Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Oedipus and Reality

›
Because of the great Dr. Sanity , and because I am surrounded by people who have created their own worlds and are completely out of touch wi...

Begging because of a sacrilege; if someone can allow a sacred object to be desecrated, it has already happened in the mind and soul of those who have lost the Faith

›
On Father Ray Blake's blog today is the posting of the sacrilegious selling of Church plate, and other sacred objects at the upcoming ...

The Real St. Brigid, "the Mary of the Gael"

›
Today is the feast day of one of Ireland's patrons, St. Brigid, 451-525. Now, since I have been in Eire, I have discovered some crazin...

The Cradle of Modernist Heresies

›
In 1983, Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, who was prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, now Pope Benedict XVI, issued a doc...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Bloggers' Request--Catholics Pay Attention, Please

›
Father Z has requested that bloggers pass on this information. Contact your bishops if you are in the States. To date, 107 have responded in...

No democratic process in Britain--Government pushes its own agenda and against the wishes of the people

›
LifeSiteNews has published an excellent article on the fight to stop the Cameron government from pushing through gay civil "marria...

And, now for something completely different

›
I remember an episode light years ago when I was engaged and visiting the home of my fiance in Hampstead. Before dinner, the Pater asked me...
Monday, 30 January 2012

Perfection Part Three-Thomism and the Spiritual Life

›
The concept of grace is rarely taught in catechesis and yet, a Catholic needs an excellent grasp on the concept of, especially, sanctifyin...

Only in Ireland--Bishop investigated for calling this age "Godless"

›
Ireland has again proven itself to be one of the nations most hateful of its former religion, Catholicism. And, a ridiculous sign of this is...

Just When You Thought Things Could Not Get Worse-A New Trinitarian Heresy in the United States for Export

›
This is too important to pass up. On JihadWatch this morning, a new translation of the Bible has been supported by groups working in Mu...

Perfection Part Two-Metanoia First

›
Last night, I had a lengthy discussion with a friend about "conversion" to Christ. Now, this concept of metanoia or repentance co...
Sunday, 29 January 2012

A Traditional Catholic in Iowa: Bishop Nickless on HHS, Sebelius, and Obama...

›
A Traditional Catholic in Iowa: Bishop Nickless on HHS, Sebelius, and Obama... : I will reprint the entirety of this message. It is importa...

That they may be one...John 17:21

›
Rorate Caeli has an excellent editorial article on the fact that now is the time for the SSPX to come into full communion with Rome. I s...

On Perfection Part One

›
Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection. (Dedicated to my seminarian friends, who in some places, are being taught to b...
Saturday, 28 January 2012

Great Britain's Discrimination against Christians

›
Yesterday, online at LifeSiteNews, there was a report that 74% of Christians in a poll believed that discrimination against Christians is...

Cancers in the Culture from an American Point of View

›
Two articles in this morning's Irish Times refer to themes on this blog. The first is a semi-humorous, but serious article on stere...
Friday, 27 January 2012

Obama Against Home Schooling

›
Did many notice Obama's stand against homeschooling in his address this week? When I home schooled, I belonged to the Home School Legal ...

"I say! You just can't say, 'You want to know', you know": On the Circumlocution Office in the Mind, Earthquakes and Cyclones and "Society"

›
Some people's minds, and maybe their hearts, are like the Circumlocution Office in Little Dorrit , my favorite book-read it at le...
Thursday, 26 January 2012

Meditation for the days before St. Valentine's Day

›
I know many single people, widows, those home alone do not like Valentine's Day. But, for me, it is a day to think about Love, Who is a...

Revival of the Jewish Hero

›
Steven Spielberg is going to direct a Moses big, big picture, one to rival the iconic The Ten Com mandments of 1956. Mel Gibson and  Joe E...