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Pentecost, Pentecostalism, Nominalism, and the Holy Spirit

John B. Manos — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:31:50 +0000

As water cleanses from impurity and extinguishes fire, the use of water signifies that our souls are cleansed and the fire of hell is quenched for us. As oil gives light and strengthens the body, its use in Confirmation indicates plainly that our souls are enlightened and fortified by the Holy Spirit. Thus the practical [...]

Footnote 33: MSNBC Children belong to state

Christopher Manion — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:29:49 +0000

In Footnote 33, Chris Manion observes that a whacko feminist recently insisted that children belong to the state, not to God or their parents. She thought she was being very avante-garde. Was she right? Far from it: it’s an old canard whose history deserves our attention.

From Under the Rubble…Is the the Rule of Law Immoral (Part II)

Christopher Manion — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:53:46 +0000

Last week we looked at the Catholic Church and its advocacy of legislation granting amnesty to illegal aliens. Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles, who leads the Church’s campaign, has condemned the “nativism” and “bigotry” which in his view often motivates the advocates of the rule of law. This is not the first time that [...]

My last ten burials/funerals with “Fr. Strangelove”…

wffguest — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:24 +0000

…or How I stop worrying and learned to love the (Demographic) Bomb, NOT! A stranger came into the sacristy after Sunday Mass. In an incriminating huff he said, “I have been away from the area for fifteen years; where are the people? And now you are tearing down the school? I went there as a [...]

On the 96th anniversary of the Fatima Secret: a new take on the vision of the Angel

John B. Manos — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:13:54 +0000

Today is the 96th anniversary of the vision to the three children at Fatima. Coincidently, it is also the 48th year for the Bellarmine Forum. Thus, Fatima is twice as old as the Bellarmine forum this year. On top of that, it is the 90th anniversary of St. Robert Bellarmine’s beatification on May 13, 1923! [...]

Footnote 32: Cardinal Burke on Humanae Vitae

Christopher Manion — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:21:58 +0000

The Bellarmine Forum’s Campaign for Humanae Vitae™ got a big boost in April, as Raymond Cardinal Burke urged the laity to encourage our priests and bishops to teach the truths of the faith in their dioceses. Waiting for national bishops’ conferences and their bureaucracies to do it means delay and a watered-down product, he says.

From Under the Rubble…Is the Rule of Law Immoral?

Christopher Manion — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:44:55 +0000

The collapse of legitimacy in Washington continues, and the immigration debate is no exception. The rule of law withers away, while partisans wallow in sentimentalism, with curious consequences: consider the religious leaders who are at the forefront of the pro-amnesty movement. Somehow, they’re on the same side of the issue as big business, the banksters, [...]

Confusing the Little Things Obscures the Big: Ascension Thursday

John B. Manos — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:40:23 +0000

In Acts 1:3 we read that Our Lord ascended to Heaven forty days after His Glorious Resurrection. The importance of this Feast is punctuated by Fr. Hardon: It is very important to be convinced that Christ’s Ascension into heaven was an historical fact. As early as the beginning of the second century, St. Ignatius of [...]

Our Lady of Fatima and Two Humble Priests

John M. DeJak — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:10:25 +0000

Having learned of Pope Francis’s desire to entrust his Pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima, I decided to settle down to the famous Fatima documentary from the mid-1980s narrated by Ricardo Montelban. Besides enjoying the suave and debonair devout Catholic and proprietor of TV’s Fantasy Island, something struck me in this documentary about Our Lady’s message [...]

A Book That Tells the Tales of Immigrants, Traditions, and the Help of the Blessed Mother

Stephanie Block — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:00:09 +0000

Using antique statues of the Blessed Mother as windows into the eras of their creation, Nancy Murray has written a compelling history of the beautiful, historic city of St Augustine. The delicate, classically crafted Nuestra Señora de La Leche y Buen Parto (Our Lady of the Milk and Happy Delivery) midwifed the city’s founding under [...]

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Our Lady of Fatima and Two Humble Priests

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