What would one expect from a Communist? The truth? “Promises are like pie-crusts–made to be broken,” said Stalin. Or, to quote from the Little Red Book of Chairman Mao, who is virtually worshiped by Chinese Reds: “Political power comes out … Continue reading
Donald McClarey of The American Catholic introduces another American Catholic hero, Chaplain John Bannon, from General Sterling Price’s First Missouri Confederate Brigade. “There were a great many brave men, during the Civil War, but I think it is a safe … Continue reading
The Servant of God, Father Nelson Baker, recently declared venerable, is a figure that will probably go down in history as one of the great American saints. In the early Church, long before the modern process of canonization, he probably … Continue reading
In honor of today’s feast of the Chair of St. Peter at Rome, I would like to remind our readers that Brother Francis gave eight one hour classes on the five chapters of the First Epistle of St. Peter. Today’s … Continue reading
The Servant of God, Father Nelson Baker (1842-1936), was declared Venerable on January 14. During a private audience with Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Holy Father authorized the congregation to promulgate … Continue reading
Father Michael Jarecki was our chaplain for about 20 years. Since our new resident priest arrived on November 1, Father has ceased offering Mass, as his infirmities made it very difficult for him to get through the ritual. About a … Continue reading
For the past several months, homes in and around Richmond, New Hampshire have featured yard signs with an image of Christ in triumph and the words, “Jesus Christ is King in New Hampshire.” The message conveyed is that Our Lord … Continue reading
The US government had diplomatic consular relations with the papacy and the papal states from 1797 to 1870, when the papal states were lost to the pope with the unification of Italy. After that time there was no official diplomatic … Continue reading
I was asked by Brian Kelly to translate a Spanish tribute for one of the 4000 priests who were martyred in or exiled from Mexico during the anti-Catholic Masonic persecution of the Church in the 1920s and 30s. The priest … Continue reading
This is a great piece by historian, Donald McClarey, on the most decorated Marine in the history of the Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Chesty Puller. The comments, too, are a great read. Thank you Mr. McClarey for permitting us to run … Continue reading
The Remnant published an article by Rev. Fr. James H. Doran, FSSPX and Mr. Nicholas A. Chapello on the sad state of things in Iraq. Read Shock and Awe: Marriage and Martyrdom for Iraqi Catholics to get an idea of … Continue reading
The Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge is not among my favorite theologians. No, the author of Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians, doesn’t inspire me with her contributions to sacred letters. But her column, Why Gays and … Continue reading
Mind you, I’m no fan of his Father, Evelyn, but the elder Waugh did have a fantastic wit. His son, Auberon Waugh, called “Bron,” was a spunky paleoconservative, who apparently inherited Dad’s talent for purposeful vituperation. Waugh the younger, was … Continue reading
The brothers and sisters of Saint Benedict Center are happy to live in the bucolic old New England town of Richmond, New Hampshire. It offers an atmosphere of peace and quiet, where the beauties of God’s creation serve to remind … Continue reading
Today is the feast of the Holy Innocents, once known in the Anglophone world as Childermas. This curious word is an elision of “Mass of the Children,” that is, the liturgical commemoration of those little boys of Bethlehem who were … Continue reading
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