“At that time, Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments … Continue reading
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Reconquest Radio Plug… on YouTube!
The video below is a promotion of the Reconquest Radio show on the Crusade Channel of the Veritas Radio Network. Those who want to know more about the show may go to Reconquest.net. They may also hear archived Reconquest shows any time … Continue reading
Lenten Ember Days, Today, Friday, and Saturday
Jennifer Miller has a very good article, republished today for Catholic Culture website, on the history and meaning on the Church’s Ember Days. She is the primary developer of CatholicCulture.org’s liturgical year section. Jennifer Gregory Miller, Catholic Culture: This Wednesday, February … Continue reading
Can Mary Save Us?
Provocative question, no? Merely seeing the question asked may cause some sectarians to lose their breakfast cereal. I’m going to answer it by stealing the reply a Ukrainian (I think) priest gave to a non-Catholic objection on — of all places — … Continue reading
More Facts on Conversion of Franz Werfel, Author of Song of Bernadette
Two years ago, on the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, I posted a column on our website about one astounding miracle that occurred at the shrine of Our Lady there. You can read that story here In that … Continue reading
Donate used smartphones
We are switching to Internet phones aka Voip phones as it will save on our phone bills. But the purchase of the equipment adds up and we are wondering if anybody has any smartphones or tablets (which can be used for the purpose) they are … Continue reading
Lenten Considerations: Sin, Death, and the Resurrection
And if Christ be not risen again, your faith is vain, for you are yet in your sins. (1 Corinthians 15:14). Cardinal Kung emphasized the resurrection in one of his sermons just before his arrest in 1955: If we renounce … Continue reading
Reconquest of Cordoba by Fernando III of Castile, 1236
This video is narrated by Mr. J Stephen Roberts, who will be my guest on the next Reconquest. (Real Crusades History) In the early 1230’s, while the Almohads were locked in civil war, Fernando III of Castile and Leon, a truly … Continue reading
A First After 1000 Years: Pope to Meet Russian Patriarch in Cuba, February 12
Topic of discussion, according to Patriarch Kirill, will be the plight of the Christians in the Middle East. We are only seventeen months away from the 100th anniversary (July 13, 1917) of Our Lady Fatima’s request for the consecration of … Continue reading
1986 Super Bowl Champs Put Out Pro-Life Video
In 1989, six players for the 1986 NY Giants’ Super Bowl Champs, at the request of the Catholic owner of the team, Wellington Mara, testified for the lives of pre-born babies in a nine-minute video. The video was titled “Champions … Continue reading
Have You Seen the New Immaculate Heart of Mary School Website?
If you haven’t, it’s here. Immaculate Heart of Mary School is a traditional primary and secondary school (K-12) in the Catholic tradition, run by the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Richmond, New Hampshire. This is in the Keene area, part … Continue reading
The Pope Who Really Was Chosen by the Holy Ghost
The account of the extraordinary election of Pope Saint Fabian was related by Eusebius, the fourth century author of the Ecclesiastical History of the Church (Volume VI, c. 29). With the death of Pope Anterus in 236, crowds of Christians … Continue reading
Correction: How and When to Listen to ‘Reconquest’
“Reconquest,” the Crusade Channel, and Veritas Radio Network are all still new. Kinks are being worked out as these new ventures progress. Allow me to straighten out a scheduling kink now. The earlier mentions on this site of when our … Continue reading
Cana and Being About His Father’s Business
Sunday we celebrated the feast of the marriage at Cana. Saint John tells us that “the mother of Jesus was there” and that Jesus and His disciples were invited as well. Despite the varying opinions of several fathers, I think … Continue reading
The Christian Politics of Spain’s ‘Carlist’ Counterrevolutionaries, with Dr. Alexandra Wilhelmsen
For our seventh show, my guest is Dr. Alexandra Wilhelmsen, Professor of Spanish and Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Dallas, an acknowledged expert on Spanish Carlism, a political and religious movement of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. As … Continue reading
