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
Category: Columns
The Scourging at the Pillar
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, Dedicated to Studying Scholastic Theology and Philosophy
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
More Than 5,800 Catholics Sign Petition to Remove Saint Patrick’s Name from South Boston Parade
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
Looking for a Priest for APRIL: Update on Priest Search
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
St. Patrick’s Day Greetings
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 Speaks on Necessity of Baptism and No Salvation Outside the Church
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
MICM Articles in “The Explorer”
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
Pray for the Survivors and 95 Victims, 3 Nuns, 92 Children, Chicago School Fire of 1958
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
Urge Parade Organizers: Stop Dishonoring Saint Patrick!
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
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
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
Apostle to the Gerasenes
A most unlikely apostle indeed. It was the possessed lunatic, who dwelt among the graves, out from whom were cast many devils. The devil’s voice claimed that their name was Legion” and legion means a thousand. Demons like to flaunt … Continue reading
Listen to Past Reconquest Shows NOW or ANYTIME on High Quality Streaming Audio
Do you want to hear any of the past episodes of Reconquest? Well, now you can! Click any of the links below, which will take you to just the right page in the Veritas Radio Network player. Episode 1. Introducing … Continue reading
Modified SBC Mass Schedule for March
Due to circumstances mentioned here yesterday, we have a modified Mass schedule for the time being. This schedule is good for the rest of March, or till such time as we fill the position of resident priest, whichever comes first. … Continue reading
Distributism: Economics as if God and the Family Matter, with John Sharpe
I don’t always cross-post information from Reconquest.net, but here is the next show (premiering tonight), with a link to how you can listen to it now… Our thirteenth show debuts RIGHT HERE on March 2 at 8:00 PM Eastern. It will then be rebroadcast on … Continue reading
