From the time a democratic mob called for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, it was obvious that a form of government that seeks to do the will of the majority is destined to depravity. Those already aware of this would … Continue reading
From the time a democratic mob called for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, it was obvious that a form of government that seeks to do the will of the majority is destined to depravity. Those already aware of this would … Continue reading
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today [Monday, May 21] criticized the demonstration held yesterday during the 10:30 a.m. Mass at Saint Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet. Ten protesters, some carrying signs, marched on the sidewalk across the street from … Continue reading
The great deal of talk surrounding the pending Rome-SSPX rapprochement has presented us with two cardinals publicly giving conflicting reports on the magisterial character of Nostra Aetate, the Vatican II document on non-Catholic religions. Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of … Continue reading
From Kreuz.net via the Eponymous Flower: …Bishop Fellay explained that the current “seemingly comfortable” situation is coming to an end for the Society. The current way will not continue: “It will be a with or against Rome from this point … Continue reading
Due to lightning that struck the antenna by which we connect to the Internet, SBC has been offline a couple of days. The site was running fine, as it is hosted elsewhere, but we have not had access to it since … Continue reading
If the Precious Blood had been shed, and yet we had no priesthood, no Sacraments, no jurisdiction, no sacramentals, no mystical life of the visible unity of the Church– life, so it seems, would be almost intolerable. This is the … Continue reading
Christ Hospital of Cincinnati was founded in 1889 by James Gamble whose soap company would become Proctor and Gamble, Inc. According to the hospital website, he, and some Cincinnati locals, “invited Isabella Thoburn, a teacher, nurse, and missionary, to come … Continue reading
There are nine prayers in the Ordinary of the traditional Latin Mass that may be efficacious for the forgiveness of venial sin.
Supposedly, revolutions get organized on Twitter now. Flashmobs, too. If social disorder and moral turpitude can be organized there, can wholesome Catholic events? If you’re interested in coming to a quasi-scientific answer to this question and you use Twitter, then … Continue reading
Why do most “Catholic” politicians invoke their religion exactly when they are contradicting it in public?
From a Sunday bulletin… Because of the Center’s electronic publishing and online evangelical activities, I am somewhat familiar with the “social media.” The internet giant Facebook is now used by “901 million monthly active users at the end of March … Continue reading
Joseph Pearce recalls the extraordinary life of Roy Campbell, who hid St John of the Cross’s letters from anticlerical Spanish militiamen. As you read Pierce’s piece, recall that here in the good old U S of A, people were led … Continue reading
I was very much interested in the cause of Sister Miriam Teresa back in the late 1960s and early 70s. My aunt, Sister Mary Susan Boyle, was stationed at the Sister Miriam Theresa League House in Convent Station, New Jersey. … Continue reading
The President says that his thinking about same-sex “marriage” has evolved. Writing for the WaPo, Ed Rogers suspects a cynical political motive: Reality check: Obama manipulated gay voters, kept them at a distance and hoped they would settle for the … Continue reading
In his weekly column for the Washington DC Archdiocesan website, Monsignor Charles Pope raises the question of the meaning of the word used by Saints Matthew and Luke in the petition for “our daily bread” in the Our Father prayer.
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