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Bellarmine on Hell-Bound Popes. Our Patron’s Feast today.
Today is the feast of St. Robert Bellarmine, the patron of the Bellarmine Forum/Wanderer Forum Foundation. It is the perfect opportunity to illustrate one of the many, many, many examples from his life of why he is the perfect saint for our time in America. The trouble is that there are so many reasons! We could discuss…
7 Secrets Fr. Hardon Observed about Saint Mother Teresa’s Power
Although many people think Mother Teresa was already canonized, some thinking it happened several times already, today it was official. Some news services are calling her Saint Teresa. Even Pope Francis said it was going to be difficult to change how we refer to her, from “Mother Teresa” to “Saint Teresa.” I think, mostly because…
Notre Dame Will Never See the Likes of Moose Krause Again
Ed. Note: This weekend begins one of the great American pastimes–college football. It is always an exciting time of year and one which we relish. Beer, brats, wings, tailgating, and cheering for our favorite teams! In particular–even though the principal authors here generally hail from Jesuit institutions–we at the Bellarmine Forum have always been Notre Dame fans. Our Chairman, the late Charles…
Back to School Challenge: Find these 5 ideas in your child’s catechism!
Ahh, back to school time… I remember having to make book covers out of old grocery bags, and then needing to promptly doodle, draw, and/or write on the covers to immediately identify them. Then, I’d scan the book for pictures and see just what was in this new thing. It’s the time of year and…
5 Things to Consider on the Beheading of John the Baptist Compared to Today
Today is the feast of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. All great eras have to come to a head — a pinnacle where all the threads of plot swirl in wild tempest to resolution. Of all the stories in the old testament, I think the end of John the Baptist is a lot like Our…
Why Do They Hate Us? Part II
This is Part II of “Why Do They Hate Us?” 6 Reasons Explain The Essence of Islam As you recall, CNN host Fareed Zakaria ran a segment “Why They Hate Us.” This article briefly explains why Muslims hate us, according to radical-Islamists and the Quran, and how Muslims in Islamic countries treat others, contrasted to…
Act Like You Know the Queen: Fr. Hardon Explains The Queenship of Mary
When I read about the variety of things Pope Pius V did in bringing Mary to a higher place of honor in the Roman Church, I’m often amazed that he wasn’t able, or perhaps, it was not yet time, for the apparent conclusions. Just consider this short list of changes he made: He added the…
Consecration to the Immaculate Heart and the Trial of the West by Islam?
In the wake of Mohammedism’s (Islam’s) initial spread over the middle east, an African bishop penned a consecration to the Blessed Mother’s Immaculate heart. The Bishop of Toledo wrote one as well. We know that Spain was run over by Islam for a time, but it got me wondering… August is traditionally devoted to focusing on devotion to the…
What Hamish Fraser Saw About Your Children Thirty Years Ago
I’ve been going back and listening to some old cassettes lately. I ran across one quote that is harrowing. I mean it. The insight some of these people had peering into the state of the day reaches across decades to today and is fresh, if not terrible. I can’t help it — anyone who has listened to Fr….
The Church in 10 Years: Guitars, Speaking in Tongues, Women Priests?
I was listening to a sales person the other day and one thing they kept telling me to do is imagine my life down the road with this product. How much easier it would be to do this, and how fast I’d see results down, and just how great life would be. Infomercials do this a lot,…
