From a Russian blogger comes a stinging critique of America under President Obama. Stanislav Mishin originally published this on his blog, Mat Rodina, but I’ve linked to Pravda’s reprint of it (the printer-friendly version, to spare you some grossly immodest … Continue reading
Category: Columns
In Defense of Father Oprah
There is not much one can say in defense of a charismatic, celebrity-priest who violates his promise of clerical celibacy, resists correction, uses his superstar status to bash Church discipline, and then responds favorably to a crass church-hopping invitation from … Continue reading
Obama Picks Catholic “Theologian” for Ambassador to Vatican
Well, why not, considering where President Obama is coming from? Miguel Diaz was an avid supporter of the Obama campaign, one of the twenty-six prominent “Catholics” who signed a letter of support for Obama’s appointment of pro-abortion governor, Kathleen Sebellius, … Continue reading
The Right Thing To Do
Our government is now granting homosexual paramours of US diplomatic personnel the same benefits as lawful spouses. I’m sure nobody’s falling over at the news; I certainly am not. What did raise my philosophical eye-brow to half-mast, however, was Madam … Continue reading
Father Z on the ‘Feeneyites’
Recently brought to my attention is this posting by Father John Zuhlsdorf (“Father Z”). In it, the popular Wanderer writer and Internet peritus presents some thoughts on relations between the SSPX and the Holy See. While some may consider that … Continue reading
Vocations Talk MP3 (Free!)
Choosing the Better Part: The Priesthood or the Religious Life by Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. Listen for Free! (28.1 MB) The two ecclesiastical vocations, priesthood and religious life, are both examined in this second lecture. The religious vocation is, of … Continue reading
Saint Mariana de Jesus
May 26, Feast day of St. Mariana de Jesús de Paredes y Flores, the Lily of Quito. Who was this amazing young saint whose feast day we celebrate this month? St. Mariana (not to be confused with Sister Mariana Torres, … Continue reading
My Own Notre Dame
I went to a school run by the Congregation of the Holy Cross, Holy Cross School. The brothers there are part of that same Congregation still affiliated with Notre Dame. We even had the same fight song, the euphonium part … Continue reading
Follow Us on Twitter
If you use the popular microblogging application, you can now follow our web site updates on Twitter. We are SBC_Catholic. The headline of every new posting to our site will “tweet,” with a shortened URL showing up at the end. … Continue reading
More on Father Hesburgh the Man Who Decatholicized Notre Dame
This is a very revealing article from The Latin Mass Network. I knew that Hesburgh was a long time member of the anti-American Council on Foreign Relations. Founded in 1921 by Communist Edward Mandell House and globalist conspirator Paul Warburg, … Continue reading
On the Road to San Diego
Ahh, the wonders of technology! Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe would, I hope, approve our use of it. I’m writing this in the car on the way from Phoenix, Arizona to San Diego, California — on Interstate 8 to be precise. … Continue reading
The Root of the ND Problem
There is so much commentary about President Obama’s Notre Dame invitation on Catholic websites that little more can be said. It’s the “little more” that the Philosopher would like to contribute.
Concerning Things High and Deep
Some people like to get away from the artificial lights on a starry night, gaze up at the salted black canopy, and contemplate the Creator’s power and immensity. Having lived near cities all my life I never realized what a … Continue reading
San Secondo d’Asti — Tradition in the Vineyard
This column comes from sunny California, where Brother Maximilian Maria and I have just begun a two-state Catholic America Tour. Our first full day here in Blessed Junipero Serra country started with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in the … Continue reading
Bishop John McCormack’s Statement on HB 436 and ‘Same-Sex Marriage’
The following is the most recent statement of Bishop John McCormack on this issue (see article in the Nashua Telegraph). We believe that we should be doing all we can as a society to support and protect marriage, which is … Continue reading