An excellent article here with a keen theological perspective on Our Lady’s exalted and necessary role in both the Incarnation and the Redemption on the Cross. The feast of the Incarnation (March 25) when it falls on Good Friday is … Continue reading
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today wrote to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth, Maura Healey, asking her to open a hate crimes investigation—under Chapter 265, Section 39 of the General Laws—regarding the ongoing vandalism of Catholic churches. Since December, … Continue reading
I knew of Saint Henry II (+1024), Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife Queen Saint Cunegunda (+1040), but there was another king and queen who were saints. They were the Welsh king and queen, Gwynllyw (10th century)) and his wife … Continue reading
First a Catholic Church in Norwood, then a Catholic Church in Burlington, Massachusetts, have had property vandalized. A sign of the diabolical influence on the perpetrators is the desecration of statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary in both locations. Parishioners … Continue reading
This is a beautiful meditation, author unknown, for a feast that is spent in quiet and expectation before Easter Sunday. What do we do on Holy Saturday? What can we do? but wait and, like the disciples on the way … Continue reading
The Perpetual Rosary of Saint Philomena assigns a mystery of the Rosary to each participant. My wife and I both received the Scourging at the Pillar as our own mystery. In the account of the Passion, one of the Gospels, … Continue reading
The Scholasticum is an institute for the study of Scholastic Theology and Philosophy, headquartered at Rome, dedicated to the promotion of the greater appreciation and understanding of Medieval Theology and Philosophy as it was taught at the University of Paris … Continue reading
As of this morning, more than 5,800 concerned Catholics have now signed the online petition—sponsored by the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts and MassResistance—to remove the venerable name of Saint Patrick from the South Boston parade, which will be held tomorrow, … Continue reading
We have had many inquiries in response to our Priest Wanted notice. Thank God, there is a real possibility that we will have a full-time priest at Saint Benedict Center in May. The position is by no means filled, so we … Continue reading
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
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI gave an unusually critical and rare interview with the Italian newspaper Avvenire, underscoring the damage to the Church’s missionary life that followed in the wake of Vatican II and the subsequent weakening of the Church’s teaching … Continue reading
The Explorer, the publication of the Federation of North American Explorers (FNE), has its latest issue (Lent, 2016) online now. Sister Maria Rosaria, Sister Marie Gabrielle, and I all have contributions to it, as does Father Lawrence Lew, O.P., and … Continue reading
There is a website dedicated to the victims of this horrific tragedy. After reading about the four Sisters of Charity and sixteen other victims killed by terrorists at an old age home in Yemen, I was reminded of one of … Continue reading
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, in conjunction with Mass Resistance, is urging the Allied War Veterans Council of South Boston—the organizers of Boston’s Saint Patrick’s Day/Evacuation Day Parade—to remove the name of Saint Patrick from the event, as it no … Continue reading
I read a short article recently about the relation of Columbus to Our Lady of Guadalupe. I cannot find it. But I can put it in my own words while adding a fact or two. In the great victory of … Continue reading
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