The following is a guest submission by Dr. Daniel T. L. Moore. Though there was a short respite during the reign of Queen Mary I (r. 1553-1558), during the Protestant Rebellion (Reformation) in the mid 16th to early 17th centuries, the rosary became the target of denunciation from the Protestant governments starting from the official censure of it in 1538 and thereafter.[1] Although Christopher Haigh argues that during the early years of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign (r. 1558-1603), along with … [Read more...]
“Cheerfully Disposed, Well Comforted, and Readily Prepared”: Devotion to the Rosary in Recusant England, Part I
The following is a guest submission by Dr. Daniel T. L. Moore. The rosary. A simple word, a simple devotion, but a powerful spiritual weapon. The power of this most famous of all Marian devotions lies not solely in how it wards away demons and sin but how it brings spiritual comfort and strength in the midst of trials, whether physical and/or spiritual. Speaking from personal experience, the rosary has been a gateway into bolstering my spiritual life in ways found only in praying this strand of … [Read more...]
The Ideal of Catholic Masculinity: Part VI
By Sir Raymond J de Souza, KHS, KM, KofC The sixth commandment: thou shalt do war to the infidel with neither truce nor mercy, made perfect sense in the days of the Crusades, when Catholic knights waged war in defense of the Holy Catholic Church and Christendom. But today it would cause nervousness among the effeminate men who attend the “Church services” as a matter of habit. Add to this the pacifist mentality which is widespread in Catholic circles today, and we will have a stern opposition … [Read more...]
Romanian Government sides with Norbertine Abbot in eviction case, Abbey of Oradea is protected by law, cannot be seized by Mayor
In an ongoing property dispute over the 900-year-old Norbertine Abbey of Oradea, in Romania, the country’s highest authorities have sided with the Abbot against local authorities, who have been seeking the Abbot’s eviction in order to seize the abbey buildings. READ: Romania Tries to Evict Norbertine Abbey's Abbot In official letters, both the Prime Minister of Romania and the Romanian State Secretariat for Religious Affairs confirmed that the Norbertine Abbey of Oradea was protected by law … [Read more...]
The Ideal of Catholic Masculinity – Part V
The Fifth Commandment of Medieval Chivalry – Thou shalt not recoil in the face of the enemy. That’s the great commandment of masculine courage. It’s the commandment that forbids cowardice, which was a great dishonour. ‘It is much better to die than to be a coward’ was the motto of the Knights. And Roland, the first Knight of Charlemagne, who volunteered to remain and to die in the rearguard of the Frankish army in the Battle or Roncevaux Pass, he curses the coward, saying, “That he be forever … [Read more...]
