No. But they don’t advocate preaching about it either. As far as I know there’s no mention of purgatory in the Order of Christian Funerals directives for priests. The Mass of the Resurrection in white vestments is about as far … Continue reading
Category: Columns
On Pilgrimage
Members of the IHM and St. Joseph Brigades are in our respective caravans headed to Lake George, NY. Tomorrow, bright and early, we will meet up with the other brigades and begin the Pilgrimage for Restoration. We will keep all … Continue reading
New Look for the Ad Rem
My email newsletter has a new look. We’re operating it on updated software, but all previous subscribers have been migrated to the improved system. NOTE: Because of the strict anti-spamming parameters of some Internet providers, we are sending text-only versions … Continue reading
Father Thomas Sherman, S.J., Son of General William Tecumseh Sherman
For all of you history buffs, especially those who are keen to Catholic American history, Donald McClaren has an interesting article on the Shermans on The American Catholic website. The General was married to Ellen Ewing, a devout Catholic who … Continue reading
Proper Limits on Governmental Hubris, and You
The central government in Washington D.C. now maintains lists of U.S. citizens who will be killed without due process of law, for unspecified crimes, determined by secret, unaccountable, departments of state. These walking doomed will be terminated by unmanned killer … Continue reading
Liturgical Shoes
Whatever you think of Msgr. Charles Pope’s defense of the new Mass, one thing jumps off the monitor. It used to be the Traditional Mass that needed so much defending, since many rank-and-file Catholics questioned its worth. Now that serious … Continue reading
Pastoral Director for Westminster Archbishop Calls Britain a “Selfish and Hedonistic Wasteland”
No question where this Catholic layman, Edmund Adamus, stands. He speaks with a clear tone of righteous indignation. Some question his timing, being that the pope will be visiting Britain in two weeks. Perhaps he is hoping that such a … Continue reading
Un Blog Nuevo en Español sobre ‘el Dogma’
Ahora hay un blog en español que defiende el dogma católico “No hay salvación fuera de la Iglesia Católica.” Está aún en construcción, pero tiene un post que se llama, “Las tres definiciones dogmáticas del dogma ‘Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus,’” … Continue reading
Ambassador, Foreign Minister, Premier, Benedictine Priest and Abbot, China’s Catholic Prime Minister Lu Zhengxiang
He had a vision for his country, inspired within him by a Catholic friend, that for China to be a great country it must find its greatness in the Christian religion. Lu (Lou) Zhengxiang was born to Protestant parents in … Continue reading
Register Online for the SBC Conference!
The most current information on the conference is on our SBC Conferences site. You can now register for the conference online at store.Catholicism.org. Keep your eye on Catholicism.org for the final conference schedule with complete list of speakers, times, etc.
The Holy Unia Blog
I would like to bring to the attention of our readers a new blog — new to me, anyway — called The Holy Unia Blog. It’s an Eastern-Rite and pro-extra ecclesiam nulla salus blog that is “Promoting Holy Unia. Rejecting … Continue reading
Soloviev’s Meditation on the Papacy
Vladimir Soloviev gives this wonderful meditation on the Petrine office in Russia and the Universal Church. He is writing about St. Peter’s being made the Rock of the Church by our Lord and then, almost immediately, being called “Satan” (Mt. … Continue reading
Psychology and Salvation
In New Ideas on the Church and Salvation, I addressed the positions taken by Dr. Jeffrey Mirus in his piece, Salvation for Non-Catholics: Not a New Idea. Here, I will make some observations concerning the first of his two follow-ups: … Continue reading
Fr. Michael Rodriguez Defends the Moral Law on TV
Father Michael Rodriquez, who has been mentioned on this site before, was recently featured on a local television program in El Paso, Texas. The issue under discussion was Church teaching on Homosexuality. You can see the video here. Notice, if … Continue reading
Archbishop Burke Clarifies: Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Girls Have No ‘Right’ to These Positions
The head of the Supreme Apostolic Signatura, the Church’s highest court, has clarified certain liturgical questions in light of Canon Law. His comments were made in the preface to a book celebrating the third anniversary of Summorum Pontificum. Excerpts from … Continue reading
