A dear friend of Saint Benedict Center, and devoted member of the Third Order of the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Peggy Carbone, has gone to her reward. Members of our local community here in New Hampshire witnessed … Continue reading
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Jerusalem’s Bishop William Shomali, Others, Justly Condemn Trump’s Outlandish Gaza Proposal
LifeSiteNews has exclusively obtained a statement from the Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem, Monsignor William Shomali, relating to President Trump’s statements on the United States taking “ownership” of Gaza. The statements were made during a joint press conference on Monday with … Continue reading
The United States Must Never Be Complicit In Ethnic Cleansing
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news analysis… Lamentably, President Donald J. Trump, who has enjoyed two weeks of unparalleled success at the beginning of his second term, has now been inveigled into embracing a criminal proposal … Continue reading
Why Christians Cannot Support the Creation of a Third Temple in Jerusalem
Gary Taphorn has penned a long and fascinating article at LifeSiteNews: “Christians cannot support the creation of a third temple in Jerusalem. Here’s why.” There are very grave theological reasons for not supporting this Zionist effort, which, if it succeeds … Continue reading
Phil Lawler on the USCCB vs. Trump Team on Immigration
Phil Lawler has an excellent three-part analysis of the opposition of the USCCB to President Trump’s immigration policy, focusing particularly on the very pointed public statements made by two of the administration’s Catholics, the erudite and polished Vice-President, JD Vance, … Continue reading
Catholic Connection to Groundhog Day
The concurrence of yesterday’s Candlemas feast (also known as the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary) with Groundhog Day is not accident, we learn from an article by Alyssa Murphy in the National Catholic Register. That article, an AI-summary of … Continue reading
JD Vance, Saint Thomas Aquinas, the ‘Ordo Amoris’ and Immigration
Our site statistics informed me yesterday and today that we had a disproportionate number of hits on two pieces from 2022 and 2023: “Real Love is Ordered” and “We Are Measured by the Quality of Our Loves.” Since I saw no … Continue reading
Vintage Mike Church: Civics Lesson on Letters of Marque & Reprisal
This is timely and informative. Discover a newly unearthed 2014 Mike Church speech from the Liberty Political Action Convention where he explains the constitutional power of Letters of Marque & Reprisal. Learn how this little-known provision, created by the Founding … Continue reading
Massachusetts: Smear Campaign against Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers Exposed as a Fraud
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts press statement… The state sponsored smear campaign, against pro-life pregnancy care centers in Massachusetts, has been exposed as a fraud. On January 24th, reporter Matt Lamb, of LifeSiteNews, contacted the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, seeking … Continue reading
Heavy Push-Back against USCCB Positions on Immigration Policy from JD Vance, Other Catholics
Yesterday, J.D. Vance struck a nerve in his response to CBS host Margaret Brennan’s questions about Trump immigration policies and opposition to those policies by the USCCB. The interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation” (embedded below in its entirety) was … Continue reading
Saint Jerome: The Pope is the Head of the Church
Joshua Charles, of Eternal Christendom, has produced a masterful podcast of just under seventeen minutes on Saint Jerome’s adherence to the authority of the papacy (see below). This Father of the Church undoubtedly professed faith in the Petrine office that … Continue reading
‘Thank you, God; and thank you, President Trump’: Praise for Yesterday’s Pardon of 23 Pro-Life Rescuers
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… League Applauds Trump Pardon of Pro-Life Prisoners of Conscience The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today is applauding the pardons, granted yesterday, to 23 pro-life rescuers, by President Donald … Continue reading
Strange Opposition to Educational Choice from a Catholic Professor in New Hampshire
A rare op-ed piece opposing educational choice has appeared in the New Hampshire Union Leader. The arguments are boilerplate but the identity of the author is curious. His name is Sean Parr, and he is a Manchester School Committeeman and … Continue reading
Attorney General-Designate Pam Bondi Will Investigate Use of SPLC in FBI Memo Targeting Traditional Catholics
LifeNews is reporting that President Trump’s nominee for Attorney General of the United States, Pam Bondi, at her confirmation hearing, promised Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), that she will look into preventing the use of the Southern Poverty Law Center as … Continue reading
AI-Powered Surveillance State, MAGA Style? And with a ‘Cancer Vaccine’?
At a White House press conference yesterday, flanked by Larry Ellison, Sam Altman, and Masayoshi Son, President Trump announced “the Stargate Project,” an ambitious American joint venture focused on artificial intelligence infrastructure, established by SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle Corporation, and MGX. … Continue reading
