John Baptist Grieco’s Holy Theme Park may come back to life. I remember years ago on my many trips home to New Jersey passing by a Calvary scene poised on mountain top in Waterbury, Connecticut. How impressive it was, and … Continue reading
Category: Columns
True Colors
We are led to believe that homosexuals are just decent people, like everyone else, except insofar as they “love differently.” It is therefore unreasonable to suspect them of anything heinous or unnatural. We are further led to believe that pro-aborts … Continue reading
Updated: All Pro-Lifers PLEASE Sign This Petition
(Updated with new information supplied by commenter Michael — see comments below.) The death merchants at the Concord Feminist Health Center and their allies are seeking to expand the “buffer zone” that insulates them and their would-be victim-clients from the prayers … Continue reading
First Mass in IHM Chapel: August 22
On the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of May, August 22, in the month of the Immaculate Heart, we will have a 9:30 AM High Mass in our new chapel followed by a reception (details to be announced).
The Phony Liberty
From the Pantheon, renamed the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Martyrs. “The Roman Empire had religious liberty too,” says Voris. What is the nature of liberty? Is it the freedom to define your own truth as you see fit … Continue reading
Unbelievable: McDonalds Will No Longer Offer Moslem-Cooked Fare
What is this country coming to? Imagine! Pro-American (sic), flag -wavin, fast-food company, McDonalds, is suspending halal Chicken McNuggets! Halal is the Islamic version of kosher, you see. No pork! None, whatsoever! And, yummy, this specially blessed meat was labeled, stored, … Continue reading
Devirilization of the Church
Two unrelated posts from two sites on the Internet bring to our attention the “devirilization” of the Church, that is, the stripping away of virtuous Catholic masculinity. The first one — whence comes the word — is from Rorate Caeli, … Continue reading
Jimmy Carter’s Catholic Problem
The first president I remember is Jimmy Carter. Hearing his name conjures up all the pejoratives my father used to hurl at the television when the President appeared on the nightly news. You might say that Carter was not one … Continue reading
Jimmy Carter at it Again: Says Church Should Have Women Priests
Time Swampland: Well, religion can be, and I think there’s a slow, very slow, move around the world to give women equal rights in the eyes of God. What has been the case for many centuries is that the great … Continue reading
Father Michael Mueller and the Problem of Government Education
Two recent stories — the President’s embarrassing denunciation of religious education in Ireland and, more locally, a New Hampshire Superior Court Judge’s ruling against educational choice in the Granite State — reminded me of the fact that there has long … Continue reading
Blind Chinese Pro-Life Activist Booted from NYU
NYU upset that Chen gave testimony to Congress about human rights abuses in China CNA: Amid reports that blind pro-life activist Chen Guangcheng is being asked to leave New York University, some human rights defenders are worried that the decision may have … Continue reading
Maronite Patriarch Rai Consecrates Lebanon to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Harissa (News.va) – The Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites Boutros Bechara Rai consecrated Lebanon and the entire Middle East to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, praying that all the peoples of the region are freed “from the sins that … Continue reading
N.H. Judge Rules Against Educational Choice
In a slap to the face of Catholic and other religious schools, Superior Court Judge John M. Lewis ruled that a privately funded tuition tax-credit program violated the New Hampshire State Constitution. His decision was hailed by Democratic Governor Maggie … Continue reading
Come to the 2013 SBC Conference
This year’s theme is “What Do ‘Liberal’ and ‘Conservative’ Mean?” The speakers are being lined up now. Please register early at our online store. The conference dates are Friday and Saturday, October 11 and 12, 2013. Both will be full … Continue reading
POTUS Slams Catholic Education, IN IRELAND!
Is there one word that conveys the concepts of ignorant, hubristic, arrogant, meddling, conceited, condescendingly insulting of people’s intelligence, and offensive to your hosts? If there is, B.H. Obama deserves it. He does not content himself with attacking the Catholic … Continue reading
