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From Under the Rubble…Happy Birthday, 1913!
The Rubble often notes with a fond nostalgia the wisdom of Robert Nisbet, who was born in 1913. In that year, he once observed, the only contact that the average US citizen had with the federal government was the Post Office. But along with the brilliant Nisbet, several evils were also born in 1913. The Sixteenth Amendment…
Footnote 31: An Interview with Phil Lawler
https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Bellarmine-Forum-Footnote-31-Lawler.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn Footnote 30, Chris Manion interviews Phil Lawler, Editor of Catholic Culture (catholicculture.org).
What Really Killed the Catholic Church in America
Appearing on a heavily trafficked blog today is an article by Fr. Dwight Longenecker titled What’s Killing American Catholicism. In it, Father Longenecker says two things worthy of note: Ethnic Parishes destroyed America (!). Literally, he says “The first problem is cultural Catholicism”. I am flabbergasted and nearly speechless at the ignorance of this statement….
Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, Chicago Bombings, Labor Riots, and Terror of Demons
What does St. Joseph have to do with May Day? How is Chicago tied into this feast? Is this feast still needed today or has the need go away? Find out why May Day is really St. Joseph day!!
Quo vadis, Cardinal Dolan?
Of the prelates of the Church that I think I might most enjoy having a drink with, His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan would be the one. His affability and Irish charm would no doubt be the life of the party. We would probably laugh uproariously over some jokes, enjoy some good conversation, and he would…
More Catholic X-Files: St. Hubert or St. Eustace on Jagermeister logo? — Hubert’s Hound is the Bloodhound
Scratching our head at more x-files. Jagermeister says their logo is from St. Hubert. That’s mostly right, but it’s really St. Eustace (I think, or maybe both). Don’t worry, though, St. Hubert has plenty of x-files and one heck of a consolation prize.
The End of the Soldier
Chesterton famously commented, “The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” In this pithy statement, Chesterton encapsulates the end or purpose of a soldier. We saw this honored with the posthumous awarding of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Army Chaplain…
From Under the Rubble…Howard Phillips, RIP
With the passing of Howard Phillips on Saturday, April 22, America has lost a tireless champion of liberty. Since his youth, Howard blazed a trail that was a model for later generations of conservatives. His noble example of lifelong devotion to principle was a beacon to countless legions of patriots fighting in the trenches. Born…
The X-Files of the Church: Slaying Dragons, Resurrection from the dead, and George
Today is the feast of Saint George, who has a pedigree that will make your head spin with fascination and wonder. He isn’t known as a “wonder worker” per se, but he is attributed in various historical accounts as: slaying a dragon; having resurrected from the dead after having been slain for his conversion; coming…
Francis, Ignatius, and Reform
The first indication that the Church had a new Successor of St. Peter came to the Jesuit community at the Gregorian University during its weekly community Mass. As the main celebrant Fr. Javier López was preparing the gifts, a cell phone rang among the concelebrants and within a few seconds the bells of Rome could…