Hail Mary, Lock And Load…
By DEACON MIKE MANNO Okay, by now everyone has heard about The Atlantic’s Daniel Panneton’s not-so ridiculous claim that “radical-traditional” Catholics — who I guess I would include myself in that — see the rosary as some type of secular weapon to fight the deadly beast.Well, sorry to upset Mr. Panneton’s big discovery, but the simple fact is that it is not only a weapon, it is the singularly most powerful weapon in the Catholic arsenal against the forces of Hell. The problem with Mr. Panneton’s thesis is not that he sees the rosary as a weapon, which it is, but that he misinterprets what the Church means by that reference and all references to spiritual battle.Here is how he…Continue Reading