Recent postings on social media have made me ponder the subject of hateful overreaction. I speak specifically about the racism that exists in certain narrow “conservative” circles. (I put the word in quotes because I find that many who call … Continue reading
This “Missa Nativitatis Domini” (ZWV 8) by Jan Dismas Zelenka is a lovely baroque Mass setting composed by the Bohemian master we’ve mentioned elsewhere on this site. The video embedded below is of a performance by Musica Florea, conducted by … Continue reading
There will be three Masses for Christmas: The Midnight Mass — This will be a Missa Cantata, and yes, it will begin at twelve midnight, the earliest this Mass may begin in the traditional rite. (This first of the Christmas … Continue reading
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today is mourning the death of the former Archbishop of Boston, Bernard, Cardinal Law, who died in Rome shortly after midnight, following a brief hospitalization. Law was 86. Born in Mexico of American parents, … Continue reading
Thank you to all our benefactors for getting Saint Benedict Center through another year! Your kindness and generosity is, as always, very much appreciated. Below Duccio di Buoninsegna’s lovely Nativity painting is my annual Christmas letter, already sent to our … Continue reading
A reader of this site and listener to Reconquest named Erik sent me an email question, the answer to which I think may be of general interest, so I post the correspondence here: Dear Brother Andre Marie, I recently encountered … Continue reading
Dr. Robert Hickson suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized Sunday night. Our long-time friend, conference speaker, and Catholicism.org contributor is in critical care at a hospital in Winchester, Virginia, where he has undergone some reversals since his hospitalization. In … Continue reading
Dear Catholicism.org Readers, Pax Christi. It is the eleventh hour and things look rough. But, with your help, we will scrape by on the Twelfth Night. I’m writing with a problem — and a solution. The problem is that an … Continue reading
The Holy Father has ordered his letter to the Argentine bishops regarding their permissive interpretation of Amoris Laetitia to be published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, at the same time raising the status of that private communication to the level of an “Apostolic … Continue reading
The Jesuit administered College of the Holy Cross is actually considering changing the historic name of its football team, as the term Crusaders might be offensive to the followers of Mohamed. There is no indication that any Muslim, whose community … Continue reading
I am mentioned twice in the New Testament. There is no other woman in the Bible that has the same name as I. However, there is a man in the genealogy of the Savior who has the same name as … Continue reading
Good news. We will have a visiting priest here at SBC during Advent and Christmas. Revising what we earlier posted, here is our new Mass schedule: There will two Masses on Sunday, December 3 at Saint Benedict Center, Richmond, New Hampshire: an … Continue reading
USA Today has come out with a laundry list of celebrities and pols recently accused of taking advantage of their power for base carnal gratification: “Weinstein aftermath: All the men accused of sexual misconduct.” While the piece is not recommended … Continue reading
In the Latin Vulgate Bible, Saint Jerome renders the Greek word epiousion in the fourth petition of the Our Father both as “daily” (quotidianum) and as “supersubstantial” (supersubstantialem), The Our Father is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. … Continue reading
There will be one Mass on Sunday, November 26 at Saint Benedict Center, Richmond, New Hampshire. It will be at 10:30 am, and will be a Missa Cantata. There will be a Rosary beginning at 10:00 am. For December 3, … Continue reading
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