Several obituaries mention that Patricia Neal will be buried at the Benedictine Monastery of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut, where Rev. Mother Dolores Hart is prioress. Mother Dolores was a big Hollywood star at the time Patricia Neal was in … Continue reading
The magazine Social Contract has dedicated the entirety of its Spring issue to the scam artists at the Southern Poverty Law Center. The issue is entirely online, and here are its contents: A Note from the Editor – The SPLC: … Continue reading
I wonder sometimes why conservative Catholic thinkers like Dr. Mirus find the literal sense of the dogma, No Salvation Outside the Church, so distasteful. They have no problem giving an “uncertain sound” on their trumpets by giving non-Catholics a hope … Continue reading
The misdirected effort to unify Christians without seeking converts to Catholicism was already under way in the first half of the twentieth century. In 1929, Pope Pus XI wrote on this subject in his encyclical Mortalium Animos, in which he … Continue reading
I posted a column last week on the ongoing persecution, direct and subtle, of the Catholic Church in China. This afternoon I read an excellent account written by China expert, Father Bernardo Cervellera of Asia News, that I think supports … Continue reading
Yesterday was the feast day of two martyrs, Saints Nazarius and Celsus, who were slain for the Faith in the year 68, in Milan, under the persecution of Nero. There is a brief account of them on our website for … Continue reading
The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts announced that it has established a series of medieval-style Catholic guilds that will enable its students to gain skills and experience from master craftsmen in areas such as woodworking, sacred art, music, and … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: “The Diocese of Marquette (Michgian) has completed its investigation into a cure attributed to the intercession of the Servant of God Frederic Baraga (1797-1868), a Slovenian missionary who became the diocese’s first bishop. A liver tumor reportedly … Continue reading
It’s as simple as that. The CPA rejects the authority of the pope over the Church in China. The CPA has been condemned by Pope Benedict in his 2007 Letter to the Church in China for pretending to be Catholic. … Continue reading
This Saturday, July 24, I’ll be giving a talk at Spearfish Park, in the lovely city of Spearfish, South Dakota. My subject will be Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, the intrepid Belgian Jesuit who evangelized (among others) the tribes of the … Continue reading
In an informative article on “killer drones,” Nat Hentoff asks, “Where’s the accountability?” Where indeed. Modern warfare seems bent on shedding all ethical restraint, from the distinction between combatant and non-combatant, to the defining of clear objectives and exit strategy, … Continue reading
The Holy See has published new legal norms for handling clerical abuse of minors and other “exceptionally serious” crimes committed by clerics. Added to the list is the attempted ordination of a woman. This last is already the cause of … Continue reading
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
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