My first order of business is to explain the meaning of “the Doctrine of Creation” in the title of this Ad Rem. For my purposes here, I will define the term thus: the literal, historical truth of the first chapters … Continue reading
Category: Polemics
Bishop Athanasius Schneider on the Prohibition of the Traditional Liturgy as an ‘Abuse’
According to His Excellency, “The prohibition of the traditional Latin Mass is an abuse of ecclesiastical power and noncompliance with its prohibition does not in fact constitute disobedience.” Continue reading
Lack of Clarity and ‘the Greatest Generation’
The YouTube conference embedded below by Father Chad Ripperger is very much worth your careful attention. Father goes a long way in explaining the reasons for what might be called “emotional thinking,” i.e., the kind of low-quality thought that many … Continue reading
C.J. Doyle: More Anti-Catholic LGBTQ Bigotry from ‘The Boston Herald’
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… The Boston Herald, the socially liberal, faux conservative Republican newspaper with a thirty year history of anti-Catholic bigotry—whose parade of Catholic bashers has included Monica Collins, Margery Eagan, Howie Carr, Alan Dershowitz and … Continue reading
Senator Lankford Asks Senators and Americans: ‘Is That a Baby?’
WASHINGTON, DC — On January 27, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) delivered an impassioned speech on the Senator floor to ask a simple question: Is that a baby? His speech comes ahead of the annual virtual March for Life on Friday. Lankford … Continue reading
Biden’s Nominee for Secretary of Labor, Marty Walsh, on Marriage, Life, and Religious Freedom
The following is a News Analysis from the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts… ON JANUARY 7th, Joe Biden announced that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will be his nominee for United States Secretary of Labor. His appointment to the Cabinet is expected … Continue reading
Catholic Perspective on Vaccinations with Pam Acker
This is a very important interview on a timely subject. Interested persons can purchase Pam Acker’s book here: VACCINATION: A Catholic Perspective. Here are some details about Miss Acker and her recent book: In Vaccination: A Catholic Perspective, Biologist Pamela Acker … Continue reading
The Covid Vaccine: Ask the Experts
There are genuine and serious concerns regarding the proposed Covid-19 vaccines. Here is a video featuring doctors from the World Doctor’s Alliance speaking of both the needlessness and the positive dangers of the stuff that Big Pharma and the corrupt … Continue reading
‘The Covid Cult’ by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Thomas E. Woods, Jr. gave an excellent presentation of real science against the hysterical fanatics that are ruining people’s lives. This is highly recommended viewing, and, at under twenty minutes, it is also mercifully short. The video is embedded below … Continue reading
What’s Wrong with Personalism and ‘Theology of the Body’? An Interview with Dom Pietro Leone
It was my great pleasure to interview the esteemed priest-theologian, Dom Pietro Leone, on the subject of Personalism and the “Theology of the Body” (TOB). The interview was carried out via email and was kindly made possible by his English-language … Continue reading
Reply to David Albert Jones on Male Infant Circumcision
This article deserves an introduction, or at least an explanation. In December of 2016, I authored “Circumcision: An Acceptable Practice?,” which was edition 283 of my fortnightly Ad Rem. Around that time, I also interviewed Dr. David Lang on the same … Continue reading
Some Modern Fallacies (Why Philosophy #XIX)
How many times have you read an article or watched the news and have been frustrated by what was an obviously incorrect argument, but you were at a loss as to what it was or how to reply? Well, wonder … Continue reading
Archbishop Viganò Now Sounds Prophetical
In saying what is headlined, I do not mean that Archbishop Viganò is foreseeing the future, but that he is teaching the truths of revealed religion with stunning clarity and holy urgency. His Grace is objecting to the continuation of … Continue reading
My Interview with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski: “What’s Wrong with the New Lectionary?”
Thanks to Steve Cunningham, of Sensus Fidelium, my interview with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski is now posted on YouTube and Gloria TV (see embedded video, below). For links to a dozen articles that Dr. Kwasniewski has written on the subject, see … Continue reading