The Jesuit educated Czech Catholic composer Jan Zelenka, sometimes called the “Catholic Bach,”* is too little known. Worthy to be listed alongside his contemporaries, Bach, Händel, Vivaldi and Telemann, his music presents fine specimens of glorious Baroque counterpoint. Damian Thompson has … Continue reading
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today condemned the decision of the Massachusetts State Council of the Knights of Columbus to march—after a decades long absence—in Boston’s 2015 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. This is the first year in the history … Continue reading
Father Justin Belitz, OFM, is a certified instructor in Silva Mind Control (or, the Silva Method). He also founded an interfaith center, The Hermitage, that, along with other other New Age meditation techniques, does Reiki. I, personally, know of someone who … Continue reading
Last December, in a shocking defeat for Catholic religious freedom rights, a minority on the board of the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council—the organizers of Boston’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade—dispossessed the majority, surrendered to political pressure orchestrated by Mayor Martin … Continue reading
John F. McManus has written a masterful evaluation in The New American comparing Father Theodore Hesburgh, a world renowned ND president and adversary to Catholic teaching, and Professor Charles Rice, a defender of the Faith and Catholic ethical philosophy. Both died withing … Continue reading
Americans are sometimes justly accused of wanting to intervene in the affairs of nations they cannot pick out on a map. Armenia has been in the Catholic news lately, and in the secular news as well, because of the coming centenary … Continue reading
I just read a beautiful story about a homeless man who went to Mass every day at the Church of Sant’Anna inside the Vatican walls. His name was Willie Herteleer. He was from Belgium, but lived on the street near … Continue reading
Below is the full version of the magnificent “Miserere mei, Deus” composed by the Catholic priest and Roman School composer, Father Gregorio Allegri (c. 1582-1652), and here brilliantly performed by the Choir of New College, Oxford. The Miserere is Psalm 50 (51), a … Continue reading
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today commended the administrators, teachers, and students of Immaculate Heart of Mary School for withdrawing their float and band from Boston’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. In December, a minority of the South Boston Allied War Veterans … Continue reading
According to the Washington Post, a new study has revealed some dramatic changes in the sociological map of American religiosity. Here are some highlights, taken verbatim from the Post’s article: Last year, for the first time ever, Protestants lost their … Continue reading
This morning, I telephoned an old Armenian Catholic friend to ask him about Saint Gregory of Narek, recently proclaimed Doctor of the Church by Pope Francis. Joe speaks fluent modern Armenian and reads the old classical Armenian literature. He was, for a … Continue reading
The savage infidels who call themselves ISIL have added to their brutal crimes recently by simultaneously beheading twenty-one Egyptian Coptic Christians on a beach in Libya. This grievous crime against defenseless civilians should rouse our just indignation. Further, such a persecution of … Continue reading
Now that Lent has begun I offer a few brief considerations from Our Savior’s passion, death, and burial, that anticipate Easter. First, consider the two disciples on their heavy walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus, a neighboring city. Their hearts are … Continue reading
As we prepare for the beginning of Lent, please let me draw the readers’ attention to some relevant offerings on our web site: Suggested Lenten Penances, Guilt Transformed, Some Lenten Thoughts, Let us Do Penance, and Lenten Transfiguration. Also, for those beginning the … Continue reading
I remember my father going around the neighborhood on his feet asking store owners to at least get pornographic material out of view and, better yet, not to sell it at all. If they agreed to the latter they could … Continue reading
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