Forum Asides

Where Do Rights Come From?

A primer from our Chairman:

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Black and white illustration of seven Catholic Advent symbols with Latin names: Sapientia, Adonai, Oriens, Radix Jesse, Rex Gentium, Clavis David, Emmanuel. Each symbol is encircled and features religious iconography such as crosses, stars, and biblical references. Central starburst design connects all symbols.

O Antiphons

We are in the midst of the great O Antiphons leading up to Christmas! Don’t forget to make these prayers part of your daily devotions as we prepare for Our Lord’s coming at Christmas and into our hearts every day. Check this link out for the Latin and English prayers!

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Reno et Rudolphus

This is simply too good not to share!  “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” in Latin and Gregorian Chant!  A bit of fun on your Monday!  Check it out here (hat tip: Suscipe Sancte Pater)!  

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Pope Francis’s 44th Anniversary

Pope Francis was ordained on 13 December 1969. Even though there is a lot of talk about today being the third Friday the 13th this year (2013), it marks his 44th anniversary as a priest, and his ninth month as Pope – recall he became Pope on 13 March 2013. Ad multos annos!

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Our Lady of Guadalupe and Lepanto

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CatholicCulture.org Reviews the Bellarmine Forum

CatholicCulture.org–a solid Catholic internet apostolate complete with solid commentary by the likes of Phil Lawler and Dr. Jeffrey Mirus–has given a solid review of the Bellarmine Forum.  One of the services that Catholic Culture does for its readers is to evaluate various Catholic websites for their fidelity to the Magiserium.  How did we do?  Check…

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The Catechism of Hockey–“Check” It Out!

It is a pleasure for the Bellarmine Forum to take part in this “blog tour” of an important new book just recently published!  Readers of the Bellarmine Forum may know Alyssa Bormes as a woman whose life was changed through her reading of Humanae Vitae.  Indeed, as she says, “Humanae Vitae changed my life!”  She…

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Pope Francis: no disposable people

Thank God! I love this quote as it is nearly verbatim what I’ve said for years now! Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a “disposable” culture which is now spreading. He’s right! He continues: It is no longer simply about exploitation and oppression, but something…

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The Feast of Christ the King (2013)

Today is the last Sunday of the liturgical year–The Feast of Christ, King of the Universe. In the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite today is celebrated the Last Sunday after Pentecost, Our Lord speaks of the end of time, of the need to beware of false Christs and false prophets, of the “abomination of desolation”…

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Pope Paul VI Addresses JFK Assassination on TV

Pope Paul VI gave audience to American TV crews to give this address in response to the news that John F Keenedy had been shot and killed, “We are deeply bereaved by the tragic and sad news of the assassination of the President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. and the grave wounding of…

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