Of course he had abdicated his royal title when he was ordained to the priesthood, but this Stuart was a papabile in 1800. Did You Know that in the conclave of 1800 a de jure King of England almost was … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Greetings from the Belly of the Beast
Brother Maximilian Maria and I are in DC, on a layover in Dulles International Airport (named after Cardinal Avery Dulles’ famous Dad — go figure!). We’re to board a 767 soon, headed to Rome’s Da Vinci Airport. For the next … Continue reading
Bravo Bishop Thomas Tobin!
If your job obliges you to cooperate with sin, which Congressman Patrick Kennedy’s job does not, then “quit your job and save your soul.” That’s what the Bishop of Rhode Island told Bill O’Reilly on the O’Reilly Factor yesterday. O’Reilly … Continue reading
Christ the King Revisited
Tomorrow is the feast of Christ the King according the the Novus Ordo calendar. For this occasion, Jack Kenny has written a witty piece published by the New American. Excerpt: Yet many Christians today seem reluctant to see Christ as … Continue reading
To Saint Felix of Valois, the Prayer of a Modernist
Saint Felix, Oh nonexistent founder of the Trinitarians! Pray for the Christian captives whose cause thou so admirably took up, despite the fact that thou art a mere pious legend. Pray for France, the cradle of thy Order, and whose … Continue reading
Don’t Be a Quidnunc!
Oh, and you don’t know what a quidnunc is? Quid, what + nunc, now = someone who asks “what now?” a lot, as in, “have you heard the latest?” In other words, a quidnunc is a busy body, a gossip. … Continue reading
The Anglicans and the Orthodox
Anglicanorum Coetibus has created a mechanism for bringing hundreds of thousands of Anglicans worldwide into the Church, so we can say that the “Anglican Front” is indeed a very active one. But, according to Sandro Magister, this development has pricked … Continue reading
A Lesson from Robert Novak’s Conversion
I’m not a regular reader of The American Spectator, but a friend recently handed me a one-page column appearing in that magazine’s October edition (pg. 82, to be exact). The piece, “Robert Novak, RIP,” was penned by the journal’s editor, … Continue reading
Three Meditations on Jesus as Master
You call me Master, and Lord; and you say well, for so I am (John 13:13). 1. Jesus Christ is my King and Master. His Kingship demands order — order in society (Let every soul be subject to higher powers: … Continue reading
“Serious” Discussion of Extraterrestrial Life? Not If You’re Serious About the Faith
The Pontifical Academy of Science has concluded a five-day study week devoted to astrobiology, the scientific study of extraterrestrial life. I haven’t read any report about their “findings” as yet, but there are statements from participants in the study in … Continue reading
The Even Darker World of Scientology
After losing a lawsuit in France filed by former members, and barely escaping being outlawed there for its extortionist tactics, the strange “religion” of L. Ron Hubbard is now being charged with pressuring inner circle members of its elite “order” … Continue reading
Two on the EU
The human rights disaster that is the European Union is coming into sharper focus now. More importantly, we hope the “divine rights” disaster it is will become apparent to the baptized Europeans who still think God has rights in society. … Continue reading
Lay Scholars Appeal to Pope for the Return of the Sacred in Catholic Art
I found it very encouraging that there is such a movement. In light of our conference last weekend, whose theme was Catholic culture , this would have been a worthy topic of pursuit. One of the scholars, Enrico Maria Radaelli, … Continue reading
The Code of a Gentleman
This code of conduct was extant at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), circa 1839–1997: Without a strict observance of the fundamental Code of Honor [cf., that a gentleman does not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate those who do], no man, … Continue reading
Special Tribute to Brother Francis Now Posted
The November/December Newsletter is now posted on our site. The entire issue of this Mancipia is dedicated to Brother Francis, M.I.C.M. It is soon to go out in the USPS Mail. If you read our web site and are not … Continue reading
