+St. John Gaulbert + Many have asked if it is possible that we are spending our Purgatory here on earth, given the dire state of affairs we find ourselves in and the absence of the visible Church. St. Thomas Aquinas seems to indicate this might be possible, at least...

+Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul+ We daily hear about Cancel Culture and the ravages wreaked on American traditions as the push to establish Socialism in this country moves relentlessly forward. Faithful Catholics are neither surprised nor are they unfamiliar with the...

+Sts. Nicander and Marcian+ It is a misunderstanding of the term "black mass" that has prevented Catholics from seeing the Novus Ordo (and Traditionalist operations) in their true light. Criminologist Henry Rhodes described a true black mass, attributed to the...

+St. Boniface+ By the time Jesus' Public Life began, ancient Rome had achieved an uneasy truce with the Jews, more out of necessity than concession. The Assassins, a faction of the Jewish sect known as the Zealots or Sicarii, were particularly dedicated to wreaking...

Introduction Holy Scripture tells us there is nothing new under the sun, and Catholics would do well to ponder the wisdom of this passage: “What is it that hath been? the same thing that shall be. What is it that hath been done? the same that shall be done. Nothing...

+St. Robert Bellarmine+ This post will examine why the commentaries on Antichrist in Daniel and the Apocalypse are not always as helpful as they could or should be. Most of the theologians who commented on the Apocalypse were forced to address issues owing to the...

He is Risen. Alleluia. Please forgive the belated greetings; I have been away from my computer for a while. And although every Christian being must rejoice in Our Lord’s Resurrection and triumph over death, it can only provide us with a brief interlude in our...

+Palm Sunday+ I have promised a reader I would provide the necessary resources on preparing for the care and eventual death of loved ones who are Catholic. Having experienced such deaths twice now in a 14-month span I am more conscious than ever of how essential this...

Larry Kent Benns July 25, 1951-March 1, 2021 A quiet and unassuming man with countless talents and abilities left this life March 1 and will be sorely missed and cherished always by his loving wife and four children. Larry Kent Benns was born July 25, 1951 in Denver,...

+St. David+ Sorry about my long absence from this blog. Just know that when I don’t post weekly, family obligations have intervened. I will try to post shorter pieces more frequently when I am able. I am REALLY tired of all the CCP virus nonsense we keep being fed,...