The eye-witness accounts of the massacre rend the heart. I cannot imagine how the tears of the survivors must burn. No, this story ends not in tragedy, but in glory. These are martyrs for Christ. They went quickly to see … Continue reading
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Christmas Letter, 2010
To our Tertiaries, Benefactors, and Friends, On a recent trip to Rome, where I was privileged to be present at the canonization of my patron, Saint André Bessette, the brothers took a tour of St. Clement’s Church, a truly ancient … Continue reading
Mass/Confession Schedule for the Immaculate Conception
IHM Chapel’s Mass schedule for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is as follows: 7:30 AM High Mass, 7:15 PM High Mass (with Rosary preceding at 6:45 PM). Confessions will be heard 6:45-7:20 AM and 6:30-7:05 PM Click here for … Continue reading
In Light of Moslem Threat, Rabbi Wants More Christian Europe
Rabbi David Rosen warns that years of liberalism and multiculturalism have formed a Europe that is powerless in the face of a determined Islamic militancy. Perhaps those who ignore such warnings when they come from Catholic voices will heed the … Continue reading
Maria’s Advent
There is a distinctive Marian character to Advent. The stational church for the First Sunday of Advent is Rome’s (and Christendom’s) principal Marian shrine, Santa Maria Maggiore. In the Litany of Loreto, Our Lady is called the “Morning Star,” after … Continue reading
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Christ is Born in Bethlehem
I have just seen for the first time a picture of the billboard the American Atheists put up in their attempt to undermine Christmas. It can be found at the ABC 7 website. I think that since their vain intent … Continue reading
SPLC Attacks Pro-Family Groups, Calls Marriage Defense ‘Hate’
Those who oppose inherently unnatural unions being dignified with the name “marriage” are classified as members of “hate groups.” Add another feather to the anti-Christian cap of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2010 / 12:41 am … Continue reading
Get into the Advent Spirit!
Advent is not what most people think it is. Advent is not the shopping season before Christmas. It is not a time to have Christmas parties. It is not a time to sing Christmas carols. What is it, then? It’s … Continue reading
Survivor Recounts Church Massacre: “We Die, We Die, Okay. But the Cross Lives!”
Sunday evening, October 31, Eve of All Saints, Cathedral of Our Lady of Salvation, Bagdad, Iraq. Such heroism, such holy fortitude. Women and children were not spared. One terrorist put a bullet in the head of an infant to stop … Continue reading
Louisiana State Flag: Catholic and Eucharistic
News of a recent change in the Louisiana State Flag highlights the Eucharistic origin of its pelican symbol. The simple addition of three small drops of blood make it very clear that the pelican is not simply feeding her chicks; … Continue reading
In This Case New Is Better Because It’s Really Old: Vetus Melius Est
The 1973 ICEL so-called “translations” of liturgical Latin, for Mass and the Hours, are gone. Deo Gratias. The work of the late Father Frederick McManus, founding member of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, is now buried. What … Continue reading
‘Latex Journalism’ and the Holy Father
Cut to the chase: It’s a pack of lies. In what is perhaps the worst Vatican PR nightmare since the Williamson Affair — now back in the news with a vengeance — the world’s media are abuzz with prurient headlines … Continue reading
The Ideology of Homosexuality
What follows is excerpted from Sandro Magister’s The Inconvenient Memoirs of Cardinal Biffi, which, in turn, excerpted from the recently updated version of the Cardinal’s book. If I might add a word to those of His Eminence, I will limit … Continue reading
Expanded Edition of Cardinal Biffi’s Autobiography Now in Bookstores
Sandro Magister has a review of the just-released expanded edition of Cardinal Giacomo Biffi’s autobiography in today’s Chiesa expressonline. The first edition, published in 2007, caused quite a stir on account of the illustrious Cardinal’s criticisms of the Novus Ordo … Continue reading
Supreme Court Hears Case Against Violent Video Games Sold to Minors
I don’t want to get into a legal debate on First Amendment “rights.” I was just surprised to read this morning that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roberts is more concerned than Scalia over alleged legal rights that include youngsters buying … Continue reading
