As a treat for Easter, the brothers watched the film Katyń, which recounts the horrible massacre of some 22,000 Polish officers and intelligentsia in the forest of Katyn, not far from the western Russian city of Smolensk. The film, directed … Continue reading
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Prayers for the Conversion of Chuck Colson who is in Critical Condition
It is very sad that practicing Catholics who know and work with naturally virtuous non-Catholics, such as Mr. Colson, are afraid, due to human respect, to ask such people to become Catholic. I do not understand this. Father Feeney considered … Continue reading
Thou Hast Said It!
The divinity of Our Lord and Savior is manifestly evident in every page of the four Gospels and most especially so in that of Saint John: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the … Continue reading
Holy Week/Easter Schedule at IHM Chapel
April 1-8, 2012 [Get Directions] Palm Sunday: Low Mass: 7:30 am; Rosary: 9:00 am; High Mass: 9:30 am Monday through Wednesday: (schedule as usual) Mass: 7:30 am; Rosary (after school): 3:00 pm Maundy Thursday: Rosary: 6:30 pm; High Mass: 7:00 … Continue reading
‘Rebuilding Christendom Conference’ in August
This event, sponsored by IHS Press Group, promises to be very informative. The IHS Press Group cordially invites you to the first conference in the Rebuilding Christendom™ series. This packed, three-day event is an inaugural gathering of Catholics and others … Continue reading
This Is Good to Read, from Cardinal Dolan
Catholic World News quotes Cardinal Dolan saying some very spot-on words regarding contraception in light of the HHS Mandate: Cardinal Dolan conceded that the Catholic Church has “an internal catechetical challenge—a towering one—in convincing our own people of the moral … Continue reading
Two Sisters Profess Final Vows: Photos
The IHM School site has a photo gallery from the March 25 profession of two of our sisters. Please join us in thanking God that Sister Maria Rosaria and Sister Marie Gabrielle took their final vows as Slaves of the … Continue reading
Easter Thursday Sung Mass in Woonsocket, R.I.
The Schola Cantorum Sanctae Ceciliae will be singing for a High Mass at Precious Blood Church, 94 Carrington Ave., Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:00 pm. The Celebrant for this Traditional Latin Mass will be Rev. Michael … Continue reading
With the Pope’s Visit to Cuba in the News, I Am Reminded of Enigmatic Ernest Hemingway
He was devoted in some hesitant way to Our Lady, but he loved his vices more. Poor soul. To have come so close to the Faith (as he did) only to spurn grace, turn away too many times, and end … Continue reading
How to Fight Grace
Today’s lesson in how to fight grace comes from the Reformation tradition: Every year I tell my Reformation history class that Roman Catholicism is, at least in the West, the default position. Rome has a better claim to historical continuity … Continue reading
Anti-Communists Have No Voice in Cuba
Unless there is an uprising to overthrow the Castros, Cuba will continue down the path of anti-Catholic tyranny and repression. Jails will continue to be filled with dissidents who are often victims of torture, threats to family, and blackmail.
Diabolical Foreign Policy: Spreading Fruitlessness Abroad
Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon fostered a policy of government promotion of contraception. That is according to an article by Russell Shaw entitled “How U.S. government got tied up with contraception.” Mr. Shaw shows the complicity of certain high-profile Catholics … Continue reading
NY Mayor, Emperor Bloomberg, Bans Food Donations to Homeless Shelters
I am speechless! Where do these heartless little Caesars come from? Where did a mayor get such power? To take food away from the homeless, decent food — not for healthnixs to be sure — but healthnixs are not starving.
‘In Order to Go to Heaven, We Have to Go to War.’ Movie Coming
Picture of fourteen year-old martyr Blessed Jose Sanchez del Rio in uniform. This is an incredibly inspiring story. Message to his mother: “In order to go to heaven, we have to go to war.” Read brief account of his suffering … Continue reading
Obama’s AG Obsessed With Punishing a Pro-Life Sidewalk Counselor
Yes, Eric Holder is on a mission against the pre-born slated for death. This is also a man who did nothing to prosecute New Black Panthers from intimidating voters during the last presidential campaign and on other occasions.