As we enjoy our diminishing American prosperity this Christmas — amid our nation’s increasing balkanization — we would do well to think of others whose misfortune our Big Government and Big Business have facilitated. (Thank you, Hudge and Gudge!) I speak of the … Continue reading
I hope these considerations are not taken in an iconoclastic sense. Saint Matthew does not mention the adoration of the Jewish shepherds, but he moves from the genealogy of Christ and His Birth to the coming of the Wise Men. … Continue reading
What follows is an exact reposting of “Analysis of grave flaws in family synod final report: Urgent prayer and action needed” from the Voice of the Family site. Earlier this month the Synod Secretariat published the lineamenta of the Ordinary … Continue reading
(TIME) The Dalai Lama has conceded that the title may die with him and that it is “up to the Tibetan people” to decide whether someone follows him. In a BBC interview on Tuesday night, the 79-year-old leader said: “The Dalai … Continue reading
Phil Lawler has what may be considered by some traditional-minded Catholics a “controversial” article on Catholic Culture website on this current issue of the CIA’s use of torture to get information from terrorists or suspected terrorists. Prescinding from the issue … Continue reading
Doing some research for a series of classes I’m giving on Handel’s Messiah, I came across this fun fact on Wikipedia: In Italy Handel met librettist Antonio Salvi, with whom he later collaborated. Handel left for Rome and, since opera … Continue reading
Yes, sheep in the hills of Bethlehem and in December. And, yes, the Birth of Christ was on December 25. Brother André wrote a noteworthy article for this website nine years ago defending the traditional date for Christmas. Now would … Continue reading
What does it mean when we say that “all our knowledge of God is analogical”? In brief, it means that every concept that we rightly apply to God is partly the same as, but also partly different from, that same … Continue reading
I posted this in the Column section in the hope that more people would read it. Just a bit more information as a side bar: The Spanish flag has flown for a longer period over more of the land that … Continue reading
I do not understand why morally upright “Christians” who have to deal with the homosexual agenda in their businesses should always apologize for their convictions. They say things like, “we do not care what homosexual couples do in the privacy … Continue reading
Readers may recall that, a little over two years ago, we reported that… The new Prior General of the Carthusians, Dom François Marie Velut, O. Carth., was once known as Frère Michel de la Sainte Trinité. …and was the Fatima … Continue reading
Some readers recently commented on a posting regarding the tragic case of Brittany Maynard. The word “hell,” which appeared in several of the comments, flagged off our moderation system not to allow those comments to be published, pending moderation. I … Continue reading
Jeff Mirus does not believe in the thrice defined dogma of “no salvation outside the Church” in its literal and “irreformable” clarity (as a de fide doctrine is defined at Vatican I). Yet Mirus props himself in a gratuitous “chair” to … Continue reading
WHY? If one can be saved in any religion, why bother with the “burden” of the One True Religion’s demands? Why bother going to Mass or Confession? Protestants can be saved without these sacraments. For that matter, so can Jews, … Continue reading
We are experiencing some problems with the Disqus comment system. All comments are being recorded and posted. The problem is with their syncing to our web site in such a way that they are properly displayed on our front page. … Continue reading
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