Being now in the full throes of the 2016 presidential election cycle, political news and talk is now even louder than usual. There are many wars of words, most of them horribly shallow and uninformed by sound principles. In light … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Reconquest Episode 33: Heretics, Apostates and Schismatics Oh My! Guest: Ryan Grant
There is a schedule change for this Episode of Reconquest. It will premiere at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (6 p.m. Central) on Wednesday, July 20. My guest once more in Mr. Ryan Grant. As the name I’ve given the show … Continue reading
St. Mary Magdalene is the Same Mary, the Sister of Lazarus and Martha of Bethany
I had doubted this in the past. My main reason was that Saint Mary Magdalene is called “the Magdalene” not “Mary of Bethany.” Magdala was in Galilee, not Judea, where Bethany was. I stand corrected by this informative article by Father … Continue reading
Four-Part Radio Series: The Warnings of Fatima Are Here
Cross posting from Veritas Radio Network site… Mandeville, LA – Mike Church begins a 4 part series looking into the Miracle of The Sun and the events that preceded them in Fatima Portugal. Mike will be joined by Christopher Ferrara. In … Continue reading
Reconquest Episode 32. On the Church Militant. Guest: Ryan Grant
Mr. Ryan Grant, of Mediatrix Press, is my guest. The subject is the book by Saint Robert Bellarmine, On the Church Militant, which Ryan translated and published. We discuss the first three chapters of the book, which explain the origin … Continue reading
Cardinal Schönborn Says Amoris Laetitia is Binding Doctrine
Maike Hickson, writing for onepeterfive.com: Austrian Catholic website kath.net reports that on 7 July, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn published an interview in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, in which he said that Amoris Laetitia is a binding doctrinal document. From now on, … Continue reading
Holy Twelves
Back in April I posted an article on the “Holy Forties.” Now I would like to post a short piece on the “Holy Twelves.” We begin, of course, with the twelve Apostles: Peter, Andrew, James (the Greater), John, Simon, James … Continue reading
Reconquest Episode 31. The Precious Blood of Jesus
The price of our salvation is the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. In the nineteenth century, there was a real flowering of devotion to the Precious Blood, thanks to such notables as Saint Gaspar del Bufalo, Father Frederick Faber, and, of … Continue reading
I Saw Bishop Athanasius Schneider Last Night, and I’m Glad I Did
Last night, at Holy Ghost parish in Tiverton, Rhode Island, Brothers and Sisters from Saint Benedict Center were among the hundreds present for Bishop Athanasius Schneider’s much-anticipated presentation on the crisis in the Church. What was especially rewarding for me in hearing … Continue reading
Reconquest Episode 30: Saint Ferdinand III, with Dr. Alexandra Wilhelmsen
For this show, I am joined by Dr. Alexandra Wilhelmsen (with whom I previously discussed the Spanish Carlists). Our subject is Saint Ferdinand III, the Crusader and liberator of Catholic Spain, who united the two Iberian Kingdoms of Leon and … Continue reading
Gianna Jessen and Brownson’s ‘Smallest Peg’
Meet Gianna Jessen. She’s not a Catholic. She identifies as a Christian. She says she only wants Jesus. Before I go on with this, let me say that I, too, hate reading news stories (or anything else on the Internet) … Continue reading
Reconquest Episode 29. Giving God His Due
On this show, I consider a standard objection to Catholic devotion: the charge of idolatrous worship of the Blessed Virgin, the saints, and the angels. I call the show Giving God His Due. The question boils down to this: What is … Continue reading
The Problem of Pluralism and the Remedy of (True) Religion
Mike Church and Chris Ferrara discuss the contrast between Christendom and Western Modernity, and also the remedies to the problems of the latter. To cut to the chase, the real remedy is conversion to the Catholic Faith and the Christian … Continue reading
Reconquest Episode 28. Saint Robert Southwell: The Truth, the Beauty, and the Gore. Guest: Charles Coulombe
For my next Reconquest, I will be joined by Charles Coulombe. Charles and I will discuss “Saint Robert Southwell: The Truth, the Beauty, and the Gore.” Topics will include a brief biological sketch of the missionary-martyr-poet, the purpose of his … Continue reading
The Temptations of Christ in the Desert
The Three Temptations of Christ in the Desert After forty days of fasting and prayers Our Lord is tired and hungry. He has not yet begun His public life. Saint John the Baptist has given testimony that Jesus is the … Continue reading
