WorldNetDaily reports on the opposition to the repeal of DADT in the military chaplaincy. It focuses on the Evangelicals, with a brief mention of the Southern Baptists. We hope and pray that there is at least as much resistance in … Continue reading
Category: Columns
‘I Was in Prison, and You Came to Me’
I just made the acquaintance of a man named Chris Quinn, who volunteers at the Roederer Correctional Facility in LaGrange, Kentucky. He and other Catholic laymen have an apostolate among the prisoners there. Mr. Quinn wrote to tell me how … Continue reading
Breakdown in Communication
I happened to be reading A Meditation on Modernism by Fr. Thomas Crean O.P., and realized that I’ve seen this sort of thing before — and it can be dangerous. First, read this description of how Modernists use the same … Continue reading
Canon Law and Lay Apostles
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
A Modest Proposal on Church Unity
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
Margaret Sanger, H.G. Wells, George B. Shaw: Racist Eugenicists with a Mind to Exterminate Inferiors
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
Professor Indred Wichman and the MSU Muslim Student’s Association
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
Why Women Should Wear a Veil in Church
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
Dictator Hu Jintao Denies China Has Forced Abortion Policy
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
Confederate General Sterling Price, Father John Bannon Was the Greatest Soldier He Ever Met.
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
Venerable Nelson Baker’s un-PC Prayer
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
Saint Peter Universal Teacher, Feast of His Chair at Rome
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
Father Nelson Baker Declared Venerable
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
Advisory on Father Michael Jarecki’s Health
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
Jesus Christ is King in New Hampshire
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
