalitarianism is one of those -isms that we here at Catholicism.org are very much against. Yet, as even the great French Counter-Revolutionary Catholic, Ven. Emmanuel D’Alzon, argued, there are certain ways in which we humans are all radically equal. Inspired … Continue reading
The Opiate of the Catholic Internet
A funny thing happened on the way to the Knox Translation. I wanted to compare how the famous English priest’s translation of the Canticle of Canticles read as compared with the Douay version. This brought me to one of the … Continue reading
A Theological Review of the Amazon Synod, by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski
The video below is of a talk given by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, whose YouTube channel thus summarizes it: Catholics the world over have been disturbed, scandalized, and galvanized by the Amazon Synod of October 2019. Since a complete theological analysis … Continue reading
Yes, the Church IS Missionary: Brother André & Jonathan Arrington
Thanks once more to Mr. Steve Cunningham, of the Sensus Fidelium YouTube channel, for broadcasting to his very large and growing audience another episode of Reconquest. Relevant links for this show appear under the embedded video. To that brief list … Continue reading
‘Giving Tuesday’ 2019 Fundraiser for IHM School: Dec. 3
On “Giving Tuesday,” December 3, 2019, if you donate via the Immaculate Heart of Mary School’s Facebook page, the donation will be matched (doubled). The matching donations will expire when Facebook’s $7 million in matching funds runs out, but you … Continue reading
