The ever-insightful Professor Roberto de Mattei, asking the question, “Is there still a sense of sin among the Synod Fathers?” eloquently critiques the progressivist position of the liberal agitants. It is historicism, sociology parading as theology, and a revival of the condemned … Continue reading
In the words of the skeptic Roger Lacassagne (put on his tongue by Franz Werfel in his book Song Of Bernadette), “If miracles can happen, let them.” Lacassagne’s son Jules, who could no longer eat, was cured at Lourdes. Read … Continue reading
(Gloria.tv) Transcript of an Interview with John Smeaton, director of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) and of Voice of the Family on the on-going Synod on the Family. Gloria.tv: What impression have you gained from the … Continue reading
This year, the “observance” of Columbus Day (always a Monday) falls on the actual Columbus Day, October 12. The day is also the Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar, but this is not mere coincidence. The great Catholic explorer … Continue reading
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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