Articles on Catholic History and Culture
“To be deep in history, is to cease to be Protestant.” Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman
Works Without Faith is Dead
The old debate still rages in which Catholics dispute with Protestants who say that salvation is by "faith alone." Yes, we like to pick out the verse from the epistle of James which says [...]
Woman Priests Courageous Pioneers?
The Anchoresses fumes over the latest "ordination" of a Catholic woman here. I cannot disagree. One of the things most offensive to anyone with a Catholic sensibility is the women priests' taste in vestments. [...]
The Pope the Dog and the Bicycle Bell
Someone has joked, "In Central America it's not really a valid Mass unless there is a dog present." I was therefore amused to see that at one of the Pope's liturgies in Brazil a [...]
Peace and Justice Catholics – Just Aging Hippies?
There seems to be an undefined group of Catholics who some call "Peace and Justice Catholics". They are typified as aging hippies. They named their churches "Prince of Peace" in the sixties as a [...]
The Roots of Rage
This summer in America has erupted in racially charged protests about the verdict on the killing of Trayvon Martin. Yesterday I posted this video of an atheist who went berserk with rage. I've commented [...]
Division, Diversity and Dissent
We preach Christ crucified The Bishop was present in the parish over the weekend to celebrate the sacrament of confirmation, and after sharing dinner with him and the Holy Deacon I was [...]