This is the prototype of all novenas. It commemorates the nine days between the Ascension of Our Lord and the descent of the Holy Ghost on the first Pentecost Sunday. During this time Our Lady and the twelve Apostles prayed … Continue reading
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The ‘Magnificent Declaration’ of Faith by Father Davide Pagliarani, SSPX, on Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus
Yesterday, the SSPX Superior General, Father Davide Pagliarani, published a “Declaration of the Catholic Faith” that he addressed to Pope Leo XIV with these words: The Society places this simple Declaration of Faith in Your hands. It seems to us to … Continue reading
Another Home Available Near Saint Benedict Center
This house is a three-minute drive from Saint Benedict Center. This one is right on Tully Brook, which is one of its best features. The following is from the Zillow listing for this house: Tranquil, well-maintained, and truly your own private paradise, … Continue reading
Fr. James Martin praises Vatican document appearing to endorse homosexual ‘relationships’
(Doug Mainwaring/LifeSiteNews) — Father James Martin, the Jesuit priest who serves as the chief lobbyist for the normalization of homosexuality and transgenderism within the Catholic Church, is rejoicing over the just-released Vatican Study Group report signaling that the Vatican may be inching … Continue reading
Beautiful House for Sale Near Saint Benedict Center
This house is a four-minute drive from Saint Benedict Center. The following is from the Zillow listing for this house: Spectacular rural retreat offering the perfect blend of privacy, craftsmanship, and lifestyle. Set on 6 serene acres and approached by … Continue reading
Donald Trump Goes on Evangelical Radio to Attack Pope Leo XIV
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… On May 4th — just three days before U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was to meet with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican — President Donald Trump launched another unprovoked … Continue reading
The Brendan Voyage, by Shaun Davey, a Musical Appreciation of the Irish Saint’s Sixth-Century Voyage to America
Saint Brendan the Navigator was the Irish Saint whose sixth-century voyage to America beat Christopher Columbus by some 900 years. He’s mentioned on this site in a short entry for his feast day (May 16), and on a longer piece … Continue reading
Catholic Healthcare Will End in Massachusetts: Last Acute Care Catholic Hospital to Be Sold
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… What remains of Catholic healthcare is about to end in historically Catholic Massachusetts — one of only three American states where Catholics once comprised a majority of the population. Mercy … Continue reading
Fordham President Publicly Rejects Catholic Teaching
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts press statement… Fordham University in the Bronx is one of America’s leading Jesuit institutions of higher learning. In what must be a first for the Catholic Church in the United States, Fordham … Continue reading
Edward Pentin on the ‘Scandal’ of the Vatican Reception of Sarah Mullally, ‘the first female Anglican archbishop of Canterbury’
In a wonderful essay entitled, The Vatican’s Feting of the First Female Archbishop of Canterbury, the seasoned English Vaticanist, Edward Pentin, respectfully points out the genuine scandal attendant upon the enthusiastic reception of Sarah Mullally in Rome. The tagline summarizes … Continue reading
DOJ Indicts Anti-Catholic Southern Poverty Law Center — Says SPLC Was a Scam — Paid Extremist Groups to Foment Hate — Then Fundraised off Incidents!
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today is applauding the decision of the Trump Administration’s U.S. Department of Justice to indict the notoriously anti-Catholic Southern Poverty Law Center. On April 21st, a federal grand … Continue reading
Lindsey Graham Takes Cheap Shot at Catholic Church
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today denounced the cheap shot taken at the Catholic Church by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Upset that Pope Leo XIV had said the threatened … Continue reading
Building Peace Without Christ, by Father Nicola Bux
Edward Pentin has posted on his Substack a very valuable, short, and succinct commentary by Father Nicola Bux. Father Bux is a priest of the Italian Archdiocese of Bari, a professor of theology, and a former consulter to the Dicastery … Continue reading
Donald J. Trump Becomes the First U.S. President to Publicly Criticize a Reigning Roman Pontiff
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… Last night, April 12th, Donald J. Trump became the first President in the 250 history of the United States to publicly criticize a reigning Roman Pontiff. In a posting on Truth Social … Continue reading
How Describe Hell?
What is — the mind was made to understand, For nothings nurture not the nascent thought. While sums are simply cookies in each hand, Subtraction makes much less sense to a tot. They think of darkness, ugliness, and sin As … Continue reading
