She didn’t quite say it that way (notice, no quotes). But the wife of the UK’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair did say, “There’s also a real concern about saving lives and I absolutely believe, and scientific evidence shows, that … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Philip Dru: Administrator, by Edward Mandell House
A strange book indeed! It is a novel; yet the author is not a novelist. It is a love story; yet that is the least aspect of it. It is not a horror story; yet it is scary. Before one … Continue reading
Texas Governor Proclaims April Abortion Recovery Awareness Month
LifeNews reports: — Governor Rick Perry has issued a proclamation designating April as Abortion Recovery Awareness Month and April 18th as Hope for Life Day. “Ending a pregnancy through abortion interrupts the natural birth process and creates significant trauma and … Continue reading
Father Hugh Barbour on Marriage and Chastity
Catholicism.org has recently published a few things on marriage, the editors being of the conviction that the restoration of the family is necessary for the restoration of the Church and the State. It’s good to see that there is an … Continue reading
The Southern Poverty Law Center: The Lies Continue
Having long since declared themselves experts in all things hate, the Southern Poverty Law Center has recently updated their “hate map,” and — you may have guessed it — “the nation’s richest civil rights organization” (USA Today) continues to lie … Continue reading
Go Joe, Go!
Joseph Sobran, ever the deep thinker, has penetrated into the enervated mind of American public opinion. The issue is President Obama’s Notre Dame speech, but that’s just a jumping-off point for Sobran’s poignant observations. Do yourself a favor and read … Continue reading
Pope Benedict, Condoms and Sin
Basically, there are four kinds of people who have their reasons for using condoms. First, there are physically healthy married couples, who use them to avoid a pregnancy.
SBC Conference and CAT News
A new tab at the top of our main page is meant to keep Catholicism.org readers up to date on SBC Conference news and upcoming Catholic America Tour engagements. But for those who have missed this new feature, let me … Continue reading
Brother Francis and The Richmond 250 Cane
Something that the town of Richmond, New Hampshire has that many other towns don’t is an old-fashioned annual town meeting. Another thing Richmond has is a town cane. It was given to the town on the two hundred fiftieth anniversary … Continue reading
Liberalism is Tyranny
There is an interview with the writer, James Kalb, on the Zenit website that is worth a read. Kalb authored a book titled, The Tyranny of Liberalism, in which he demonstrates that the liberalism, which has infected every nation, has … Continue reading
Concerning False Accusations of Racism
Several bloggers specializing in defaming us and our Catholic apostolate have recently leveled the vicious libel of “racism” at us. To answer some questions these postings have generated, I offer the following observations. The accusation that Father Feeney and Saint … Continue reading
Statement of Bishop John McCormack on HB 436
The following Communiqué from Bishop John B. McCormack was released today by the Manchester, New Hampshire Diocese. We at Saint Benedict Center applaud this statement by our Bishop, and commend him and his support for traditional marriage to the prayers … Continue reading
Paul Comtois of Québec
Andrew Cusak recently posted a brief, uplifting tribute to a great Catholic statesman: Paul Comtois of Québec. Lieutenant-gouverneur Comtois was a scandalously un-celebrated martyr for his love of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. No doubt, his lack of celebrity is … Continue reading
Father Andrew White and “Maryland Day” (March 25)
A Sketch of the life of Father Andrew White. As a follow-up to my previous column on the early history of Maryland, the colony, I would be remiss if I did not introduce our readers to the “apostle of Maryland,” … Continue reading
A Little (Good) Local Attention
Once a month, a group of faithful Catholics from Saint Benedict Center go to Keene, New Hampshire, to pray in front of the Planned Parenthood clinic there. While it’s not a “kill mill” in the strict sense — they do … Continue reading
