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Category: Columns
Bishops and Clergy to Consecrate Ireland to Immaculate Heart August 15
This is great news and is certainly necessary for the restoration of the Faith in Erinn. Other countries that have been consecrated collegially to the Immaculate Heart of Mary include (I am not counting what would be a long list … Continue reading
Boston Mayoral Candidates Support Discrimination
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today criticized the eight candidates for Mayor of Boston who indicated they would engage in unlawful discrimination against religious believers who defend traditional morality. In a poll released yesterday by The Boston Globe, one … Continue reading
When is Pornography Not Indecent? When the Government Says So!
Morality in Media protested the sale of the smutty magazines Playboy and Penthouse on US Military Bases. In response, Uncle Sam declared that said smut is not considered sexually explicit under federal law. This remarkable aptitude for redefining reality may … Continue reading
Happy Feast of St. Ignatius, Co-Founder Bl. Peter Faber to be Canonized
Yes, his canonization is long overdue. Deo Gratias. The innocent and devout Peter Faber, who also attended the Sorbonne while Loyola and Xavier were there, was the first called by Saint Ignatius to join him in doing the Spiritual Exercises … Continue reading
Another Wonderful Miracle of Padre Pio, the Blind Girl With No Pupils
Over thirty years ago, I have forgotten the exact year, I was in a very fine seafood restaurant on the Gloucester, Massachussetts harbor. Behind the host’s reception desk, among many photos of fishing boats, was a boat named “The Padre … Continue reading
Twelve Apparitions of Christ Between His Resurrection and Ascension
Perusing through some old files of mine I came across a list of Catholic twelves, and there are many: Twelve Apostles; twelve articles of the Apostles Creed; twelve days of Christmas; twelve fruits of the Holy Ghost; twelve tribes of … Continue reading
Catholic Couple in Custody in Pakistan, Latest Victims of ‘Blasphemy Law’
The outrageous “blasphemy law” of Pakistan is meant to muzzle Catholics from ever expressing their Faith in public. Some of the accused are assassinated, or killed by mobs, others, like Asia Bibi, still languish in wretched prisons. One thousand Christians … Continue reading
Helmut Schuller, Austrian Modernist, Speaks in Dedham, Mass.
On Wednesday night, former monsignor Helmut Schuller spoke at the First Church and Parish in Dedham (Unitarian Universalist), following a decision by Cardinal Sean O’Malley prohibiting Saint Susanna’s Parish in Dedham from showcasing the Austrian dissident. Saint Susanna’s, along with … Continue reading
Saint Benedict Center’s Web Site Issues the Result of Hacking
Assured by a professional web developer that what happened to Saint Benedict Center’s web site on Friday “doesn’t just happen,” the logical conclusion is that we were the victims of a hacker or group of hackers. The site is back … Continue reading
A Day at the Beach
As I sit here trying to put words to my thoughts, I am feeling very glad to be in my skin. Very glad indeed. I did not want to die yesterday at 6:30 PM and I nearly did. In fact, … Continue reading
The Charity of Song
Saint Augustine famously said cantare amantis est, that is, “singing belongs to one who loves” (s. 336, 1 – PL 38, 1472). (Josef Pieper wrote a book on this, and Robert Hickson gave a talk on it.) Apparently, the Doctor … Continue reading
‘Eurabia’ Demographics a Myth?
The common view of matters demographic in Europe is that Europeans will become vastly outnumbered by Moslem immigrants on their own continent. That view is being challenged by an American scholar, Philip Jenkins, whose argument is resonating by some in … Continue reading
Slow News Week
Brian Kelly has off this week. Since it is Brian who does most of our news postings on the site, there well be few postings in that category this week. Those on the lookout for news might consider clicking on … Continue reading
Waterbury, Connecticut’s Holy Land Theme Park to be Restored
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
