Month: March 2018

Ep. 46 – Student Harassed At Catholic Providence College For Pro-Marriage Bulletin Board

April 18, 2018March 22, 2018 by Steve Skojec

Guests: Michael Smalanskas, senior Theology & Philosophy student and Resident Advisor at Providence College; Dr. James Keating, Associate Professor of Theology and Faculty Adviser at Providence College. Description: Michael Smalanskas, a senior at the Dominican-run Providence College in Rhode Island, was required as a dormitory Resident Advisor to keep a bulletin board updated with informational materials of … Read more

If Henry Sire Had Distributed Condoms to the Poor, He’d Still Be in the Knights of Malta Right Now

May 15, 2019March 22, 2018 by Steve Skojec

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Henry Sire, Oxford-educated historian and writer of Phoenix from the Ashes, was in fact the pseudonymous “Marcantonio Colonna”, author of the blockbuster book, The Dictator Pope. Approximately five seconds later, he was summarily suspended from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta — of which he is a long-time member and about … Read more

Living through the Meltdown: An Imaginary Biography

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 by Peter Kwasniewski, PhD

You were born in 1938. You grew up in a parish where multiple Sunday Masses were packed with Catholics. Some of your earliest memories are of the hats and veils the ladies wore as the final touch on their Sunday best, the men’s dapper suits and polished shoes. You learned your catechism in Q&A form—and … Read more

Sacred Liturgy Conference This June in Salem Oregon

March 21, 2018 by Steve Skojec

Yesterday, I posted the announcement of the upcoming Pontifical High Mass with Archbishop Sample at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. It was then brought to my attention that Archbishop Sample — along with a fantastic lineup of liturgical speakers — will also be at the Sixth Annual … Read more

Monsignor Viganò, Prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for Communications, Has Resigned

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 by Steve Skojec

Yesterday, we shared with you the words of Riccardo Cascioli, Editor of La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana: One letter, the letter of Benedict XVI, we have finally succeeded in reading in its entirety. Now we are still missing two letters: the one sent on January 12 by Monsignor Dario Viganò to Benedict XVI, which provoked the … Read more

Archbishop Sample to Offer Pontifical High Mass at National Shrine on April 28

March 20, 2018 by Steve Skojec

Mark your calendars! I received word today from The Paulus Institute that Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland, Oregon, will offer a pontifical Solemn Mass in the Traditional Rite at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, on Saturday, April 28, at 1PM. The occasion is the commemoration of the … Read more

Members of Feminist Group In Favor of Female Cardinals Invited to Youth-Synod Preparations

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 by Maike Hickson

On 8 March, Mary McAleese, the former President of Ireland, caused a stir at a women’s conference in Rome. In her opening remarks at the event, held on the occasion of International Women’s Day, McAleese — who is notably pro abortion and an advocate of the LGBT movement — called the Catholic Church “one of the last great … Read more

Benedict Lettergate Offers Glimpse of a Papacy on the Ropes

March 21, 2018March 20, 2018 by Steve Skojec

The story about the letter from Pope Benedict to Msgr. Viganò (see here, here, here, and here for our coverage) has, as new deceptions have come to light piecemeal over the past week, grown from something seemingly insignificant into an enormous embarrassment for the Holy See. It has become emblematic of the mess within the Church, … Read more

And The Secret Identity of the Dictator Pope Author Is…

March 19, 2018 by Steve Skojec

We told you early on about the incredibly important book offering a deeply-researched critical evaluation of the Francis pontificate, The Dictator Pope. It has proven to be a blockbuster, rocketing to the top of the Amazon charts in its category and finally landing a deal with a major publisher, which will result in not only a hard … Read more

Cardinal Cupich Removes Pastor of St. John Cantius After Allegations of “Improper Conduct”

March 19, 2018 by Steve Skojec

Editor’s note: yesterday, we received a flurry of messages and emails about a very unexpected situation at St. John Cantius in Chicago, an epicenter of the restoration of Catholic tradition not just for America, but the world. The pastor, Fr. Frank Phillips, had been removed by the archdiocese as both pastor and superior pending an … Read more

Updated: Sandro Magister: Vatican Omitted a Whole Paragraph from the Benedict Letter

March 18, 2018March 17, 2018 by Maike Hickson

Today, 17 March, Sandro Magister, the well-informed Vatican specialist, has some more revelations to report with regard to the recent publication of a letter written by Pope emeritus Benedict XVI in response to an invitation to review eleven volumes on the theology of Pope Francis. As it turns out, not only did the Vatican try … Read more

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