A great many commentators have taken up the cudgels both before and after the Society of St. Pius X consecrated bishops without Rome’s permission last July 1. Some are for, some are against; but most subscribe to a single narrative. … Continue reading
For the past two episodes of Reconquest, and concluding with a third, I am discussing the “Letter to the Archbishop of Boston” — known also as Suprema haec sacra and also “the Marchetti-Selvaggiani Letter.” This well known letter concerns our … Continue reading
Editor’s Introduction: Below is a PDF file of a study written by Brother Thomas Mary Sennott, M.I.C.M., author, among other things, of They Fought The Good Fight. Brother Thomas Mary died on June 13, 2005, having lived his entire religious … Continue reading
Amid the vast and growing volume of commentary on the July first consecrations of four bishops for the SSPX, there a brief passage from a July 2 interview that interests us a great deal here at Catholicism.org. It is the … Continue reading
This is the last installment in our series on the Catholic economy of salvation. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus “began with the end,” that is, Our Blessed Lord gave us a glimpse of what He desires us to … Continue reading
We continue our series on the Catholic economy of salvation. The three theological virtues, along with sanctifying grace, are infused into the soul directly by God. The sacraments are all the works of Jesus Christ, who is the heavenly High … Continue reading
In this third installment on the revealed economy of salvation, we will explore the necessity of the Church, a subject very dear to our hearts here at Saint Benedict Center. It was my intention to include other topics make this … Continue reading
Yesterday, the SSPX Superior General, Father Davide Pagliarani, published a “Declaration of the Catholic Faith” that he addressed to Pope Leo XIV with these words: The Society places this simple Declaration of Faith in Your hands. It seems to us to … Continue reading
Continuing our series on the Catholic economy of salvation, we move from our first installment’s consideration of faith, hope, and charity, to a look at the sacraments. We will not address each and every sacrament here, but will confine ourselves … Continue reading
You may have seen one of those Protestant tracts, web pages, or videos that asks: “What Must I Do to Be Saved?” The reference is from Acts of the Apostles 16:30-31, where it is related that Saint Paul and Silas … Continue reading
The following question came in through our contact page on Catholicism.org: Hello, among the recent mass of terms flooding my social media such as, “The Chosen People”, “Christian Zionism”, and “Replacement Theology”, I searched the Catechism to see what it … Continue reading
Last Friday, a Tucker Carlson interview with the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, premiered on YouTube: Tucker Confronts Mike Huckabee on America’s Toxic Relationship With Israel. It is long, about two and a half hours, with an eleven-minute introduction … Continue reading
What if the Catholic Church’s necessity for salvation didn’t begin only after Pentecost — what if it reaches back to Genesis, and even includes angels? In this talk, we explore a sweeping thesis: that wherever grace elevates an intellectual creature … Continue reading
Some time before Vatican II, a certain prelate in a major U.S. archdiocese gave the invocation at an interfaith meeting at which Jews were present. So as not to offend, he began his prayer thus: “In the name of God. … Continue reading
Since 1970, scientists have made some fascinating discoveries from rigorous lab tests of various Eucharistic miracles both old and new. Among other things, the findings reveal both an identical Blood type common to each miracle (and to the Shroud of … Continue reading
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