Today is the feast day of two martyrs who were twins, Saints Medard and Gildard. They were not only born on the same day but they were consecrated bishops on the same day and they died on the same day. That … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Saint Norbert and the Octave of Corpus Christi
Today is the feast of Saint Norbert. It also continues the “phantom octave” of Corpus Christi. Two days ago, I mentioned the concurrence of Saint Francis Caracciolo and the Feast of Corpus Christi. The day Saint Francis Caracciolo died was the eve of … Continue reading
Five Points on the Pope’s Awaited Encyclical
(The following was sent to The Pilot, whose correspondent contacted C.J. Doyle looking for a statement on the anticipated environmental encyclical by His Holiness, Pope Francis.) Acknowledging the obvious — that the text of the encyclical is, as of this date, unknown — five considerations are in order: Catholicism has traditionally … Continue reading
Three Versions of the ‘O Sacrum Convivium’ (and one more)
One of the problems with the 1962 liturgical reforms was the senseless suppression of the glorious Octave of Corpus Christi. The suppression of the Octave of the Epiphany is another. (There are many more!) We consider both of these, in … Continue reading
Persecuting People with Your Victimhood
Has the mad-science laboratory of Political Correctness finally evolved victims into persecutors? Well, of course it has. Anyone paying attention to the news, and seeing bakers, inn-keepers, and others who refuse to serve the homosexual agenda being disenfranchised and legally … Continue reading
Selwyn Duke Answers Michael Savage’s Non-Omnipotent God Theory
Worth reading… (Renew America) Torture, pain, beheadings, the murder of children…. If God exists and is all good, how could He allow such suffering and evil? This is a common question, and a lament often an impediment to faith. It … Continue reading
FBI Using Planes for Surveillance
Last month after sunset I noticed from my porch a slow-moving and low-flying small plane making counter-clockwise circles not far from where I live in rural New Hampshire. I would estimate it was three miles away and the circle perhaps covered a … Continue reading
Look! Beautiful New Statuary at Saint Benedict Center
Thanks to the generosity of our benefactors, six new statues, handmade in Peru, are now beautifying our sanctuary, lining up as an honor guard on either side of the Holy Trinity. These six saints are, after Our Lady and Saint Joseph, … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper Defends Ireland’s Homosexual ‘Marriage’ Vote
Our friend Maike Hickson, writing for Life Site News, reveals the depth of Cardinal Kasper’s departure from Catholic teaching on marriage. In the name of a false concept of freedom, the former ecumenism chief says that the Irish government has … Continue reading
In the ‘Cradle of Freedom’: A Tale of Two Tragedies
From the Brothers and Sisters in Still River, and their bright students: (SBC/Still River, Mass.) Boston is the home of one of the most recent tragedies in the US against human life but nothing compared to one that happens everyday … Continue reading
Saint Patrick Betrayed: Ireland Votes for Same Gender ‘Marriage’
The Catholic Faith and the Christian civilization which Saint Patrick brought to Ireland nearly 1600 years ago was repudiated by more than three-fifths of the voters of the Republic of Ireland last Saturday, when that country became the first nation on earth to … Continue reading
No ‘Foreign Influence’ Allowed in China, Except for Marxist Atheism
What hypocrisy! Chinese Communists will never face up to their own lies. The early founders of Communism in China were allied to Lenin and, despite the later facade of breaking with Stalin, the Russian and Chinese Marxists always worked hand in hand … Continue reading
Marriage Vote in Ireland
For Immediate Release Friends of Ireland Warn of Dangers To Religious Freedom In Yes Vote On Marriage Referendum Pro-Life and Pro-Family friends of Ireland in the United States today are sending a message of caution to the Irish people about … Continue reading
You’re Going to Love This Humble Tribute to the Queen of the May
Richard Becker is now my favorite internet writer. At least for the rest of the month. I have heard similar words to his uttered with stirring pathos from Father Michael Jarecki our chaplain here at Saint Benedict Center for many … Continue reading
Amazing Story of How the Works of St. John of the Cross Survived the Revolution in Spain
Who would have thought that a South African poet who studied in England where he befriended Tolkien, Lewis, and Eliot, lived in Provence, moved to Toledo where he and his family were baptized into the Church, would be called upon … Continue reading
