Cambridge MA I was inspired by Fr Jim Martin rsquo s excellent piece on the deep anti-semitism of the Society of Saint Piux X SSPX and looked for myself at the website of SSPX to see what else might be found there The essay to which Fr Martin refers ldquo The Mystery of the Jews rdquo is no

I will be blogging for America this weekend from the New York City Comicon a scifi comic book jamboree happening this weekend at the Jacob Javits Center nbsp On the agenda -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the 70th anniversary of Marvel Comics nbsp Jedi Lightsaber fights movie previews and man

President Obama gave two big speeches yesterday one at the National Prayer Breakfast and one at the Energy Department At the Prayer Breakfast Obama discussed his commitment to the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives At the Energy Department he discussed his economic stimulus bill Both speeches w

The readings chosen for the Memorial of Saint Agatha are poignant and thought-provoking The first reading from Hebrews 12 18-19 21-24 speaks eloquently beautifully of the approach to the Living One God almighty now made less fearful since the mediation of Christ It also notes that in approach

More than a century ago we let nature take its course We skated when the ice was thick enough--on a lake a pond a river--or possibly a human made rink Two to three inches was more than enough Then we put electricity to work and created artificial rinks indoors and outdoors Ice skating became

A reader nbsp wrote to let us know that the Society of St Pius X has quietly removed from their website the article The Mystery of the Jews which we referenced in a blogpost a few days ago and which asserted that Judaism was inimical to Christian nations responsible for the death of Jesus a

It is easy enough to understand how some pastors tend to ignore issues of poverty health care and peace in their preaching if they do not follow the common lectionary but instead choose at will the biblical text on which to preach The concern for personal holiness with a special focus on the ho

To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights this past December the European Union delegation to the United Nations led by France introduced a declaration condemning the criminalization of same-sex relations Homosexual activity is illegal in over 80 countries concen

The Vatican s Secretariat of State nbsp has issued an official nbsp statement on the Society of St Pius X this morning here nbsp nbsp nbsp It has nbsp a clear message The acceptance of Vatican II and the authority of the last five popes is an indispensable condition for full communion for t

Amidst all the fevered specualtion about Pope Benedict XVI naming a new archbishop of New York this is hilarious

President Barack Obama rsquo s stimulus plan passed the House of Representatives last week yet most commentators viewed this transparent victory as something akin to a defeat because no Republicans supported the bill despite the fact that the President had made such a concerted effort to reach out

The statement of Francis Cardinal George president of the USCCB on the lifting of the ban of excommunication on the four bishops of the nbsp Society of St Pius X Statement of Cardinal Francis George President USCCBPope Benedict XVI has lifted the personal penalty of excommunication incurred by f

David Gibson has nbsp a story that has been percolating on the web for the last few days about the late founder of the ultraconservative Legionaries of Christ Father Marcial Maciel Degollado who had been publicly sanctioned in 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI after an extensive investigation of charges

One of the central themes of Pope Benedict rsquo s pontificate has been that Truth - with a capital T ndash makes claims upon us that our Western culture has relativized the Truth to meet its decadent desires and that the Church must be engaged in the task of returning Truth to its central pla

The Presentation of Jesus and the Purification of Mary is one of the seven stories which make up Luke 1 and 2 Luke chose to introduce the adult life of Jesus and eventually the Acts of the Apostles Certainly Luke continued to solidify the Holy Family s fidelity to the Old Testament religio

Here is something new nbsp Michael Paulson of the Boston Globe notes that the new Catholic cathedral in Oakland California includes a memorial to victims of sexual abuse by clergy Here is Paulson The new lakeside cathedral here commands attention with its oval shape and glass and steel sheat

I have never met Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner nor Secretary of Health and Human Services-designate Tom Daschle I am sure both are capable men although the claims for Geithner rsquo s unique capabilities struck me as a bit overblown But I am disappointed that after two years campai

Why are some pro-life groups are questioning the criteria for organ transplants?