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Category: Columns
Brother Francis and The Richmond 250 Cane
Something that the town of Richmond, New Hampshire has that many other towns don’t is an old-fashioned annual town meeting. Another thing Richmond has is a town cane. It was given to the town on the two hundred fiftieth anniversary … Continue reading
Liberalism is Tyranny
There is an interview with the writer, James Kalb, on the Zenit website that is worth a read. Kalb authored a book titled, The Tyranny of Liberalism, in which he demonstrates that the liberalism, which has infected every nation, has … Continue reading
Concerning False Accusations of Racism
Several bloggers specializing in defaming us and our Catholic apostolate have recently leveled the vicious libel of “racism” at us. To answer some questions these postings have generated, I offer the following observations. The accusation that Father Feeney and Saint … Continue reading
Statement of Bishop John McCormack on HB 436
The following Communiqué from Bishop John B. McCormack was released today by the Manchester, New Hampshire Diocese. We at Saint Benedict Center applaud this statement by our Bishop, and commend him and his support for traditional marriage to the prayers … Continue reading
Paul Comtois of Québec
Andrew Cusak recently posted a brief, uplifting tribute to a great Catholic statesman: Paul Comtois of Québec. Lieutenant-gouverneur Comtois was a scandalously un-celebrated martyr for his love of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. No doubt, his lack of celebrity is … Continue reading
Father Andrew White and “Maryland Day” (March 25)
A Sketch of the life of Father Andrew White. As a follow-up to my previous column on the early history of Maryland, the colony, I would be remiss if I did not introduce our readers to the “apostle of Maryland,” … Continue reading
A Little (Good) Local Attention
Once a month, a group of faithful Catholics from Saint Benedict Center go to Keene, New Hampshire, to pray in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic there. While it’s not a “kill mill” in the strict sense — they do … Continue reading
Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg: Noble, Royal Victim of ‘Progress’
We reported earlier on the supposed “constitutional crisis” that occasioned progressivists in Luxembourg to call for the removal of Grand Duke Henri’s powers as that nation’s monarch. Writing for The Remnant, Brian McCall tells us that the liberals had their … Continue reading
Impeach the Elizabeth Chisholm Professor of Arts & Letters at Millsaps College!
Professor Robert McElvaine is the Elizabeth Chisholm Professor of Arts & Letters at Millsaps College, an author, and is known for his anti-Christian diatribes. He is a blogger on Huffington Post, writes for numerous other liberal outlets, and is a giddy … Continue reading
New Hampshire Alert: “Transgender Rights” and the “Bathroom Bill”
Legitimizing perversity is a fetish for some legislators. New Hampshire House Bill 415, dubbed by conservatives, “the Bathroom Bill,” is an effort to protect the rights of people who voluntarily mutilate themselves in the futile pretense that they have changed … Continue reading
Maryland: Hardly a Refuge for Persecuted Catholics
The colony of Maryland, founded in 1632 as a refuge for Catholics, is not named after Mary Stuart or Mary Tudor, no, not even Our Lady, but it is named after the wife of Charles I, the king who granted … Continue reading
New Hampshire Alert: Big Brother May Force Clergy to Officiate at Homosexual “Marriages”
This bill could require pastors to perform “gay marriages.” Read the bill text for yourself and ask your State Representative(s) to vote against it. To find your representatives’ names, go here, and then put their names/addresses into http://www.411.com/ to get … Continue reading
Destroyer Named After Chaplain Hero at Pearl Harbor
Did you know that one of the U.S. Navy destroyers was named in honor of a Catholic priest? Yes, the USS Schmitt, which served our country from 1943-1967, was named for Navy chaplain, Lieutenant Aloysius Schmitt. In 1942 the chaplain … Continue reading
The CAT Winds Down in New Jersey
The February-March Catholic America Tour finishes on Tuesday, March 11, in Riverdale, New Jersey. We are happy to be hosted by the mayor of Riverdale, a long-time friend, Mr. William Budesheim. For further information about the talk — which we … Continue reading
