This is a very important Vortex. Michael Voris encapsulates into a very short video many of the points I’ve tried to make on this site, in such postings as Montfortian Masculinity, The Hearts of the Fathers, Turning the Hearts of … Continue reading
Category: Columns
From Baptism of Desire to Kasper’s Communion of Desire
Father Feeney expressed concern in his lectures about the abuse of the idea of spiritual communions. Not that he was opposed to the devotion as it was promoted by many saints for those who, in past times, were not permitted to … Continue reading
What Is the Meaning of ‘Again’ in the Creed? He Arose Again
In the Apostles Creed, as we have it in English, we profess that Jesus rose “again” from the dead. The Latin verb resurgere means to “rise again.” In Greek, in which language the Creed was originally written, the compound word … Continue reading
C.J. Doyle on Corruption in the Knights of Columbus
Saint Benedict Center conference speaker and Catholicism.org contributer, C.J. Doyle, appeared as a guest on Michael Voris’ “Mic’d Up.” The topic of discussion was the complicity of the leadership of the Knights of Columbus in numerous attacks against Faith and Family. As … Continue reading
Action Item: Urge Cardinal O’Malley to Stop Franciscans from Joining Homosexual “PRIDE” Festival
Boston’s annual homosexual “Pride” parade and festival will occur this Saturday, June 13th. The event is a cauldron of depravity, characterized by indecency, immodesty, lewd and lascivious behavior, exhibitionism, and open displays of sado-masochism, including men in leather masks, dog collars, … Continue reading
Twins Who Were Saints
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
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
