If the reader will pardon a little fraternal bragging, my brother, Charles Villiarrubia, played tuba on this CD that was recorded by the Empire Brass some time, I think, in the 1990s. It’s hard not to like Gabrielli. Just imagine … Continue reading
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Is It Safe to Mention This, Since the Holy Father Has?
Michael Voris’ special episode on “Pope Francis and the ‘gays’ in the Vatican.” Maybe what the Argentine Pope will do is institute a Clean War to purge the moral filth out of the Church. Saint Peter Damian, pray for him. … Continue reading
Methodist Woman’s ‘Ordination’ in Catholic Cathedral by Woman ‘Bishop’
In his article, “Ecumenism and Canon Law,” R Michael Dunnigan 0f Catholic World Report gives a perfect example of legalese trumping Catholic orthodoxy. Totally disregarded by canon lawyer Dunnigan is the final canon, the “Supreme Law,” “the salvation of souls.”: … Continue reading
Technical Difficulties with Site
We ask readers to be patient as the geeks at Catholicism.org work through some technical difficulties. We have installed some new features on our site in an effort to enhance security and performance. The debugging process has taken longer than … Continue reading
On Our Merry Way to War in Syria
(The LCR Blog) With scandals raging at home, Obama (conveniently) discovers chemical weapons use in Syria. [Recall that Bill Clinton bombed Kosovo during the “Lewinsky affair.” Now Obama has a convenient distraction from IRS-Benghazi-DOJ-AP-NSA-etc.-etc.-gate, all the while ignoring the Syrian … Continue reading
French Bishop Has Guts to Suspend Priest for Being a Mason
Finally! Now, at last, we have one bishop, Yves Boivineau of Annecy (the same diocese as Saint Francis de Sales, when he was in exile from Geneva) who has taken action, under the pope’s prompting, against the conspiracy to destroy the Church … Continue reading
L’Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Kasper: VII Texts ‘Open the Door to a Selective Reception in Either Direction’
(ChurchMilitant.TV) It may be the most shocking admission ever about Vatican II … and no one is talking about it … yet! Here is exactly what Cardinal Kasper said — stunning, absolutely stunning: “In many places, they had to find … Continue reading
New Spanish Film on the Claretian Martyrs
(Rome Reports) In 1936, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, the Claretian religious community of Barbastro was attacked by militants. An assembly hall became their jail, where they were pressured to renounce their faith. A new film, Un … Continue reading
A ‘Quiet Affirmation’ from the New Catechism
Progressives sometimes claim that the Church’s magisterium has made various “quiet repudiations” of the doctrine extra ecclesiam nulla salus. Whatever the basis of these claims, it may be replied that de fide definita dogmatic formulations are not subject to repudiations … Continue reading
The Mailman Has Gone to God
A dear friend of mine, a soldier, ninety-one years-old, died Monday morning on Memorial Day. His name was John J (Joe) MacIsaac. We called him “Joe.” Joe was a gentleman, a good man, and I loved him. He dropped out … Continue reading
John J. “Joe” MacIsaac, SBC Friend, RIP
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today is mourning the death of one of its founding directors, John J. “Joe” MacIsaac, who entered into eternal life Sunday night, after a long struggle with prostate cancer. He was ninety-one. One of … Continue reading
Saint Augustine of Canterbury and Ecumenically Incorrect Orations
These are a very English couple of days, yesterday and today, in the Church’s calendar, what with Saint Bede the Venerable yesterday and Saint Augustine of Canterbury today. That the former wrote about the latter in his famous Ecclesiastical History … Continue reading
Seven Charming and Sweet Stories of Saint Luke
Review of Seven Stories for Christmas (e-book) by Henry von Blumenthal. Being a retired librarian of a “certain” age, I have resisted e-books because I love the feel of a real book in my hands. Here I reveal, however, that … Continue reading
Globe’s Kevin Cullen: His Crude Jabs Miss the Point
May 17, 2013 Letters to the Editor, The Boston Globe P. O. Box 55819 Boston, MA 02205-5819 To the Editor: In his crude effort to revile us, Kevin Cullen was so busy hurling school yard insults and sophomoric invectives that … Continue reading
Catholic Alternative to Boy Scouts of America
Interested persons might look into the Federation of North-American Explorers (FNE). They are affiliated with the Catholic FSE or UIGSE (Union of International Guides and Scouts of Europe). This is a Catholic youth movement. The main page for the movement … Continue reading
