Sheen on the set of his show Life Is Worth Living Later this year (September 23), Newchurch will “sanctify” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979). During the midpoint of the last century, Sheen was undoubtedly the most well-known Catholic prelate in America mostly due to his widely-watched television program “Life is Worth Living.” In addition to … Continue reading Bishop Fulton Sheen’s “Canonization”
First altar facing the people in the United States, 1939. Masses in English would soon after be spoken about. One of the few groups who recognized and spoke out about the growing liberalization of the Catholic Church prior to the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) was the Saint Benedict Center whose most prominent figure was Fr. … Continue reading A Perceptive Warning About Vernacular Masses
The demise of the doctrine Extra Eccelsiam Nulla Salus did not begin with Fr. Leonard Feeney and what became known as the “Boston Heresy Case” of the late 1940s, but could be seen years before among even the most orthodox of theologians and religious. While these scholars were solid on most topics, the idea that … Continue reading Dom Prosper Gueranger and Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus
On May 8, 2025, American native Robert Francis Prevost age 69 was elected pope of the Conciliar Church and took the name of Leo XIV. While born in Chicago, Prevost spent a considerable amount of his priestly life in South America becoming a citizen of Peru in 2015. In 2023, Newpope Francis appointed him prefect … Continue reading Robert Francis Prevost is Elected Newpope
Francis J. Spellman INTRODUCTION If one wanted to know how the Catholic Church in America became an appendage of the U.S. government and a cheerleader for its interventionist foreign policy, and later its social engineering schemes, one need look no further than the activities of Archbishop and then Cardinal Francis J. Spellman (1889-1967) prior to … Continue reading Archbishop Spellman Helps FDR Pave the Way for Global War
At one time, the Church considered that those religious who participated in interfaith meetings committed a mortal sin. Things began to change after WWII as clerics began taking part in interfaith activities. After the Second Vatican Council 1962-65, not only priests, but Conciliar popes participated and began organizing interfaith meetings and, in some instances, popes … Continue reading Fr. Feeney and Interfaith Meetings
It appears that the institution that Jorge Bergoglio (aka Pope Francis) heads is in store for severe economic troubles in the not-too-distant future. The Newpope does not want to admit that he and the church he heads are to blame for their upcoming financial difficulties. Bergoglio's financial problems, unlike most Western governments (in particular the … Continue reading Bergoglio’s Church Facing Daunting Economic Challenges
One of the first, of many, saints shunted aside by the Novus Ordo Church has been St. John the Baptist. The lack of veneration and discussion of The Baptist is not surprising and has been done for a couple of reasons: First, besides being the precursor of Our Lord, St. John, as did his Divine … Continue reading On the Feast Day of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist
The Spanish American War, political cartoon showing Uncle Sam bidding goodbye to Spain after conquering Cuba, from Puck, 1900 The Spanish-American War was the culmination of centuries of Anglo-American efforts to drive Spain out of the Western Hemisphere. Even after most of Spain's provinces had become independent, the United States continued to expand territorially at … Continue reading The Spanish-American War
October 30, 2022 marks the feast day of Christ the King! To a world that had long forgotten that Christ is King not only over individuals in their spiritual lives, but of all creation, Pope Pius XI in 1925 instituted, Quas Primas. The encyclical is an explicit rebuke to the concept that the civil authority … Continue reading On the Feast Day of Christ the King
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