This is so NOT inasmuch as it is pro-life, but inasmuch as it is weak on birth control. Michael Voris gives us a little glimpse of how moribund the movement is. Why? Because Catholics have not done their job to … Continue reading
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The 11th Hour / Have Mercy on the Dying, Get Them a Priest
Father Dwight Longennecker, Patheos: One of the sweet things about being a priest is being able to minister at a person’s deathbed. The veil between this world and the next is very thin at that point, and you can see … Continue reading
MIT Prof Challenges ‘Climate-Change’ Orthodoxy
(CBS) MIT Professor Richard Lindzen is a leading international expert on climate change. … “Global warming, climate change, all these things are just a dream come true for politicians. The opportunities for taxation, for policies, for control, for crony capitalism … Continue reading
Gov Christie ‘Now’ Wants to Keep Kids in School Longer
Most of us patriotic Catholics know that the state already has our children under its thumb without parents having a say in the brave-new-world indoctrination and perverted sex-ed programs. And, discombobulated Chris Christie wants more state time with our children. … Continue reading
Fox’s Catholic Conservatives: Neither Catholic nor Conservative
Without any effort at judging the internal forum of others, we can conclude from their public statements that the self-identified Catholic pundits on necon Fox News are for conserving little beyond revolutionary social order in politics (economic liberalism and the … Continue reading
Where ‘Religious Liberty’ Will Take Us
Warning: The opinion expressed here is controversial. It is also quite old and is in line with what a whole string of popes taught as authoritative Catholic doctrine. While many conservatives — including conservative Catholics (who conserve surprisingly little) — … Continue reading
Universalism and Indifferentism
In “Another Year,” Michael Voris takes to task the paladins progressive theology who are endorsing the twin errors of Universalism and Indifferentism. It’s worth the seven minutes it takes to view. To learn more about the issues he takes on, … Continue reading
Asia Bibi Sends Appeal to Pope Francis
Let us pray that this appeal is heard and acted upon immediately through whatever diplomatic channels are necessary. Pope Benedict had unsuccessfully appealed for the release of the Catholic mother of five. May Pope Francis add his input. I have … Continue reading
What is the American ‘Pays Reel’?
In his excellent article “Thy Kingdom Come,” Gary Potter explains an important distinction in French society of the nineteenth century: What we need to grasp is that all during the years of which we speak, and to a very real … Continue reading
Cashier Says ‘Merry Christmas’ and Customer Answers ‘Happy Holiday’
I was at the supermarket this morning, Market Basket, and I witnessed a culture war in reverse. The cashier, a middle-aged woman, politely was saying “Merry Christmas” to each customer she processed. The man in front of me deliberately responded … Continue reading
Miracle Approved to Advance New Jersey Sister to Sainthood
My aunt, Sister Mary Susan Boyle, Sister of Charity, worked for many years with Sister Zita of Saint Elizabeth’s convent at the Sister Miriam Therese League in Convent Station, NJ. Sister Zita was the force behind the cause for Sister … Continue reading
Our Lady of the ‘O’
This entry is updated from last year. Today, December 18, is a feast of long standing in the Latin Church. Though its Mass and office will not be offered liturgically in most places (owing to its not being a universal … Continue reading
A US Bishop Has the Guts to Challenge Pro-Abortion Mandela’s Legacy
Kudos for Bishop Thomas Tobin. While the world fawns over the pro-abortion, pro same-sex marriage Nelson Mandela, Bishop Thomas Tobin says enough of this. Prescinding from the despicable Dutch Protestant policy of apartheid in South Africa, the African National Congress … Continue reading
4 Years for a Drug Conviction and She Loves Our Lady of Guadalupe
Four Years for a drug conviction? Excessive? Without knowing the details, that is excessive in my mind. Four years? I suspect Francisca Cabral is a poor woman, probably could not afford a good lawyer. Just lock them up, THAT’S THE LAW! … Continue reading
English Song Writer and Composer William Byrd, Recusant Catholic
The name was familiar, but I did not know that he was the composer of a couple of my favorite hymns and the Third Christmas Mass, Puer Natus Est. Queen Elizabeth appreciated his talent so much that she may well … Continue reading
