From Pat Buchanan: “As we begin 2017, the most urgent threat to liberal democracy is not autocracy,” writes William Galston of The Wall Street Journal, “it is illiberal democracy.” Galston’s diagnosis is not wrong, and his alarm is not misplaced. … Continue reading
Interested in locating near the Latin Mass, our school, and farming blueberries? This home and property are available: 44 Monument Rd, Richmond, NH 03470 (Richmond Blueberries) 3 beds 1 bath 1,640 sqft A quiet country road leads you to the fresh … Continue reading
According to The Express, In his homily at St Stephen’s Cathedral on September 11 he said: “Will there be a third Islamic attempt to conquer Europe? Many Muslims think this and wish this and say that Europe is at its … Continue reading
This is a true historical account of an amazing event, not related in the textbooks of modern histories of war. These good men, enemies in battle, that you will read about below were not politicians or high officers, but the … 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
This is a good article to give to your Protestant friends, maybe even for Christmas. First, I have a quick story to tell — and it is a true story — regarding another Protestant convert’s first two confessions; he is … Continue reading
Just over a month ago, this interview with Douglas Bersaw debuted as Episode 50 of Reconquest. Our subject was Cornelius Cornelii à Lapide (Cornelis Cornelissen van den Steen; 18 December 1567 – 12 March 1637), the noted Flemish Jesuit and Biblical exegete, whose Commentary … Continue reading
Could San Gennaro be warning us? As Catholic World News reported, “Blood of St. Januarius does not liquefy; Naples residents see bad omen.” There has been a lot of concerned chatter among Catholics about this ever since it was reported some … Continue reading
This is a profound lecture given by Peter A. Kwasniewski for the Vancouver Traditional Mass Society. It was delivered on last November 12. It is quite lengthy but well worth your attentive reading (or listening to, if you purchase the CD). … Continue reading
Below is a YouTube video of the Reconquest episode that debuted last week, “Sanctifying the Seasons by Living Liturgically.” My guest was Charles Coulombe. For some of the links associated with this show, please go to the Reconquest site. And … Continue reading
As some high-profile scatalogical comments are garnering attention in the Catholic world and beyond, the following paragraph met my gaze this morning, from a book of meditations written nine-hundred years ago: The Meditations of Guigo I, Prior of the Charterhouse. When a … Continue reading
And there were in the same country shepherds watching, and keeping the night watches over their flock. And behold an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the brightness of God shone round about them; and they feared with … Continue reading
On this beautiful Feast of the Immaculate Conception, we had our first-ever Solemn Mass at Saint Benedict Center in Richmond. The snow on the ground reminded me of the lines of this poem speaking of the snowy “surplice” worn by earth … Continue reading
The mission of the Catholic Church is to “make disciples of all nations,” which is to say, to evangelize the entire world, in fidelity to her Divine Founder and His command recorded in the Holy Gospels (Matt. 28:18–20, Mark 16:14–18, Luke … Continue reading
Michael Sean Winters of National Catholic Reporter does not like black and white. He denies that black and white exist in moral and doctrinal Church teaching. He says that what does exist is the “grey.” Everything, outside of mathematics, is … Continue reading
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