The film Benedetta was released nationwide on December 3 during the holy season of Advent. Traditionally, the faithful prepare for the Holy Day of Christmas during Advent. However, one way of preparation has been a corresponding wave of protests to meet this blasphemous film. The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property … Read more
During these troubling times, sometimes a person feels overwhelmed and hopeless. Some ask, “what can I do? I’m just one person.” Today every faithful Catholic faces overwhelming public immorality, abortion, lawlessness and hatred towards God and the Catholic faith. Such overwhelming attacks can tempt us to think any reaction won’t make any difference. Free Book: … Read more
For the last eight years, Benedictine College has held its Symposium on Advancing the New Evangelization on its campus in Atchison, Kansas. The event attracted about 300 scholars, students and concerned Catholics on March 29-30, 2019. The theme of this year’s symposium was “Technology and the Human Person.” John Horvat II, author of Return to … Read more
Many might think that the oldest prayer to Our Lady is the “Hail Mary.” However, another ancient prayer to Our Lady claims this honor. It is titled, “Sub Tuum Praesidium” or translated, “We Fly to Thy Patronage.” It is true that the first part of the “Hail Mary” was spoken to Our Lady by the … Read more
Written by Francis Slobodnik* Historical examples of loyalty in times of adversity are inspiring since they prove that something that seems so difficult is in fact possible. One example that stands out is the case of the two sailors charged with caring for the young heir to the Russian throne Tsarovich Nicholas in the early … Read more
Written by Francis Slobodnik One of the tragedies of today’s industrial society is the de-personalization of just about everything. There remain few institutions today that offer personal service. Rare also are institutions where the owners or proprietors have a personal stake in their business or occupation. The Steamboat Arabia Museum in Kansas City, Missouri is … Read more
Written by Francis Slobodnik About the last thing most people would expect among the thousand vender tables at the Kansas City Gun Show was a table with the book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here and Where We Need to Go. However, the … Read more
