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Lesson From St. Elizabeth Of The Trinity . . . “This Present Paradise” On Earth Doesn’t Always Feel Like One

November 18, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on Lesson From St. Elizabeth Of The Trinity . . . “This Present Paradise” On Earth Doesn’t Always Feel Like One

By DEXTER DUGGAN PHOENIX — When the young woman entered the convent to begin her life as a nun, the government was an opponent of the Catholic Church.The convent’s residents knew they may have to move. The government was interested in the convent’s possessions.It appeared that the local bishop was siding more with the government than with his own Catholic Church. The Vatican was displeased. It was a “collective time of darkness,” a speaker here said, but the Lord was raising up some great saints.This may sound like the U.S. government under the Obama and Biden administrations taking such actions as hounding the Little Sisters of the Poor to provide abortifacients and contraceptives in their health insurance.This may seem to…Continue Reading

Did Glasgow Deliver “Blah, Blah, Blah”?

November 17, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on Did Glasgow Deliver “Blah, Blah, Blah”?

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN (Editor’s Note: As reported in last week’s NewsNotes, our regular columnist Mike Manno is recovering from a stroke, so therefore we are publishing an extra Buchanan column to take the place of Manno’s usual political and legal commentary. Please continue to pray for Mike’s speedy recovery.) + + At the end of the first week of the Glasgow climate summit, 100,000 protesters marched to denounce the attendees as phonies who will never honor their commitments to curb carbon emissions.Despite pledges by 100 nations to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030, and by 20 nations, including the U.S., to end financing of new international fossil-fuel power plants, teenage climate superstar activist Greta Thunberg says the…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light . . . Communion With The Holy Spirit

November 16, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on A Beacon Of Light . . . Communion With The Holy Spirit

By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON JR. (Editor’s Note: Fr. Richard D. Breton Jr. is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. He received his BA in religious studies and his MA in dogmatic theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Conn.) + + Throughout history there have been countless works of art, that in turn, have become masterpieces. Maybe you fell in love with a painting from Rembrandt or Picasso. Perhaps you have seen the sculptures of Bernini or admired the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel painted by Michelangelo. Whatever the masterpiece was, it was very impressive.Today as we continue our journey through the Catechism, our gaze will focus on the workings of the Holy Spirit in…Continue Reading

Thanksgiving And The Christian Roots Of America

November 15, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on Thanksgiving And The Christian Roots Of America

By PAUL KRAUSE Which America is the founding of America? This may seem like a silly or incoherent question, but it is one that is deeply profound and consequential. Was America founded by abstract political principles in 1776 and 1787? Or does America run deeper than some ink spilled on paper that has been interpreted and reinterpreted over two and a half centuries since?When Edmund Burke spoke about reconciliation with America he noted, “First the people of the Colonies are descendants of Englishmen….The Colonists emigrated from you, when this part of your character was most predominant; and they took this bias and direction the moment they parted from your hands. They are therefore not only devoted to Liberty, but to…Continue Reading

After GOP Sends Dems Into Tailspin . . . Some Republicans Rescue Biden’s Ruinous Left-Wing Spending

November 14, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on After GOP Sends Dems Into Tailspin . . . Some Republicans Rescue Biden’s Ruinous Left-Wing Spending

By DEXTER DUGGAN Just after Republicans knocked Democrats for three or four loops in the November 2 elections — to the surprise of all the best-informed left-wing know-it-alls — 13 GOP members of the U.S. House needlessly rushed to give radical Democrat House Squeaker Nancy Pelosi and radical Prez Joe Biden the majority they needed on November 5 for his $1.2 trillion Dem wish list of pork squandering.When Republicans around the nation had proved how attractive their party is to more voters, GOP dissidents in D.C. rushed in to pour cold — in fact, freezing — water on the celebration. Hey, winter’s coming.This small number of Republicans didn’t try tough bargaining to extract from desperate loser Biden something the American…Continue Reading

The Spirit Of Obama Lives On At Our Lady’s University

November 13, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on The Spirit Of Obama Lives On At Our Lady’s University

By CHRISTOPHER MANION Twelve years ago, university president Fr. John Jenkins welcomed Barack Obama to Notre Dame as a commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient. At the time, Obama was the most pro-abortion president in history. In fact, among world leaders, he was one of the most radical enemies of life in the civilized world.Fr. Jenkins’ Obama Welcome Mat included a side entrance to Notre Dame’s own “Irish Gulag,” reserved for dozens of peaceful pro-life demonstrators that Jenkins had handcuffed and arrested for “trespassing” on campus.A lot of bad publicity followed — one member of the administration had even been fired merely for attending the prolife vigil the night before commencement. But it was worth it: Obama’s appearance was followed…Continue Reading

Offero The Giant

November 12, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on Offero The Giant

BY JOE SIXPACK Everyone knows about St. Christopher, the patron saint of travelers, and many of you probably have a St. Christopher medal around your neck, on your key chain, or in your car. But do you know the story behind St. Christopher? Well, as Paul Harvey would have said, “Here’s the rest of the story.” (I’m really telling my age.)There was a giant of a man who had powerful, almost super-human strength. His name was Offero. He lived in the land of Channa in the early Christian era. Dissatisfied with himself and desiring adventure, the big man left his homeland saying, “I’ll roam the world in search of the mightiest of kings, and then I’ll spend the rest of…Continue Reading

Lying About Francis?. . . When Biden Darkened Pope’s Door, Opportunity Was Lost To Throw Some Light

November 11, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on Lying About Francis?. . . When Biden Darkened Pope’s Door, Opportunity Was Lost To Throw Some Light

By DEXTER DUGGAN In less than a full month, two of the world’s most high-profile, most pro-abortion, and most immoral “Catholic” politicians trekked to Vatican City to bask in photos with a papal host who shares their left-wing political priorities.The Democratic Party’s mentally impaired President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi darkened Pope Francis’ door in October, but the Pontiff didn’t yank away his welcome mat even though, according to the Pope’s own definition, these were mass murderers of countless defenseless preborn babies.They didn’t travel across the Atlantic Ocean to express contrition despite their political party of death’s declining reputation.Francis didn’t issue any public statement rebuking these left-wingers’ unrepentant embrace and promotion of depravity. Biden in fact claimed that…Continue Reading

A New Day For Virginia Catholics?

November 10, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on A New Day For Virginia Catholics?

By CHRISTOPHER MANION The results in Virginia’s November second election were pretty close to earthshaking on several levels. However, one dimension has received scant attention in the media, but it has set the ground to trembling under two specific locations in the Commonwealth: the buildings that house the chanceries of the Diocese of Arlington and the Diocese of Richmond.Virginia’s two bishops, Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Barry Knestout of Richmond, have been in a bind for four years. In the wake of the abuse and coverup scandals that have dragged on for decades, attorneys general in almost two dozen states have launched investigations of various Catholic dioceses.Virginia is one of them. Here, Attorney General Mark Herring has demanded and received…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light . . . Christ In The Liturgy

November 9, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on A Beacon Of Light . . . Christ In The Liturgy

By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON JR. (Editor’s Note: Fr. Richard D. Breton Jr. is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. He received his BA in religious studies and his MA in dogmatic theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Conn.) + + Last week we began an explanation of the “economy of salvation” and how the Trinity participates in the liturgy. We saw how the liturgy has, as its aim, to offer praise, honor, and thanksgiving to God the Father. The Church’s liturgical life has this as its goal.Today we will ask the question: What role does the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, or Christ, play in the liturgy? The answer is quite simple, but…Continue Reading