[Update: Monsignor Brunero Gherardini’s book can be purchased now. The English title is The Ecumenical Vatican Council II: A Much Needed Discussion. If readers “in the know” would alert us to the publication of his subsequent volumes, we would appreciate it … Continue reading
There are those who consider us at Catholicism.org truculent for wishing to convert our nation to the true faith. Such talk nowadays is not exactly au courant. Neither does it resonate sympathetic vibrations with the ascendancy of the liberal Comintern … Continue reading
One of the few magazines I enjoy reading is Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. Dr. Thomas Fleming, a very erudite gent who occasionally writes like a curmudgeon (but a funny one) is one I like to read especially. In … Continue reading
Americans for Legal Immigration have compared the Southern Poverty Law Center to Hitler and Stalin. While the SPLC’s modus operandi appears to be more … let’s call it “capitalist” … than their German and Russian counterparts, those who have dealt … Continue reading
Our Saint Benedict Center Conference has been moved back from August to October. We have also changed the venue to the Center in Richmond, NH (directions here). There will be seven speakers, three on Friday, and four on Saturday. (The … Continue reading
We apologize for the fact that our tabbed “Did you Know…?” and “Saint of the Day” feature has been disabled. (It reminds me of Psalm 11:2, “Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from … Continue reading
One more thing to add to a list of just about everything that was invented by Catholics. This one wasn’t in Michael P. Foley’s book Why Do Catholics Eat Fish On Friday: The Catholic Origin To Just About Everything, which … Continue reading
At long last, we have migrated all our online books to the new WordPress Catholicism.org. You can now read: Our Glorious Popes, by Sister Catherine, M.I.C.M. Fish on Friday, by Father Leonard Feeney, M.I.C.M. Survival Till Seventeen, by Father Leonard … Continue reading
In researching for our fundraising project I came across a very devout Catholic philanthropist named Carl Karcher. If ever there was an example of what happens when you don’t keep the business in the family, or at least with trusted … Continue reading
When we began the new Catholicism.org on the WordPress platform, the default settings for comments was as follows: as soon as someone had one comment approved, he was “in the club,” so to speak. All of his subsequent comments were … Continue reading
What do blueberries and fiddles have in common? Come and see at the 7th annual Richmond Blueberry Fiddle Festival, Immaculate Heart of Mary School’s unique, old-fashioned family festival. Enjoy Friday’s Fish Fry & Contra Dance, Saturday’s Fiddle Contest (endorsed by … Continue reading
In Brother André’s recent Ad Rem for July, the month dedicated to the Most Precious Blood, he relates the Precious Blood both to the Old Testament figures of the Lamb of God as sacrificial Victim, and to the unbloody “mystery … Continue reading
Since our announcement about Brother Francis’ health, our venerable Superior has had many visitors. Family from Canada and Ohio have joined friends and relations from the New England states coming to say their good-byes. A Benedictine Abbot and a retired … Continue reading
I was reading on the CWN website this morning about a “controversy” involving Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd who is scheduled for a private audience with the pope. He has let it be known that he plans to bring up … Continue reading
In his Making a Monkey Out of Darwin, the formidable Buchanan reviews a recent book by Eugene Windchy, The End of Darwinism: And How a Flawed and Disastrous Theory Was Stolen and Sold. You gotta give it to Pat; he’s … Continue reading
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