Catching up on news after our conference weekend (a good one, by all accounts I’ve heard from attendees), I became disturbed at the possibility of imminent war. I speak of the saber rattling over Syria. If the Warhawks get their … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Padre Pio and the Russian Prince
A Russian prince, Karl Klugkist, born in Kiev on March 25, 1871, went into exile to Italy at the start of World War I. He was, as a prince, very well educated and had a healthy interest in religious matters. … Continue reading
Protest Emily Rooney’s Slander of Padre Pio
If you have not read yesterday’s release by the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, please do so and consider this action item: Please contact WGBH and let them know how outraged you were by Emily Rooney’s contemptuous and unjust slander of … Continue reading
Catholic Action League Rebukes Emily Rooney for Defaming Saint Padre Pio
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today criticized public television host Emily Rooney for claiming that Padre Pio—Catholicism’s most popular modern saint—was “a charlatan.” Rooney, a former network television producer, moderates a weekly, half-hour discussion program, Beat the Press, where she and four panelists, … Continue reading
Paul Likoudis, News Editor for The Wanderer, Author, RIP
CATHOLIC ACTION LEAGUE MOURNS THE DEATH OF PAUL LIKOUDIS C.J. Doyle The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts is today mourning the untimely death of one of the most valiant exponents of the Catholic Faith of our generation, Paul Likoudis, who died, … Continue reading
Frances Allen, Daughter of Ethan Allen, First U.S. Citizen to Become a Nun
She was not the first American to become a nun. That was the convert Lydia Longely of Groton, Massachusetts. Lydia was born in 1674. At the age of twenty, after being ransomed from the Indians who slaughtered her parents some … Continue reading
Conference Update: Frà Alexis Bugnolo to Speak
The learned and much labored Brother Alexis Bugnolo will be speaking at our conference this year. Brother Alexis is translator of the works of Saint Bonaventure, Registrar of the Scholasticum, author of the Italian language L’osservanza antica, and editor of the scholarly and … Continue reading
‘Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely’
This saying (often overrated as an axiom), is attributed to Lord John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron of Acton (1834-1902). This historian, writer, and moralist did not invent the cliché. That may have been William Pitt who uttered something nearly identical in a speech … Continue reading
Allahu Akbar, ‘God is Greater’, Reads Mosque Script Across From Church of Nativity
Brother Francis told us that directly across from the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is the mosque of Omar which posts a blasphemous challenge to the humility of God in the Incarnation. “God is Greater” the sign reads. Greater … Continue reading
Reconquest Episode 41: Mary in the Hebrew Scriptures. Guest: Sister Maria Philomena
Sister Maria Philomena, director of the Saint Augustine Institute of Wisdom, is my guest for this episode. Sister and I will discuss the typology of Mary in the Old Testament. (This is the promised sequel to my earlier show, Looking at Old … Continue reading
What Happened to the Tribe of Dan Absent from the List of 12 in the Apocalypse?
Of the tribe of Manasses, twelve thousand signed (Apoc. 7:6) Reading the Book of the Apocalypse the other day, I was surprised not to see Jacob’s son Dan listed with the twelve patriarchs in the enumeration of the 144,000 signed … Continue reading
TALK TO US! Catholicism.org Site Redesign: We Want Your Ideas
We are currently talking to our site designer about a total site redesign for Catholicism.org. The new site will be wider, mobile friendly, as well as graphically more attractive and faster. What would you like to see on the new version … Continue reading
My Commentary on Dr. Hickson’s Inspiring Article (Above) on Cardinal Manning
I cannot leave for the weekend without telling you what a splendid and inspiring essay you have written on Honour. It is no surprise coming from your noble heart. I have always admired the work and works of Cardinal Manning. … Continue reading
Society is becoming more liberal. Do you think the Church needs to adapt and move with the times?
From an interview with Malta’s Archbishop Charles Scicluna: Society is becoming more liberal. Do you think the Church needs to adapt and move with the times? Absolutely. The Church always needs to adapt to circumstances. There is a core message, … Continue reading
Reconquest Episode 39: Christ’s Finished Work
In Episode thirty-nine of Reconquest, I consider “Christ’s finished work.” In so doing, I am replying to an objection I received via email by a Baptist gentleman who listens to the show. He said he often finds himself in agreement … Continue reading
