She Before Whom the Devils Tremble
Estandarte que usó Hernán Cortés en la conquista de México y que se conserva en el castillo de Chapultepec. Este pendón, llevado al frente de las conquistas, intenta ser un signo de la creencia...
View ArticlePlea for our times
Arise, O God, judge thy own cause. Image of a 16th century shield of the Spanish Inquisition. The duty of the Inquisition was to safeguard the deposit of the Faith entrusted to the Church by our Lord...
View ArticleOne of the Earliest Pictographic Catechisms
A pictographic catechism of the Franciscan friar Pedro de Gante evidently influenced by Aztec writings. This catechism not of words, caused quite a stir in Europe at a time when Calvinistic iconoclasm...
View ArticleMiracle Whip(ped Up)
Greg Tobin, in a Washington Post article of October 3, raises the question as to whether Blessed John XXIII should be declared a saint. He seems to believe that heaven weighs in with a “yes” by the...
View ArticleDestruction of The Fields of Flanders
I have been in correspondence with Elizabeth Morgan of www.churchlinens.com who sent me a most interesting article. We were discussing linen, and she being an expert in the field, enlightened me on an...
View ArticleQuiz: Which Cardinal Said This?
When I “adopted” a cardinal, this is the one I was hoping I would be assigned. He is unabashedly supportive of the TLM, and he invited the Fraternity into his diocese. Make some guesses before you...
View ArticleDuncan Stroik Tour of Carmelite Chapel
The Sisters of the Carmel of the Infant of Prague invite all readers to a tour of their newly renovated chapel. Their monastery was founded by Mother Teresa Margaret, the last Sister to have completed...
View ArticleWorks of Art for the Service of God
We will not be posting again until early August. It’s time to spend a little time outdoors and away from civilization – as far as that is possible, anyway In the meantime enjoy viewing these beautiful...
View ArticleApril 26 Bad Omen – Broken Madonna of Civitavecchia
It would take too much time for me to translate Antonio Socci’s recent article on another very eery incident that occurred before the canonizations of the two popes, but this synopsis suffices to...
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