O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy to thee. I, N___, a repentant sinner, cast myself at thy feet humbly imploring thee … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Tribute to Christopher Columbus
I will add one story about Columbus that impressed me of his greatness. On one of his four voyages west his ship was caught in a gale for about a month off the coasts of Brazil. He could not escape. Suddenly, … Continue reading
The Holy Rosary and Spiritual Childhood
Happy feast day Blessed Mother of the Rosary! It was called in England, Our Lady’s Psalter and also Our Lady’s Beads. The early Christians repeated simple prayers, Paters and Aves, by moving their thumb along a beaded string. Bede, in … Continue reading
A Prayer to the Virgin against the Spirits of Darkness
A friend sent us a card with this prayer on it. She suggested that we recommend it to be said daily for the Synod of Bishops: Remedy against the “spirits of darkness” and the forces of hatred and fear. AUGUST Queen of … Continue reading
The Annulment Mess: Videos and Resources
We live in a day when a false mercy threatens both the welfare of children and the sacraments instituted by Our Lord Jesus Christ. One way that false mercy manifests itself is in the way annulments are conceived and carried … Continue reading
Syriac Patriarch Ignatius Yonan Speaking on the Folly of US Policy in the Mideast
We’ve long said here at Catholicism.org that the meddlesome US foreign policy in the Middle East has been both wrongheaded and disastrous to the Christian religious minorities in the region. Some mistake our criticism for a lack of patriotism. Below are … Continue reading
At the Start of the Synod: Two Sources
Writing yesterday under the amusing nom de plume, Xavier Rynne II, an editorialist for the UK Catholic Herald has a fairly full report on the pitfalls of the Synod. (Click here to see why the pen name is amusing.) According … Continue reading
Synod on the Family: Voice of the Family Expresses Grave Concerns
(Voice of the Family) It is widely considered that the Extraordinary Synod on the Family, held in Rome last October, was manipulated by those controlling it in order to promote changes in the teachings of the Catholic Church on questions relating … Continue reading
Have You Given Your Guardian Angel a Name?
Why askest thou my name, which is wonderful? (Judges 13:18) Before the Israelites had kings, they were ruled by judges, most of whom were warriors who were sent by God to conquer the idolatrous nations that afflicted the Jews in … Continue reading
A Site for All Things Synod, by Hilary White and Friends
Hilary White, who has written for LifeSite, The Remnant, and other outlets, is very interested in covering the Synod just about to start. She is so interested, in fact, that she and some fellow travelers have begun a blog for … Continue reading
A Call for Prayer and Fasting for God’s Glory and the Cause of the Family, against the ‘Kasperites’
My friend “Aged Parent” at The Eye-Witness has issued a call for fasting in preparation for the October 4–25 Synod on the Family. We are urging our readers to join this effort, somehow. October 4 is the Sunday coming, so the Synod is … Continue reading
‘The Rigging of a Vatican Synod?’ by Edward Pentin
(Rorate Caeli) In addition to the recent publication of the two pre-Synod books written by prelates of the Catholic Church, namely the Eleven Cardinals Book and the African Prelates Book, a book written by a reliably faithful layman is also of … Continue reading
2015 Conference Schedule
Join us on Friday-Saturday, October 16 and 17, 2015, for Saint Benedict Center’s annual conference. You may register online or by telephone: (603) 239-6485. What: This year’s conference theme is “Total Consecration to Mary: The Remedy for our Ills” Where: Saint Benedict Center, 95 … Continue reading
More Exemplary Testimony About Yogi Berra the Catholic
Thank you to Brother John Marie Vianney, M.I.C.M., Tert., a baseball enthusiast to be sure, for these tidbits and clippings about the recently deceased great Yankee catcher. These were the days when athletes did not have big egos and had thick … Continue reading
Help Fight Publicly Funded Abortion in Massachusetts!
Pro-life Attorney Thomas M. Harvey—a valiant and eloquent defender of the unborn, and a longtime friend and supporter of the Catholic Action League—is trying to put an end to taxpayer funded abortions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Since the 1981 Supreme Judicial Court … Continue reading
