Pax Christi. In this Ad Rem, I offer a brief reflection on religious life and especially on female religious; I give a long overdue public appreciation of our own Sisters here at Saint Benedict Center; and, finally, I make an … Continue reading
Category: Saint Benedict Center in Richmond, New Hampshire
On the Virtue Stubbornness
Our 2021 Saint Benedict Center Conference is now history. Thankfully, it is a pleasant history — so we are being told by many in attendance — and one that can be relived in part by listening to or viewing the … Continue reading
2021 Saint Benedict Center Conference: Date, Theme, Speakers, Etc.
I am happy to announce our conference theme for this year, as well as other pertinent details, including a partial list of conference speakers. Please click here to register. For more information or to register by phone, please call Russell … Continue reading
Response to Press Inquiries Regarding Damien Fisher’s Misleading Article in the New Hampshire Union Leader
This statement was updated on February 6, 2021. Response to Press Inquiries In response to a misleading article that appeared in the New Hampshire Union Leader on 2 February 2021 (“Vatican rejects Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary appeal”), … Continue reading
Fortes in Fide
Every night, when the Brothers pray the traditional office of Compline together, we encounter the following words of Saint Peter (I Pet. 5:8): Fratres: Sóbrii estóte, et vigiláte: quia adversárius vester diábolus tamquam leo rúgiens círcuit, quærens quem dévoret: cui … Continue reading
My Christmas Letter to Friends and Benefactors
Below, I have embedded by Christmas Letter that recently went out via USPS mail. If you would like to receive monthly mailings from Saint Benedict Center via USPS, including our bi-monthly Mancipia newsletter and my bi-monthly letters to friends and … Continue reading
What I’ll Be Missing in October
For the first time since 2013, I shall be missing the annual conference at St. Benedict Center. Alas, my attendance is a victim of the Corona-induced restrictions on travel. So, I have decided to tick off the things I’ll miss … Continue reading
Timothy Flanders Interviews Brother André Marie on ‘the Feeney Controversy’
T. S. Flanders, of The Meaning of Catholic, interviewed me about the controversy surrounding Father Leonard Feeney and the dogma, Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus. You can follow Timothy Flanders and The Meaning of Catholic on Twitter. The YouTube video is … Continue reading
Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus: An Interview with Brother André Marie
In the YouTube video below, I am interviewed by a wonderful priest on the dogma, extra ecclesiam nulla salus, Father Feeney, and, to a lesser degree, the history of Saint Benedict Center. At the heart of the interview, are the … Continue reading
You Are Reading a ‘Dangerous’ Website!
We have received two reports that viewers are being told by their software that our websites are “unsafe.” In both cases, the messages are coming from Microsoft. This brief posting has three purposes: (1) to make readers aware of the … Continue reading
Dirty Work for the Slaves
This Ad Rem is an advance copy of my June “Letter to Friends and Benefactors.” (Get on our list here.) It informs our supporters what we Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in New Hampshire are doing amid the … Continue reading
High School Teacher Wanted to Fill Position at IHM School
Since one of our wonderful high school teachers has just left New Hampshire to pursue God’s holy will by attending the seminary, the administrators of Immaculate Heart of Mary School are in need of finding a replacement for the 2019-2020 … Continue reading
Thank You! And Let us Adore the Sacred Heart
Last week in this space I wrote a very urgent cri de coeur to my readers. The response was tremendous. We received an outpouring of prayers and financial contributions, as well as written expressions of concern and gratitude for our … Continue reading
Novena to Saints Peter and Paul for Saint Benedict Center’s Needs
This is somewhat last minute, but we ask friends and benefactors of Saint Benedict Center to join our Brothers and Sisters in a Novena to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul to begin today, Saturday, June 22, and terminate on … Continue reading
Saint Benedict Center Needs your Help: Its Survival is in Jeopardy
As some of you already know, on January 7th of of this year, the Diocese of Manchester issued a public decree regarding the Saint Benedict Center community of Richmond, New Hampshire. The draconian decree consists of fifteen “precepts and obligations” … Continue reading
