A magnificent writer, Elizabeth Thecla Mauro, has a passion for the sport, and boy is she good at her craft. Her team? The Yankees. Well, that’ll just have to be overlooked. She finds a nobility in the game and in … Continue reading
Category: Columns
The Annual Pilgrimage for Restoration
The annual Pilgrimage for Restoration is a sixty-five mile walk from Lake George to the Shrine of the North American Martyrs in Auriesville, NY. For four days, pilgrims attend Mass together, walk, camp, sing pray, and compare blisters! It’s an … Continue reading
Happy Battle of Toulouse Day!
You all know what June 9 is! And in case you didn’t, the ever-helpful and editable Wikipedia will tell you: The Battle of Toulouse (721) was a victory of a Frankish army led by Duke Odo of Aquitaine over an … Continue reading
Dorothy L. Sayers contra Hominem Economicum
A couple of days after I posted a piece quoting Dorothy L. Sayers — and I don’t often cite Anglican novelists — I came upon an article on the First Things site, Dorothy Sayers and Economic Society. It’s a good … Continue reading
Confidence Begins in Childhood
Introduction: This is a short essay, written by my niece, for a composition class she is taking in her first year of college. She got an “A” for it. When my sister gave it to me to read I thought … Continue reading
Bishop John McCormack on Passage of ‘Same-Sex’ Marriage Bill
Manchester — (for news story, see “Gay marriage bill signed into law in New Hampshire“) Bishop McCormack released the following statement today: I am deeply disappointed that the bill to legalize same sex marriage in New Hampshire was signed into … Continue reading
Senator Shaheen and Embrionic Stem Cells, an Email Exchange
I wrote my senator, Jeanne Shaheen, to express my views opposing embryonic stem-cell research. Finding her answer was callous and evasive, I wrote a response spelling out the issue more plainly. The correspondence, minus my brief opening email, is herewith … Continue reading
Boys Town’s Father Flanagan Warned About the Scandal of Irish Reform Schools
That was in 1946 after he was asked by President Truman to take a tour of Europe and investigate their reform schools. Although his condemnation of the physical abuses that permeated the system in his own country could not have … Continue reading
American Capitalism Gone With a Whimper
From a Russian blogger comes a stinging critique of America under President Obama. Stanislav Mishin originally published this on his blog, Mat Rodina, but I’ve linked to Pravda’s reprint of it (the printer-friendly version, to spare you some grossly immodest … Continue reading
In Defense of Father Oprah
There is not much one can say in defense of a charismatic, celebrity-priest who violates his promise of clerical celibacy, resists correction, uses his superstar status to bash Church discipline, and then responds favorably to a crass church-hopping invitation from … Continue reading
Obama Picks Catholic “Theologian” for Ambassador to Vatican
Well, why not, considering where President Obama is coming from? Miguel Diaz was an avid supporter of the Obama campaign, one of the twenty-six prominent “Catholics” who signed a letter of support for Obama’s appointment of pro-abortion governor, Kathleen Sebellius, … Continue reading
The Right Thing To Do
Our government is now granting homosexual paramours of US diplomatic personnel the same benefits as lawful spouses. I’m sure nobody’s falling over at the news; I certainly am not. What did raise my philosophical eye-brow to half-mast, however, was Madam … Continue reading
Father Z on the ‘Feeneyites’
Recently brought to my attention is this posting by Father John Zuhlsdorf (“Father Z”). In it, the popular Wanderer writer and Internet peritus presents some thoughts on relations between the SSPX and the Holy See. While some may consider that … Continue reading
Vocations Talk MP3 (Free!)
Choosing the Better Part: The Priesthood or the Religious Life by Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. Listen for Free! (28.1 MB) The two ecclesiastical vocations, priesthood and religious life, are both examined in this second lecture. The religious vocation is, of … Continue reading
Saint Mariana de Jesus
May 26, Feast day of St. Mariana de Jesús de Paredes y Flores, the Lily of Quito. Who was this amazing young saint whose feast day we celebrate this month? St. Mariana (not to be confused with Sister Mariana Torres, … Continue reading
