+St. Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr+ Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna (70-167) was a disciple of Saint John. He wrote to the Philippians, exhorting them to mutual love and to hatred of heresy. When the apostate Marcion met Saint Polycarp at Rome, he asked the aged Saint if...

+St. Peter’s Chair at Rome+ Today the Church celebrates the Chair of St. Peter at Rome, and faithful Catholics have hopefully begun the much-needed Unity Octave (https://www.betrayedcatholics.com/that-all-may-be-onepray-for-counterfeit-catholics/) But alas, there are...

+St. Hilary, Bishop+ The length of the articles on this site has been objected to from time to time by some who think there can and must be a simple answer to the problems facing us today. This of course does not stop them from reading and quoting from even lengthier...

+St. Agatho and Bd. Gregory X, Popes+ Additional note on the Mystical Body series A reader from Africa has forwarded a sermon from Henry Edward Cardinal Manning that I have been trying to locate for several years. It is probably the best illustration of the...

+Feast of the Circumcision+ JANUARY, MONTH OF THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS “Thou shalt call His Name Jesus. For He shall save His people from their sins.” — Matt.1:21 Prayer Society Intention for January: Dearest Jesus, by the invocation of Thy Holy Name, deliver this...

This is my ChristMass gift to the Infant Jesus and all of you who love Him. May He grant you countless graces and blessings in the coming New Year!  

+Fourth Sunday in Advent+ In Part I, Revs. Mersch and Gruden define the functions of Christ’s Mystical Body among its members. For ease of reference, a summary of these points is presented below. “First [Christ’s Mystical Body] will be an empirical, concrete, visible,...

Prayer Intention for the Month of December: “For you are bought with a great price… you are a purchased people… Offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” Remember First Friday and Saturday this week   +St. Eligius+ As we enter the season...

+St. John of the Cross + Final wrap up on mis-education In explaining the dangers of receiving modern liberal arts degrees, those offered as such by the Church in ages past were not a consideration, for they no longer exist. For those receiving such degrees from...

+St. Josaphat+ The last blog touched briefly on the dangers of secular education, dangers most Catholics today, even Traditionalists homeschooling their children, well understand. But what they don’t understand is the deficits they themselves are saddled with if they...