Some “conservatives” who conserve nothing were apparently cowed by threats of being called anti-LGBTQ, so they either did not show up or they voted with the Democrats, ensuring that the bill — SB 272, An Act establishing a parents’ bill of rights in … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Six Sisters of Mercy Oppose New Hampshire Parental Rights Bill
Defying Catholic teaching and natural law, six Sisters of Mercy were among the eighty clergymen and associates who signed an open letter, sponsored by the New Hampshire Council of Churches, opposing parental rights legislation in the Granite State. In addition to … Continue reading
Catholic Priest Association Attacks Church Teaching, Calls for Ordination of Homosexuals
Spotsylvania, VA (Michael Hichborn/Lepanto Institute) — The Association of United States Catholic priests (AUSCP), an organization notorious for holding views in direct conflict with immutable Church Teaching, published a statement this month regarding homosexuals in the priesthood. The AUSCP’s document, endorsed … Continue reading
Tristan Harris Congress Testimony: Understanding the Use of Persuasive Technology
As formerly isolated technologies are being unified by new large language AI (artificial intelligence) models, Tristan Harris — an American technology ethicist, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology — is trying to raise awareness of the dangers of an … Continue reading
SBC Mother’s-Day Weekend Benefit Concert Livestream!
This live stream started at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and ended 5 pm on Saturday, May 13 . The live event took place at Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, New Hampshire. You can buy the recording here. To view lyrics … Continue reading
Yes, Limbo is Church Teaching
Father Thomas Crean, O.P., has authored a brief and excellent article for Catholic Answers called Wrestling with the Fate of the Unbaptized. (Update [May 11, 2023]: The article is now published on Catholicism.org with the kind permission of the author … Continue reading
SBC’s Mother’s Day Weekend Benefit Concert
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Sister Mary Peter Is Now Our Mother Prioress
A message from Sister Marie Thérèse: With a joyful sound and hearts full of love for God, we Sisters sang the Easter Haec Dies on Tuesday during our sexennial Chapter Meeting. At the meeting, we held elections . . . … Continue reading
FBI Used Undercover Agent to Target Traditional Catholics
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… An inquiry by the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation used an undercover agent in the production of an infamous memo … Continue reading
GiveSendGo is Now an Option for Supporting Catholicism.org
If you are interested in donating to the work of Saint Benedict Center and prefer not to use PayPal, we have just begun to work with the PayPal alternative, GiveSendGo. See the donations page or follow this link to donate … Continue reading
News Update: Statement of Archbishop Jerome Listecki on Father James Connell
We reproduce here in full the excellent statement of Archbishop Jerome Listecki on Father James Connell, who was the subject of this recent news posting. Sadly, I have learned that Father James Connell, a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee … Continue reading
Former Vice-Chancellor for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Attacks the Seal of Confession
See update here. Milwaukee, WI (Michael Hichborn/Lepanto Institute) — A retired Catholic priest from Milwaukee is actively attacking the Church’s seal of confession, reports the Lepanto Institute. In a detailed profile of Fr. James E. Connell, a canon lawyer and … Continue reading
Boston Globe Calls Catholic Beliefs ‘Ignominious’
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… An article in yesterday’s Boston Globe celebrates the participation of Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey—a partnered lesbian—in Boston’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. The news story, which read more like an opinion column, … Continue reading
Saint Patrick’s Day Greetings! Let Us Stand up for Ireland’s Apostle!
The following comes courtesy of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts… Perhaps nowhere else, in what was once Christendom, can an entire nation and its vast diaspora of descendants trace their Catholic Faith and culture — and their hope of … Continue reading
The Gospels Were Written in the Order We Name Them and ‘Q’ Is Nonsense
A couple of days ago, I received an email through the “contact us” page on our site. The subject heading was “Correction.” The writer was offering to correct something Brian Kelly had written in the article she found online (linked … Continue reading