The apostolate is not something reserved to clergy and religious. It never was. Long before Vatican II — which, according to a strange mythology, first asserted the importance of the laity in propagating the Catholic message — Saint Vincent Pallotti … Continue reading
His Eminence Walter Cardinal Kasper was recently awarded the Lambeth Cross, an award from the Anglican Church to honor a non-Anglican who has advanced the cause of ecumenism. In his address to the Nikean club on that occasion, His Eminence … Continue reading
Michael Coren has a worthwhile article on the Catholic Online website. He quotes Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, saying that “we do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population ‘because it … Continue reading
A small victory of the anti-PC forces. An academic at Michigan State University makes statements critical of Islam and gets away with it when the hue and cry is raised against him. For now, anyway, one can openly criticize Islam … Continue reading
Msgr. Pope, as always, has another informative article here on the Washington D.C. diocesan website pertaining to the age-old custom of women wearing veils or head covering in church. He cites a pastor in Sri-Lanka who wants to restore the … Continue reading
What would one expect from a Communist? The truth? “Promises are like pie-crusts–made to be broken,” said Stalin. Or, to quote from the Little Red Book of Chairman Mao, who is virtually worshiped by Chinese Reds: “Political power comes out … Continue reading
Donald McClarey of The American Catholic introduces another American Catholic hero, Chaplain John Bannon, from General Sterling Price’s First Missouri Confederate Brigade. “There were a great many brave men, during the Civil War, but I think it is a safe … Continue reading
The Servant of God, Father Nelson Baker, recently declared venerable, is a figure that will probably go down in history as one of the great American saints. In the early Church, long before the modern process of canonization, he probably … Continue reading
In honor of today’s feast of the Chair of St. Peter at Rome, I would like to remind our readers that Brother Francis gave eight one hour classes on the five chapters of the First Epistle of St. Peter. Today’s … Continue reading
The Servant of God, Father Nelson Baker (1842-1936), was declared Venerable on January 14. During a private audience with Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Holy Father authorized the congregation to promulgate … Continue reading
Father Michael Jarecki was our chaplain for about 20 years. Since our new resident priest arrived on November 1, Father has ceased offering Mass, as his infirmities made it very difficult for him to get through the ritual. About a … Continue reading
For the past several months, homes in and around Richmond, New Hampshire have featured yard signs with an image of Christ in triumph and the words, “Jesus Christ is King in New Hampshire.” The message conveyed is that Our Lord … Continue reading
The US government had diplomatic consular relations with the papacy and the papal states from 1797 to 1870, when the papal states were lost to the pope with the unification of Italy. After that time there was no official diplomatic … Continue reading
I was asked by Brian Kelly to translate a Spanish tribute for one of the 4000 priests who were martyred in or exiled from Mexico during the anti-Catholic Masonic persecution of the Church in the 1920s and 30s. The priest … Continue reading
This is a great piece by historian, Donald McClarey, on the most decorated Marine in the history of the Corps, Lieutenant Colonel Chesty Puller. The comments, too, are a great read. Thank you Mr. McClarey for permitting us to run … Continue reading
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