Thanks to Larry and Susan Koralweski for this interesting story. Easy Eddie Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder. Capone had a … Continue reading
Sandro Magister brings our attention to the volume Zibaldone, a posthumously published work of the great Swiss-Italian Philosopher, Romano Amerio. The work is edited by Amerio’s student, Professor Enrico Maria Radaelli, whom we have mentioned on this site before. Like … Continue reading
According to the UK’s Telegraph,”Researchers exploring the legend of Britain’s most famous Knight believe his stronghold of Camelot was built on the site of a recently discovered Roman amphitheatre in Chester.” If the researchers are correct in their conclusions, the … Continue reading
The Keene Sentinel has printed a follow up on their earlier story about the Town of Richmond’s settlement with Saint Benedict Center. Traditional Catholics who have large families are contemptuously labeled “rabbits” by a commenter online. Those unfamiliar with the … Continue reading
I’ve been coming across a number of stories recently about pro soccer players who are devout Catholics. Here’s another: Wesley Sneijder, who just recently came into the Church and is very devoted to the Rosary, which he wears in public. … Continue reading
National Catholic Register has a good book review by Father Steven Reilly, LC, on Mark Twain’s little known masterpiece on the life of Joan of Arc. I am not sure whether or not one of Samuel Clemen’s daughters converted to … Continue reading
This is a bit antiquated, but it’s just come to my attention. Teddy wanted to make sure Bobby got credit for his contribution to twentieth-century Catholic doctrinal development. (Cardinal Newman and Robert Kennedy: the two names should stand side-by-side.) This … Continue reading
July first is the Feast of the Precious Blood. This is a feast that does not exist in the new Roman Calendar of Pope Paul VI. It is still, however, in the traditional Roman calendar of the 1962 usage. Our … Continue reading
The organizers of the “Pilgrimage for Restoration” have updated their main site and obtained a new blog for informational purposes. The blog has all the necessary information for the Pilgrimage, plus some videos posted, including a Video Documentary on the … Continue reading
There are certain labels people use to brand things they talk about frequently. Often these are a mere convenience, but often they indicate the understanding (or misunderstanding) that exists in the mind of the label-user about the reality he is … Continue reading
Film critic and columnist Roger Ebert penned a column for his blog at the Chicago Sun-Times, My Vocation as a Priest. It’s a benevolent, slightly sentimental look at his Catholic upbringing. At one time, he considered the priestly vocation. But … Continue reading
This is local coverage of the story we posted on our site yesterday: (The Keene Sentinel) It’s being hailed as one of the largest settlements of its kind — Richmond town officials have agreed to pay $1.15 million to end … Continue reading
I figured this was just another one of many articles or books written in the past few years on the subject of true Catholic manhood. So, I was going to pass over Randy Sly’s interview with Father Richards. I’m glad … Continue reading
I am always happy to find good current Catholic interest stories to post. This CNA report is definitely one. When England soccer striker Wayne Rooney married Coleen McLoughlin they gave a gift of rosary beads to all their guests. The … Continue reading
At AntiWar.com, Philip Giraldi asks the question, “Is Benjamin Netanyahu Rational?” Given the obsequious fawning over the most brutal of Israel’s leaders by American Christian Zionists (following the lead of their False Prophets), the question is relavent for all Americans. … Continue reading
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