There have been 321 cases of authentic stigmatization recorded. A stigmatist is one who by his close relation to the Crucified Jesus partakes visibly or invisibly of His Sacred Wounds. St. Francis of Assisi was the first stigmatist (though some … Continue reading
When Alexander the Great came with his army to conquer Jerusalem in 332 B.C., instead of slaughtering the leaders of the Jews because of their sworn loyalty to his enemy, Darius the Persian, this extraordinary man of war, a pagan, … Continue reading
The name of Jesus was given to three persons in the Old Testaments as a prefiguring of Christ Our Lord. First there was Joshua who, after the death of Moses, led the Israelites into the promised land. Joshua in Hebrew … Continue reading
The little town of Loretto in Western Pennsylvania, was founded in 1799 by a group of pious Catholic settlers under the guidance of a prince-priest, the Russian convert, Demetrius Gallitzin. As a boy Father Gallitzin knew no religion. His father, … Continue reading
In 1844, an organization of bigots, violently anti-Catholic, called the Know-Nothings, among many other acts of violence that they were guilty of, attacked and set fire to a poorly protected church in Philadelphia and burned down an Ursuline convent in … Continue reading
No one has ever been known to convert on the deathbed to any other religion than the Catholic Faith. Doesn’t that make sense if the True Faith is necessary for salvation?
In the eighth century of the Christian era most of the Jews who lived in Beirut, Lebanon, were converted to the Catholic faith by a miracle which became known all over the world, and which was one of the decisive … Continue reading
I have another unpopular complaint to make. The old-fashioned hatred of heresy is becoming scarce.
Saint Jerome rhetorically queried: “If the Apostles and martyrs, while still living on earth, could pray for other men, how much more do they do it after their victories? Have they less power now that they are one with Christ?” … Continue reading
It has long been our opinion at Saint Benedict Center that a thorough understanding of the twenty-one Ecumenical Councils of the Church would be a great inspiration to Catholics. Especially is this true today when we are laboring to preserve … Continue reading
Born in Tasswitz, Austria, on December 26, 1751 — the eve of the feast of the Apostle who Jesus loved — he was christened John. But he would become known to the Catholic world by the names he would adopt … Continue reading
“Time was when in this city the name of the Blessed Virgin Mary was held in dishonor and contempt,” wrote Reverend John F. Byrne, C.SS.R., in his book, The Glories of Mary in Boston. “But today,” he continued, “deep devotion … Continue reading
(taken from The Catechism Explained ) When we say, “I believe in the Holy Catholic Church,” we are not speaking of the material church, the place in which we faithful unite to pay God that tribute of love, honor, and … Continue reading
Editor’s Introduction: Somewhere along the line, in this age of aggiornamento (renewal), a good many priests and bishops allowed themselves to be derailed from pursuing the primary objective of their vocations – the salvation of souls. Shepherds too often prefer … Continue reading
Keeping the faith in our day is no mean accomplishment. In the United States we have so far been spared from such religious persecutions as have recently broken out in many European countries, but we must not on that account … Continue reading
Site development: Bonaventure
