My thoughts are now all deathly dark In this November tide. The Holy Souls, so sad and stark, My mercy do betide. They languish all in helplessness No merit them to gain. It would be horrid heartlessness To pity not … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Observations on the Election
What follows are some observations on the outcome of the November 6 presidential election and what it means for the future of Americans, especially remaining non-Hispanic Catholics who are serious about the religion. The first thing to observe about the … Continue reading
A Window Into Purgatory
There was no saint who received more revelations or had more visions of the souls in purgatory than Saint Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510). Catherine was extremely devout in her youth, but a terrible marriage at sixteen, arranged by her father, … Continue reading
EU Flag Has Marian Origin
I just read an interesting article on Inside the Vatican website about the symbolism of the European flag. I had thought that it was just a coincidence that the flag is blue with a circle of twelve white stars. It … Continue reading
Father Michael Jarecki, RIP: UPDATED
It is my sad duty to report the departure from this veil of tears of Father Michael Alexander Jarecki. Father died a little after 5:00 PM today, October 22, 2012. Brother Louis Marie and I were at his side praying … Continue reading
Testimony of US Leaders and Military Opposed to A-Bombing Japan
Saint Benedict Center was appalled when the news came of the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and then, again, on Nagasaki three days after. Father Feeney and Sister Catherine Clarke and all the members of … Continue reading
Jesus Calls the Rich to be Magnanimous
This past Sunday’s Gospel presents a huge challenge to the wealthy. Since everything that we have begins as a gift of God — be it talent, good health, industriousness, or inheritance —those who have many possessions would sin not only … Continue reading
Probatica
Dedicated to the healing angel who fixed my rosary the other day. From burning empyrean sphere An angel does leap down, Descends to Bethsaida’s mere And stirs its waters round. The healing angel, Raphael It is we may be sure … Continue reading
Conference Talks Now Available
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Attention Minnesotans: Vote YES on November 6th
Richard Aleman, the Outreach Coordinator for the Minnesota Catholic Conference on the Marriage Amendment, has authored a piece called “Understanding the Marriage Amendment.” If you are undecided on the issue or want some arguments to convince others, it would be … Continue reading
NH ‘Transgendered’ Third Grader
So, if a man medically mutilates himself and calls himself a woman, he can use the ladies’ room? Ditto for a boy? Even a THIRD GRADER? And the other children and parents have to pretend he’s now a girl? How … Continue reading
SBC Conference THIS WEEK
I know we get many last-minute registrations, so our current list of registrants at this point is by no means complete. If you’re thinking of coming to the 2012 Saint Benedict Center Conference, please consider that the conference will be … Continue reading
Medieval Catholic Culture: Foundation for All True Science
I may be preaching to the choir here at catholicism.org when I state that the “dark ages” is a myth fabricated by the Protestant “reformers,” then picked up by the rationalists of the “Enlightenment,” which has grown darker and darker … Continue reading
New Carthusian Prior General a Fatima Scholar
The new Prior General of the Carthusians, Dom François Marie Velut, O. Carth., was once known as Frère Michel de la Sainte Trinité. That was when he was a member of the Abbe de Nantes’ religious community. He was a … Continue reading
My Silence
This Friday-Sunday, we will be on the Pilgrimage for Restoration. (We leave for New York State Thursday morning.) The following weekend is the SBC Conference. Due to my preparations for these events, I will be relatively silent on our web … Continue reading
