I read this inspiring story on a website I have never seen before today. It reenforced my confidence in the awesome power of the Rosary. If Saint Alphonsus de Ligouri had had it on file he surely would have included … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Belmont Abbey College Sues Obama Admin
Belmont Abbey College is run by Benedictine monks. It’s good to know that they’re ready for a fight. Belmont, North Carolina, November 11, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Belmont Abbey College, a Catholic college located in North Carolina, has launched a lawsuit … Continue reading
Have a Lightsome Martinmas!
St. Martin was one of the most popular saints in the Middle Ages. His feast was also the last major festival before the fast of Advent, which in those days was much more strict. So, on this day known as … Continue reading
New Comments System
Thanks to Thomas Donnelly’s recent complaint about reCAPTCHA, I have been motivated to remove that anti-spam system from on our site. For now, I’m working with “Disqus,” which has some built-in anti-spam features. It’s a whole new comment system, but … Continue reading
Scott Brown: ‘Conserving’ Evil
We are often tempted to ask “What do ‘conservatives’ conserve?” In the case of Scott Brown, it would be the evil of homosexuality and the aggressive queering of the U.S. armed forces, not the lives of the unborn slaughtered by … Continue reading
A Hymn to Our Lady by Edgar Allen Poe
I’d like to thank Dan Guenzel, a long-time friend of Saint Benedict Center, for sending this poem for us today.
The Snakes Have Come Back to Ireland
…and they’re wearing Roman collars… Huge Numbers of Irish Catholic Priests Call For Reform: Over 500 priests want celibacy replaced, women priests allowed. Ireland’s Association of Catholic Priests is pushing for reform in the Catholic Church, calling for the ordination … Continue reading
Ecumenical Sharing?
Ultra-Orthodox spitting attacks on Old City clergymen becoming daily Clergymen in the Armenian Church in Jerusalem say they are victims of harassment, from senior cardinals to priesthood students; when they do complain, the police don’t usually find the perpetrators. It … Continue reading
‘They Never Said a Word About Religion’: One Reason Why Edgar Allen Poe Liked the Jesuits
After reading this short piece by Pat McNamara, I was stunned that the early Jesuit founders of Fordham never once, that we know of, asked the very troubled Edgar Allen Poe to become a Catholic. And this was when the … Continue reading
Thomas More College on Pilgrimage
On the weekend of September 23, 2011, thirteen Thomas More College students ventured forth to walk the 62-mile pilgrimage from Lake George to the Shrine of Our Lady of the North American Martyrs. In its sixteenth year, the annual Pilgrimage … Continue reading
US Catholic Magazine Supports Blasphemy of Intercommunion With Protestants
Nothing worse than the lukewarm pretender. How true it is that the average Catholic (priests included as one blog commenter witnessed) would take the bread at a Protestant funeral, or wedding service, without a second thought. It’s all about human … Continue reading
On the Feast of St. Luke, Great Story About 11 Year-Old Lucas Kramer
Deacon Greg Kandra has posted an amazing article that he received from his brother-in-law about an 11 year-old home-schooled genius named Lucas Kramer. Lucas has aspirations for the priesthood. “. . . the one thing that I guess is really … Continue reading
Buchanan Turns Apocalyptic
Matt Drudge has the scoop on Pat Buchanan’s new book, SUICIDE OF A SUPERPOWER, which asks the ominous question, “Will America Survive to 2025?” Soon to be published against the backdrop of the OWS protests (the angry left’s response to … Continue reading
Archbishop Gomez: ‘Dispel the Darkness of Unbelief’
LA’s Archbishop José Gomez speaks a language we are unaccustomed to hearing from that cathedra. I don’t mean Spanish. Note the italics. Los Angeles, Calif., Oct 13, 2011 / 06:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Hispanic Catholic theology and ministry should work … Continue reading
Father Michael Rodriguez Hits the Jackpot
Father Michael Rodriguez, the manly, priestly, zealous Mexican cleric of the El Paso Diocese, has given an interview to Michael Matt. It’s a little peek into the steely soul of a staunch alter-Christus whose defense of marriage has brought him … Continue reading
