And before that there’s the “wedding shower.” Friends had a couple of wedding showers for my wife, so we are guilty of this as well. But the wedding was very frugal and the reception was totally a work of charity … Continue reading
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Oh Shenandoah!
My wife and I have just returned from one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever attended. The bride looked so lovely and the groom was all smiles, all the time. As the Country Western song goes, “love was … Continue reading
Garcia Moreno, August 6, 1875+, Greatest Catholic Statesman and Martyr for the Faith
Joseph F.X. Sladky pays honor to Garcia Morena in today’s issue of Crisis Magazine: On 6 August 1875, in the Plaza Major of Quito, Ecuador, a man lay dying. It was the First Friday of the Month. Earlier, after spending … Continue reading
Roberto de Mattei on “Religious Liberty” and Christian Freedom
Among the slogans of “politically correct” language there is the term “religious liberty”, which is used incorrectly at times by Catholics as a synonym for freedom for the Church or freedom for Christians. In reality the terms and concepts are … Continue reading
Prez Features Daughters as Abortion Poster Children
It’s not the first time, either. (Lifesitenews.com) On July 24 President Barack Obama used his daughters as props to promote abortion, stating at an Oregon fundraiser (video here): Mr. Romney wants to get rid of funding for Planned Parenthood. I … Continue reading
Edification from a Legal Complaint
As reported earlier, the Newland family, who own Hercules Industries, won a partial victory in their case against Kathleen Sebelius and the Obama Administration’s HHS contraception mandate. Reading legal complaints is hardly something one would do for the purposes of … Continue reading
Appreciation
This poem is dedicated to judgmental people everywhere.1 Your virtues, they are vices; Your deeds are each a sin. Inside no tad of goodness; Your bright veneer is thin. Your thoughts must all be darksome Your plans self-serving, too. That … Continue reading
18 Year-Old Aurora Shooting Victim Was ‘Uncompromising’ Catholic
National Catholic Register: Close friend [Corey] Callahan, a Buddhist, “said A.J. Boik was a gifted and popular high-school baseball player who was known mostly for his uncompromising Catholic faith. ‘He was the most faithful person I’ve known,’ Callahan said. ‘Before … Continue reading
Firewalkers at Robbins Event ‘Unleashed Power Within’ With Burned Soles
Chanting mantras (i.e., invocation of demons), fire walking, financial success fanaticism, glassy-eyed giddiness, and collective brainwashing, such is the strange world of Tony Robbins’ ka-ching ka-ching empire. Now about twenty-one Robbins sycophants are really hurt, some hospitalized with severe burns … Continue reading
Have You Heard the One About…?
…the Benedictines, Jesuits, Franciscans, Dominicans, and Carmelites in the parish church when the lights went out? If not, you really need to. Mirth is good for you. During a Eucharistic Congress, a number of priests from different orders are gathered … Continue reading
Defending Imprisoned Catholic Asia Bibi in Pakistan Is a Death Sentence
Back in March and again in June I posted some commentary and links to articles on this saintly and silent martyr in-the-making. After reading this update you can reference three previous posts about Asia on our website here.
Traditionalist Group Spreads Catholic Faith in Moscow
(Kreuz.net/Eponymous Flower) — Even in the capital city of Russia the little plants of the Old Mass are showing themselves to a greater and more powerful tree. A German Cleans up Moscow Since January 2011 there has been a website … Continue reading
Declaration of SSPX Gen. Chapter, Holy See’s Statement
For informational purposes, we present here the Holy See’s statement, followed by the just released declaration from the SSPX General Chapter, dated July 14 of this year. * * * * * * * * * * * * Vatican … Continue reading
The Roman Forum
“The Catholic intellectual life needs to be resurrected. And that process is already beginning under the summer sun in Italy.” That’s the blurb text on the ChurchMilitant.TV site for the Roman Forum in Lake Garda, Italy. Here is Michael Voris’ … Continue reading
Monsignor Brunero Gherardini
Almost three years ago, I posted a piece on our site about the above named Monsignor: Vatican Council II: An Open Discussion, by Monsignor Brunero Gherardini. Since then, an English translation of his book has been published (under the title … Continue reading
