Hate. It's a pretty strong word. Webster's Dictionary defines it as "intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger, or sense of injury" and "extreme dislike or disgust." In today's politically-correct society, the word "hate" is generally unacceptable, and is used by political Leftists as a weapon to demonize their political opponents. It's generally... Continue Reading →
The crisis in the Catholic Church is no secret. The Church is infested, at the highest levels, with homosexualists (people who want to normalize homosexuality), homosexual harassers (men who use positions of power to manipulate younger men into gay sex), pederasts (men who engaged in sex with post-pubescent teenage boys), financial criminals, heretics and liturgical... Continue Reading →
This essay first appeared on Forward in Christ Magazine. I'm writing this essay in the heat of the Covington Controversy that began in Washington DC, at the Lincoln Memorial, shortly after the March for Life Rally on Friday, January 18, 2019. I have seen the whole hour and a half video of the entire event.... Continue Reading →
I have a feeling that if some future generation ever manages to read this essay, it will be thought of as some kind of historic novelty, and perhaps even amusing. Today, however, I am sure this essay will generate profound emotion on both sides of the debate. The debate itself is over the use of... Continue Reading →
Not long ago, I was privileged and blessed to sit on the international editorial board that formulated the "St. Gregory's Prayer Book." I won't mention who the other men were, as I don't wish to speak out of place. Some of them may wish to remain anonymous, others may wish to speak in their own... Continue Reading →
We all know that Europe was once Pagan. Actually, the whole world was Pagan as recently as 2,000 years ago. At that time, the only monotheistic religion in the world was Judaism, centered mainly in The Holy Land of Israel (Palestine) with small Jewish colonies (synagogues) in major cities throughout the Roman Empire. At that... Continue Reading →
The dictionary defines "woke" as the past-tense version of awakening, becoming alert, or to emerge from sleep. Wikipedia defines "woke" as a political term, having African-American origin, that refers to a perceived awareness of issues concerning social justice. It is derived from the African-American vernacular English expression "stay woke," whose grammatical aspect refers to a... Continue Reading →
What if I told you there is a place in the Ozarks where the priest always celebrates the liturgy ad orientem (facing east with the congregation), where communion is always administered on the tongue while kneeling, where the homilies are challenging and orthodox, where traditional customs (such as head-covering) are encouraged, where the only Catholic... Continue Reading →
For two-thousand years, Christian women have been covering their heads in prayer, whether it be in a chapel, or in public, or at home. It's a custom as old as Christianity itself. (Technically, it's older.) And Western women still do it, without even realizing it, and even if they're not religious at all. Take, for... Continue Reading →
