The sixties were a rough time to go through Catholic schools, especially after Vatican II. Nuns were modifying their habits, which meant shortening not only their veil, but even their skirts. The modified habit didn’t last long before religious garb … Continue reading
“Indifferentism” is the belief that it does not matter what religion a man professes, he can be saved nonetheless. The Church has roundly condemned this notion as a heresy in very strong language, holding it to be a denial of … Continue reading
Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of Steubenville, Ohio, was present at the execution. He had been a spiritual adviser for the criminal, who had been sentenced to death in 1983 for shooting one man to death and wounding two on a … Continue reading
I cannot help but agree with this passing assessment of things Russian, given by Bishop Bernard Fellay, SSPX, in an interview with Brian Mershon: [Question:] Ever since Pope Benedict was elected and the new Russian Orthodox Patriarch was since chosen, … Continue reading
The coterie of infanticides at NARAL signed a contract to hold a pro-abortion event at a Knights of Columbus run facility. Two priests firmly showed their disapproval: A pair of local reverends announced last weekend they would be withdrawing their … Continue reading
Summer begins on my calendar after our May Procession. In meteorological time, it begins June 1. What this means is that the season of summer extends through the warmest months of the year, which in the Northern Hemisphere are June, … Continue reading
The conscience, and that which is called synderesis (knowledge of the basic principles of the moral law), are formed in childhood. Even before a child reaches the age of reason, nascent ideas of right and wrong are there in his … Continue reading
(Excerpted from a Sunday bulletin) A question I received in the question box recently claimed that much ado is made over women’s dress and little over men’s dress at our chapel. I’ve done some reflecting on it, and the point … Continue reading
New York Magazine (mildly) critiqued the journalism of the Times for its anti-Vatican vendetta journalism. Because Cardinal Levada bashed the Times for its dishonest and malicious attacks on the Holy Father, the Times turned its cheeky ire on His Eminence, … Continue reading
“In like manner these men also defile the flesh, and despise dominion, and blaspheme majesty” (Jude 8). The Hollywood Reporter says that Comedy Central is soon to produce a new show mocking Our Lord: Comedy Central might censor every image … Continue reading
In his address to gathered artists in Rome last year, Pope Benedict spoke of the importance of art in the evangelization of the whole culture, noting that when man works beautifully, he works in cooperation with God’s grace and is … Continue reading
The myth that the clergy abuse scandal has nothing to do with homosexuality is a politically correct mantra chanted by the same folks who’ve gotten us into this mess in the first place — backed by their ideological allies in … Continue reading
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The article summary reads, “Levels of ‘viable’ sperm in human males are falling – and scientists believe they now understand the cause. Infertility can begin in the womb, says Steve Connor.” According to Out for the count: Why levels of … Continue reading
Sam Miller, a Jewish business in Cleveland, gave the following talk before a City Club gathering in Cleveland in 2003. As the intro from CatholicOnline states, what Miller said then is even more evocative today. Such a spirited and factual … Continue reading
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