I was a witness of Jesus’ public life and resurrection, but am only mentioned once in the Bible. Another disciple with the same surname as mine is mentioned in the same inspired book that I am. Tradition is that we … Continue reading
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My Legislative Testimony on the Roe Act
June 17, 2019 TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY My name is C. J. Doyle and I am the Executive Director of the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts. The Catholic Action League wishes to be recorded in opposition to … Continue reading
Peter and Malchus
And behold one of them that were with Jesus, stretching forth his hand, drew out his sword: and striking the servant of the high priest, cut off his ear (Matthew 26:51). But they laid hands on him, and held him. … Continue reading
Pro-Aborts Assault Pro-Lifers, Boston Media Covers Up, Police Negligent
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts press release… The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today condemned the violent assault on peaceful, law abiding pro-life citizens perpetrated, Sunday, by left wing extremists on Boston Common. The League also denounced the … Continue reading
Misreading the Book of Nature: Intelligent Forests?
“Then shall the trees of the wood give praise before the Lord: because he is come to judge the earth.” — I Par. 16:33 Trees of different species, acrobatic bugs, and hunter-gatherer fungi all form a sort of underground “brain,” … Continue reading
Catholic Action League of Mass Raps BC Law for Honoring Rep. Robert C. Scott
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts press release… The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today criticized Jesuit administered Boston College Law School for presenting as its commencement speaker U. S. Representative Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA). Commencement Exercises were … Continue reading
Who Am I?
I was a great warrior for the Israelites, one of thirty-seven men of might. I was not a Jew. But I believed in the true religion. I am the only non-Hebrew man mentioned in the Savior’s genealogy. I did not … Continue reading
Catholic Action League of Massachusetts on Obscene Rap Video Shot in Worcester Parish Church
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts press release… The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today criticized Saint Peter’s Catholic Parish in Worcester for allowing the sanctuary and the nave of that church to be used in the … Continue reading
REMINDER: May 18 in Woodbridge, NJ: ‘Raising Chivalrous Young Men…’
YOU are invited! I’ll be speaking at it. Please consult the flyer below for details. To purchase tickets and for more details, go to mikechurch.com/chivalry.
Dr. Andrew Jones: ‘The Liturgical Cosmos: The Worldview of the High Middle Ages’
The YouTube videos below constitute a three-part series of lectures by Dr. Andrew Jones. The lectures treat of Pope Innocent III and the ecumenical council he summoned, Lateran IV, which set about the difficult tasks of teaching orthodoxy, bringing about … Continue reading
Who Am I?
Who Am I? My name ought to be more common than it is among Christians. I am mentioned many times in the Bible (four times in the New Testament), once by Our Lord Himself. I was a shepherd. I am … Continue reading
Catholic Action League Raps Injunction against Title X Compliance
The following is a Catholic Action League Press Release: The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today is criticizing a lower court judge for blocking the Trump Administration from restoring Ronald Reagan era reforms in the disbursement of Title X family planning dollars. U. S. … Continue reading
The Story of the Attack On and Miraculous Rescue Of the Holy Shroud From the 1997 Fire
I have posted here the article from Contre Reform Catholique by Abbe Georges de Nantes. It is a tribute he sent to his fellow religious Brother Bruno who had written a thirty page defense of the authenticity of the Holy … Continue reading
Doctrinal Beliefs
Saint Benedict Center Richmond, New Hampshire Palm Sunday, A.D. 2019 Updated Tuesday of Holy Week, A.D. 2019 INTRODUCTION The following exposition of the doctrinal beliefs of the Saint Benedict Center has as its core those propositions extracted from a letter … Continue reading
One of the Great Paradoxes of Catholicism
The philosophical definition of truth is “the conformity of the mind to reality.”1 Truth is, therefore, a conformity. And as the etymology of that word suggests, it is the mind being “shaped,” — or bent into the shape of — … Continue reading
