On X, a (real-life) friend asked me if I agreed with this: “THE PROTESTANT IS AN ATHEIST WRAPPED IN THE COVER OF A BIBLE, KEEPING ONLY THE COVER, BEING HIMSELF THE TEXT OF THE BIBLE, THAT IS, HIS OWN WILL, … Continue reading
Author Archives: Brother André Marie
What is a Passover Seder and Why Can’t Catholics Celebrate It?
From the mail bag: Good evening, Brother André Marie, I recently found a video where you talk about “Christian Zionism.” It has been a great eye opener for me. Thanks so much. In that lecture you explain that for Catholics … Continue reading
Traditionalist Priest Hounded by Lunatics in the French Government
Abbé Matthieu Raffray, a priest of the traditionalist Institute of the Good Shepherd, is being hounded by a French government official for calling homosexual acts sinful and for calling homosexuality a “weakness.” Aurore Bergé, a government minister “for equality between … Continue reading
Why Did Jesus Command the Apostles to Touch Him, but Forbid Saint Mary Magdalene?
Today, someone asked me this question on Facebook (after reading this article): …it reminds me of a question I have pondered for many years. In John’s account, once the “gardener” reveals himself as Jesus, Mary Magdalene reaches out to embrace … Continue reading
The Lamentations of Jeremias: Art and Music
During the sacred Triduum, the Lamentations of Jeremias are sung as part of the Tenebrae ceremony, i.e., the liturgical office comprised of Matins and Laudes, and done in the dark, as its Latin name suggests. Each liturgical lesson from Jeremias … Continue reading
Orestes Brownson on Religion and Politics
My old mentor, Brother Francis Maluf, once encountered a man while publicly evangelizing, who said to him emphatically, “There are two things we don’t talk about here, Brother!” Playing the naive foreigner, Brother innocently asked, “And what are they?” “Religion … Continue reading
Bad Granite-State News: Assisted Suicide Bill Narrowly Passes N.H. House
We called our State Reps and asked them to oppose this bill. In both cases, they were already planning on opposing it. The bill won by a mere three votes, which is a very narrow margin indeed in the New … Continue reading
Why Study Philosophy?
Almost three years ago, Steve Cunningham interviewed me for his “Resistance Podcast” on the question, “Why study philosophy?” Here is the interview. Beneath it is a link to where the sets may be purchased. Complete Philosophy Set
John F. (“Jack”) McManus Has Died
We received word last night, confirmed this morning, that Saint Benedict Center’s old and dear friend, John F. McManus, has died. “Jack,” as he was known to his friends, was a loyal Catholic and a committed American patriot whose devotion … Continue reading
Dom Guéranger on ‘the Abuse of Reciting the Canon of the Mass Aloud’
In Dom Gueranger’s wonderful set of commentaries on the Holy Mass, Explanation of the Holy Mass, the Benedictine master speaks of the grandeur of the silent canon in the Roman Rite Mass. One paragraph is a polemic against the “dangerous … Continue reading
G.K. Chesterton on Ecumenism and Dying of Broadmindedness
A friend of mine named Jim is currently reading G.K. Chesterton’s provocative book, The Everlasting Man. He sent me an email a couple of days ago with a wonderful paragraph excerpted from that work, stating that he was amazed at … Continue reading