My commentary on a UCANews article from November 13, 2013, by Jesuit Father Frank Brennan: No one walking down the street past you, Dear Father in suit and tie, would even know that you are a priest. Suits and ties … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Brother Leonard Mary, M.I.C.M., Has Died
Brother Leonard Mary, M.I.C.M., died Saturday, November 23, at around 10:30 PM. Known in the world as Fred Farrell, Brother Leonard Mary was one of the earliest disciples of Father Feeney at the original Saint Benedict Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. … Continue reading
KKK Musician Jives With Black Blues Great
Much like Daryl Davis I grew up having no clue what racial prejudice meant. I just didn’t. Fact! Some readers my age (61, BTW) may think that I am exaggerating, but I don’t care what people think. Skin color meant … Continue reading
Pope Francis on ‘Adolescent Progressivism’
From Catholic World News, we learn that the Holy Father denounced the “adolescent progressivism” that would throw away our traditions in the interest of being conformed to the values of the world. He did this in the context of meditating … Continue reading
Brother André Marie Interviewed Saturday Night
Tonight at 10:00 Eastern Time, Brother André Marie will be interviewed by Christine Niles, host of “Forward Boldly.” Go to the Forward Boldly site to hear the interview live or click on it later for the archived version. (We are … Continue reading
Absurd: Life Came from Clay
God created living herbs and trees and land animals each species with their seeds, as Genesis has it, “out of the earth.” Therefore, the chicken did come before the egg. Man’s body, Saint Thomas teaches, was made from a combination … Continue reading
‘Redskins’ Being Pressured by Iconoclasts to Change Their Name
Father George Rutler has an erudite article, filled with true history and personal wit, on this whole ridiculous issue of taking “personal offense” in any name of a sports team dealing with race. In these times of love and sweetness … Continue reading
Protestants Need to Convert
Controversial, yes, but true. Otherwise, we don’t believe in Church dogma or the reality of the sin of heresy. Michael Voris makes some good points in this video. To the line “we don’t talk about religion and politics here,” he … Continue reading
Tactics Do Not Win, Strategy Does: Red Sox Champs for 2013
Tactic: an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end. Strategy: a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim. It was too late for the St. Louis Cardinals to employ “strategy” against the Boston … Continue reading
What ‘Gay Marriage’ Did to Massachusetts
The agenda rolls on. This video reminded me that I have heard of old people from Eastern Bloc countries anxiously warning Americans that our country looks now like theirs did just prior to the Communist takeover. The consequences of homosexual … Continue reading
The Mount Monadnock Group Is Prepared!
Estote semper parati! (“always be prepared”) is the motto of the Federation of North American Explorers (FNE). Now that our adult leaders have made their promise, FNE’s Mount Monadnock Group, based at Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, N.H., is prepared! … Continue reading
Poll Shows Huge Ideological Gap Among Americans on Domestic Issues
I rarely look at polls, but this one, the ABC News/Fusion Poll, is significantly revealing in the picture it paints of the huge disparity among Americans of voting age as to issues of women in the workplace, race and employment, … Continue reading
Thank You, Bishop Paprocki
Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki, of the Springfield, Illinois Diocese, deserves to be thanked. Yes, he’s just doing his job — or, more properly, fulfilling the demands of his office. But when one does such in these days, he incurs the … Continue reading
Pray for the Soul of Colleen Ritzer, a Math Teacher, Killed by a Student
This news was the kind of news that breaks the heart. Let me digress for a minute. People are being killed every minute in the Mid-East by satanic jihadists. People are in slave labor camps in China today, and the … Continue reading
CTSA Liberals Feeling a Bit Guilty for Being Soooo Exclusive
The Catholic Theological Society of America is not “Catholic.” It is run by liberals who scoff at members who defend Church teaching. Liberals dominate the Board, or, I should say, totally are the Board. Speakers that represent the CTSA are all … Continue reading
