John Heschmeyer, of Shameless Popery website, has written an excellent summation of the scriptural proofs that clearly demonstrate that our Savior was the only-Begotten Son of Mary and that the disciples who are referred to as “his brethren” are His … Continue reading
The words are not mine, but the Pope’s. In his bull condemning the errors of Martin Luther, Exurge Domine, Pope Leo X described his subject as “one whose faith is notoriously suspect and in fact a true heretic.” Yet Catholics … Continue reading
It may be coming next to a European — or American? — city near you. There’s Islamic leadership tension in Britain – with hardline Muslims trying to enforce Sharia law in London. From abstention to amputation, RT’s Laura Emmett’s been … Continue reading
This is what the Church-going Catholics are contributing toward with their donations? The LA building/complex is a mega-sized conventional hall. The Crystal “Cathedral” is a gigantic monument to unstained glass. Yes, glass! — 10,000 rectangular panes of it in fact.
It looks like the answer to that is yes. U.S. foreign policy has been dechristianizing that part of the world for years now (think Iraq and Lebanon), and now we’re all primed to smite Syria with our helping hand. From … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
I’d like to thank Dan Guenzel, a long-time friend of Saint Benedict Center, for sending this poem for us today.
…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
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
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
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
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