Saint Thomas Aquinas, whose feast day on the new calendar was yesterday, died at the age of forty-nine in the Cistercian monastery of Foss-Nuova on his way to the second ecumenical council of Lyons. He died on the seventh of … Continue reading
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Update on Father Jarecki
Our chaplain, Father Michael Jarecki, is now back home after a three-day hospital stay. He needs more care and attention than he did prior to his recent illness. The brothers, with the help of visiting nurses, are attending to him … Continue reading
Father Michael Jarecki Hospitalized
Our longtime chaplain, Father Michael Jarecki, was hospitalized Saturday evening at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, NH. He has an infection in his leg. The problem is not life-threatening per se, but at Father’s advanced age (92), such a condition … Continue reading
‘Dear Abe Foxman… You Infuriate Me’
One need not be a neoconservative, a Rush Limbaugh fan, or a partisan of Israel to appreciate this Jewish lady’s frank words to Abe Foxman. I’m none of those things and I appreciate them immensely. She is not alone. There … Continue reading
Father Schmidberger, SSPX, Thanks the Pope
Father Franz Schmidberger, the German District Superior of the Society of St. Pius X, sent a message of gratitude to the Holy Father on the anniversary of the lifting of excommunications from the Society’s four bishops. Included in his video … Continue reading
Sedevacantism and Schism
A recent little talk I gave on the sin of schism — part of my comments on the Chair of Unity Octave — prompted a question from one of my auditors: “Is sedevacantism schism?” I had to reply in the … Continue reading
Commentary on Dr. Jeff Mirus’ Commentary
Dr. Jeff Mirus has an article in the Commentary section of his Catholic Culture website called “The Coming of Christ in the Flesh,” in which he attempts to convince a biblical fundamentalist that people need not have explicit knowledge of, … Continue reading
Democracy Our Downfall
Patrick J Buchanan shows how those itching to spread “our way of life” throughout the world, instead of forming a pro-American network across the globe, are forging the alliances that will ultimately destroy us. It’s a form of geo-political suicide … Continue reading
Coakley vs. the Constitution
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today rebuked Attorney General Martha Coakley for suggesting that pro-life religious believers should not work in hospital emergency rooms. During an interview on the Ken Pittman Show on WBSM Radio in New Bedford, Coakley … Continue reading
Christian Zionist Pat Robertson Says Haiti Signed Pact With the Devil
This man is off the wall. But he keeps to the program. I remember seeing him posed on the front cover of Time Magazine proudly gripping his lapel (is this a sign of something?) when he was running for the … Continue reading
Traditional Sedia Would Protect Pope
Writing for Britain’s Catholic Herald, security expert Dominic Scarborough urges the Vatican to draw on tradition to prevent a repeat of the Midnight Mass attack on Benedict XVI. He believes that the sedia gestatoria would protect the Pope from such … Continue reading
Ben Hur and Billy the Kid?
Did You Know that the first book of fiction to be “blessed” by a pope was Ben Hur. Yes, Pope Leo XIII did the honors. Well, for what it’s worth, there’s the fact of it. Lew Wallace wrote the story … Continue reading
Pro-Father Feeney Blogs
More pro-Father Feeney and pro-extra ecclesiam nulla salus blogs are showing up on the Internet. I have recently been made aware of three of them, and noticed that they have some excellent postings and links. Regular readers know that it … Continue reading
Patron Saint for the Internet, Isidore of Seville
In 1997, Pope John Paul II decided that the internet could use a patron saint to guide Catholics in its proper use. He chose Saint Isidore of Seville (560-636), Doctor of the Church, and last of the Latin Fathers. His … Continue reading
Umberto Eco, Meet Fyodor Dostoevsky
With a hat tip to Tancred at the The Eponymous Flower, I bring your attention to Umberto Eco‘s op-ed piece in the New York Times, The Lost Wisdom of the Three Wise Men. Eco is a secularized Italian who was … Continue reading
