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The Centenary Birthday Of The Late Alice Von Hildebrand (1923-2023)

March 1, 2023 Frontpage Comments Off

By JAMES MONTI It is little more than a year since the Catholic world mourned the passing of one of the greatest Catholic educators, speakers, writers and thinkers of our age, Dr. Alice von Hildebrand (+January 14, 2022). At that time, many, including me, shared in the pages of The Wanderer and elsewhere our personal remembrances of this utterly remarkable soul who changed and inspired the lives of so many as a tireless and courageous champion of truth and genuine beauty.March 11, 2023 will mark the centenary of Alice’s birth, reason enough to explore anew the incredible legacy that this heroic woman of God has left us. Her story of course is inseparable from that of the giant of our…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light… Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise

February 28, 2023 Frontpage Comments Off

By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON Jr. (Fr. Richard D. Breton is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn.) + + Today we continue our reflection of Jesus’ final moments on the cross and the dialogue He had with us all. We focus on the “second words” spoken by Jesus on the cross. These are recorded in the Gospel of Luke 23:43, where He says, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” This statement has such significance for us in our lives for several reasons.First, it reveals Jesus’ compassion and mercy. Despite the excruciating pain and suffering He was enduring; Jesus still took the time to show love and forgiveness to a criminal who was…Continue Reading

FBI’s Target In War Against Religion: The Latin Mass

February 27, 2023 Frontpage Comments Off

By DEACON MIKE MANNO Through the years we have often reported on efforts by government officials to tap-down the influence of religion in the public square. We can go to the Obama administration to see the beginning of the efforts to “fundamentally change America.” This ranges from declaring that the United States is no longer “just a Christian nation” to undermining the tenets of our faith. See www.catholicleague.org/obamas-catholic-problem-2.The pandemic became just the most recent excuse for the Progressive Left to continue its assault on Christianity: forcible closings of churches, occupancy rules enforced, arrest and jailing of ministers who refused to buckle under the anti-God policies of the intelligentsia that populates the controlling faction in the Democratic Party.But now, thanks to…Continue Reading

This Month Especially . . . Remembering The Other Queen Bess

February 26, 2023 Frontpage Comments Off

By DONALD DeMARCO Historians are well acquainted with Elizabeth I, the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Queen Bess, as she was called, was the Queen of England and Ireland from 1588 until her death in 1603.The “Queen Bess” who is the subject of this article should be far better known than she is at present. She was not a queen in the traditional sense of the term, but she was a “queen of the skies.” She was the first Afro-American and Native American woman to hold a pilot’s license.But her story is more about courage and succeeding against formidable opposition than anything else, and it is especially relevant during Black History Month.Bessie, as she is known (byname…Continue Reading

DEI: The Latest Threat To Religious Liberty And Academic Freedom

February 25, 2023 Frontpage Comments Off

By CHRISTOPHER MANION Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, commonly known as DEI, has arrived at Notre Dame.It wasn’t a smooth landing.The School of Architecture recently hired Ms. Crystal Bates to be its first “Program Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Alumni Engagement.” When her appointment was announced, several puzzled alumni apparently questioned the wisdom of creating such a post. That’s when Architecture Dean Stefanos Polyzoides lost it.“I write to you today to ask you, as alumni, to join me in denouncing these hateful comments by fellow alums of the school,” he wrote in a public letter to graduates of the program reported by the Daily Caller.Dean Polyzoides’ letter criticized “horrific and deeply hurtful activity on social media” by those alumni.…Continue Reading

Doing It On The Wing . . . Airborne Papal Press Conferences Not Infallible, Canon Lawyer Says

February 24, 2023 Frontpage Comments Off

By DEXTER DUGGAN PHOENIX — The Catholic Church has come down through the centuries since it was established by Jesus while social settings and conditions changed significantly.A thousand years ago, Catholics living at a distance from Rome may not even have known who the current Pope was, at least for a while. Today Pope Francis may hold a news conference aboard a jetliner miles above the Earth and words he said have been transmitted to news consumers around the world before he lands.People’s reaction to reports of those words on radio, television or social media quickly may set the phones ringing at parish and diocesan offices far and wide. So it’s important to understand their context.“I think the average Catholic…Continue Reading

FBI Targets Catholic “Extremists” — Then Gets Caught

February 23, 2023 Frontpage Comments Off

By CHRISTOPHER MANION Here in Virginia, a leaked document reveals that the FBI has targeted Catholics who “prefer the Latin Mass,” among others, as likely covens of “white supremacy.” (See related story on p. 8A of this week’s issue.)The lengthy January 23, 2023 memo authored by an “intelligence analyst” for the Richmond Field Office of the FBI bore an interesting title: “Interest Of Racially Or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremists And Radical — Traditionalist Catholic Ideology Almost Certainly Present New Mitigation Opportunities.”Several passages bear citing in full:“FBI Richmond assesses the increasingly observed interest of racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists (RMVES) and radical-traditionalist Catholic (RTC) ideology almost certainly presents opportunities for threat mitigation to the exploration of new avenues for tripwire…Continue Reading

Turning Arizona, U.S. Into Losers . . . The Know-It-Alls Show Their Talent For Choosing The Worst

February 22, 2023 Frontpage Comments Off

By DEXTER DUGGAN You want to put a face on the tragedies of the last few years that supposedly began with the outburst of COVID-19 in early 2020?Cong. Nancy Mace (R., S.C.) might epitomize Americans realizing — after the disease was used as an excuse to remake society — how deep was the collusion against them by their own government and tech and social-media giants.Which includes the venomous left-wing political establishment.At a February 8 U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing, Mace ripped Twitter executives for strong-arming off their space the expert opinions including those of doctors that disagreed with the government-media narrative about how to deal with the disease.Mace said she regretted getting the second COVID shot and doubted she’ll ever…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light . . . Father, Forgive Them

February 21, 2023 Frontpage Comments Off

By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON Jr. (Editor’s Note: Fr. Breton is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn.) + + Yesterday, February 22, we celebrated Ash Wednesday and began the Lenten Season. As a way to assist us on this year’s journey through Lent, I mentioned last week that we would examine what is called the “Seven Last Words of Christ.” Seven phrases really, but theses phrases offer us an abundance of spiritual help for us to meditate upon.Having been condemned and having accepted His cross, Jesus carried it to Golgotha, the place of the skull. Arriving, He was stripped of His garments, thrown down upon the cross, nailed through His hands and feet and raised up to die…Continue Reading

First: Do Ho Harm… An Insider’s View Of Trans Treatment For Kids

February 20, 2023 Frontpage Comments Off

By DEACON MIKE MANNO A brave gender clinician recently published an article that exposes the lie promoted by the Progressive Left, the Biden administration, and trans activists wherever they may be located, many of whom are teachers and staff of our public school system.Jamie Reed didn’t necessarily target those progressive groups in her article published in The Free Press February 9. She began:“I am a 42-year-old St. Louis native, a queer woman, and politically to the left of Bernie Sanders. My worldview has deeply shaped my career. I have spent my professional life providing counseling to vulnerable populations: children in foster care, sexual minorities, the poor.”She went on to explain that for the past few years she worked for the…Continue Reading

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