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
Category: Columns
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
You can purchase all the talks and the panel discussion on CD or downloadable MP3. Each presentation is also available singly in both media. We are grateful for your patronage of our online store.
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
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Afflicts 1 in 5 Lady Vets
In a news item on the opening of Hampton VA Women’s Clinic in Virginia, we read the following: The growing need is staggering; one out of every five female vets from Iraq or Afghanistan are [sic: s/b “is”] diagnosed with … Continue reading
Brief Site Outage on Sept. 24
We received notice from our Internet service provider that there will be a very brief outage on our server during the wee hours of Sept 24. FYI… We will be performing maintenance on your server during the times listed below … Continue reading
Jesus Does Have a Bride, and She’s Named…
Sancta Mater Ecclesia. We did not need the New York Times to tell us that, right? But the Times has told us that A Faded Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife. This will, of course, be taken seriously by … Continue reading
Cardinal Barbarin on the Folly of Queer Marriage
Before reading His Eminence’s remarks, perhaps a review of the meaning of the word “queer” is in order, since some may find its use inappropriate. When two men or two women “marry” each other, such an act is rightly said … Continue reading
Not the Video, US Policy Motivated Attacks
Author Lee Smith’s remarks below have the ring of truth, even if Mr. Smith thinks that a belligerent U.S. foreign policy in the Mideast is a good idea, which it isn’t. The obvious answer is to keep our people out … Continue reading
