In American traditionalist circles, it is becoming fashionable to blame “ultramontanism” for all the ills affecting Catholicism today. Supposedly, Pope Francis is imposing a revolutionary agenda on the Church because of the actions of ultramontanes during the First Vatican Council. Detractors admit that ultramontanes turned traditional Church teaching on papal infallibility and … Read more
The apparitions of Our Lady of Good Success in Quito, Ecuador, during the 16th and 17th centuries are filled with numerous prophecies that tell of the moral decadence that would characterize our times. On one such occasion, Our Lady appeared to the convent’s abbess, Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres. She made prophecies … Read more
“Les morts vont vite” (“The dead go fast”) is a French saying that synthesizes how quickly the memory of the deceased fades from our minds. We usually forget them because of our lack of consideration that another life awaits us after death. We must prepare by meditating on the Four Last Things. … Read more
The Holy House of Loreto was the place where Our Lady was born, raised and received the Angel Gabriel’s commission to be the Mother of God. Thus, it is a sanctuary that can serve as a spiritual ‘lung,’ especially for those who struggle to defend non-negotiable principles, such as the right to … Read more
The biographical notes about Saint Aloysius Gonzaga are as follows: “Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591) was the eldest son of Ferdinand, Marquis of Castiglione. Coupled with his precocious piety, he also displayed the bellicose bubbling of his ancestral blood. The Marquis gave him a small armor, a helmet, a little sword and a … Read more
A lengthy headline from the British newspaper, The Daily Mail, sums up the current U.S. spike in crime. “America’s deadly year: Philadelphia Now has More Murders than NYC and L.A. and a DOZEN Major US Cities Smash Annual Homicide Records (And They are ALL Democrat).” These shocking statistics are not limited to … Read more
Nine centuries before the coming of the Redeemer, the fiery prophet Elias was consumed with zeal for the Lord God of hosts. Transported by angels in a fiery chariot, he was likely taken to the earthly paradise. From this privileged position, he monitors the developments within the history of salvation, their core … Read more
On his flight back to Rome after his trip to Cyprus and Greece last December 6, responding to a question from journalists about the resignation of the Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, Pope Francis explained: “I accepted Aupetit’s resignation, not on the altar of truth, but on the altar of hypocrisy. This is … Read more
Those on the liberal side mentioned it first. Marc Thiessen of The Washington Post warned the left that its policies were not just misguided but dangerous. The radical left no longer engages in rational debate but has embarked upon a kamikaze course of self-destruction. Other media figures have repeated the kamikaze warning … Read more
The right and left usually have very defined positions. The right defends, for example, private property, police, border security and gun rights. The left’s concerns include economic equality, critical race theory, immigration and gun control. Arguably the most significant contrast between these two sides lies in the abortion debate. The left is … Read more