Reading the masterpiece of Catholic spirituality, The Interior Life Simplified and Reduced to its Fundamental Principle, I came across a passage that speaks eloquently of the importance of faith to one’s moral worth. (The passage may be viewed in context … Continue reading
Join us on Friday-Saturday, October 11 and 12, 2013, for Saint Benedict Center’s annual conference. You may register online or by telephone: (603) 239-6485. What: This year’s conference theme is “What Do ‘Liberal’ and ‘Conservative’ Mean?” Where: Saint Benedict Center, … Continue reading
Our eighth Conference speaker will be Mr. Yves Jacques. The addition of Mr. Jacques rounds off our list, which also includes Mr. Gary Potter, Dr. Robert Hickson, Mr. Charles Coulombe, Mr. C. Joseph Doyle, Sr. Maria Philomena, M.I.C.M., Br. André … Continue reading
Dr. John Lamont, a Catholic academic with a canonical mandate to teach theology, has written an account of how a scholarly paper he wrote was refused publication in a “conservative” academic journal. It is not only traditional Catholic priests and … Continue reading
Read the comments below by Vladimir Putin, who is constantly berated by Western glitterati (e.g., Madonna, Lady Gaga, Sir Elton John) for his stance on unnatural relations. The man speaks like a Christian, nay, like a Catholic (he is a … Continue reading
Thomas More College (Merrimack, NH) invites you to a College Open House held during the Columbus Day holiday on Sunday, October 13 and Monday, October 14. The Open House will allow students to attend Mass, a banquet, an evening of … Continue reading
The new College of Saints John Fisher & Thomas More (“Fisher More College”) in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of several small Catholic colleges working to recapture the true liberal arts tradition in Catholic higher education. Unlike the others, it boasts … Continue reading
Sometimes you read stories that tell you that all is not bad in this world; that there are precious souls, humble souls, filled with the love of God, who shine like stars before the angels. “Who is this?” the angels … Continue reading
Last weekend took place the SBC Men’s Retreat at a local campground in Richmond. Daily Mass, Rosary, and manly activities complemented a series of talks by Fr. David Phillipson, Dr. G.C. Dilsaver, Mr. Steve Demasco, and your humble servant. This was not … Continue reading
The TFP’s Luiz Sérgio Solimeo has written a brief piece on the attempted rehabilitation of “liberation theology” that is now taking place. Let it be said here that “liberation theology” is not Theology, since Theology is — as the name … Continue reading
In 1683, the forces of the Holy League, under Poland’s King Jan Sobieski, roundly defeated the Mohammedan invaders at the Battle of Vienna. Here is a brief telling of that triumphant occasion by Gary Potter (in “Saint Mary of Victory … Continue reading
Of course, the question is rhetorical. But with headlines like “Pope Francis reaches out to atheists and agnostics”, and “Pope Francis assures sceptics: You don’t have to believe in God to go to heaven” floating around, the question might actually … Continue reading
In God Loves Mountains, reference was made to the “Book of Nature.” Brother Francis, in his profound little volume, The Challenge of Faith, has the following meditations on that subject under the heading, “The Book of Nature.” These products of … Continue reading
Things are quiet on our web site this week because Brian Kelly is away. Additionally, several of us are recuperating from a wonderful weekend spent at a local campground for our first — hopefully annual — SBC Men’s Retreat. Daily … Continue reading
The winds of change are blowin’ for liberal “theologian” Paul Hwang as he indoctrinates the young and, hardly inculpable, ignorant Catholics with his anti-clerical and syncretistic heresies. But, his kind have been around for decades now, promoting all kinds of … Continue reading
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