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Category: Columns
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
How Do We Know What Jesus and Pilate Said to Each Other in Private?
An interesting question to be sure. “Pilate therefore went into the hall again, and called Jesus, and said to him: Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus answered: Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it … Continue reading
Who Am I?
This one will be brief. I can only give six clues, any more would give my identity away. In order to guess this blessed person you would have to identify her in relation to someone else. I am not … Continue reading
A Boston Catholic Irishman on Saint Patrick and His Enemies
Perhaps nowhere else in Christendom can an entire nation and its vast diaspora of descendants trace their Catholic Faith and culture — and their prospects for eternal salvation — to a single saint. Our debt of gratitude to Saint Patrick … Continue reading
Yes, This Is Precisely the Problem Mr. Kosloski, You Cannot Compromise the Total, ‘Plenary’ Inerrancy of Scripture
This problematic piece on Aleteia website is why I posted the important and well-written article by Mark Joseph Zia on Monday. The inerrancy of scripture cannot be limited to only what concerns man’s salvation. The inspired history, Genesis included, must … Continue reading
The Crown of Thorns
And platting a crown of thorns they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, king of the Jews (Matthew 27:29). (Jesus therefore came forth, … Continue reading
The Ages of the Patriarchs
How many are the days of the years of thy life? He answered: The days of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years, few, and evil, and they are not come up to the days of the pilgrimage of … Continue reading
Who Am I?
1. A great saint and friend of mine saw me fly straight to heaven like a fireball when I died. 2. It took a long time, 467 years in fact, before I was canonized. 3. Another great saint and writer, … Continue reading
‘St. Augustine, Genesis, and Theistic Evolution’: My Interview with Joseph Gedney
My bright and learned interlocutor in this interview is a 17-year-old homeschooled young man who knows more about this subject than many older folk who pompously pontificate on it. Far from advocating, favoring, or providing useful arguments for theistic evolution, … Continue reading
