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
Category: Columns
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
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
