Pope Francis and the “Global Conflict” in 2024

Pope Francis and the “Global Conflict” in 2024

What is the state of the world in this opening of 2024? Pope Francis outlined a broad picture in his Jan. 8 address to ambassadors to the Holy See, gathered for the traditional New Year’s audience. There is a first point that deserves to be emphasized. Pope Francis does not habitually quote … Read more

Why Are So Many of Canada’s Catholic Churches Burning?

Why Are So Many of Canada’s Catholic Churches Burning?

Almost one hundred churches, many of them Catholic, have gone up in flames or been vandalized since the beginning of a well-organized campaign of libel against the Catholic Church in Canada back in 2021. The ongoing arson attacks were triggered by the images of buried objects by detector machines. Activists claim these … Read more

Napoleon III’s Lack of Political and Religious Principles Plant the Seeds of His Downfall

Napoleon III’s Lack of Political and Religious Principles Plant the Seeds of His Downfall

The assassination of Paris Archbishop Marie-Dominique-Auguste Sibour in 1857 and the failure of the pamphlet, L’Univers jugé par lui-même completely changed the nature of the offensive against Veuillot and his newspaper, l’Univers. Its enemies understood that doctrinal disputes would not achieve their goals. For his part, the new Cardinal Archbishop, François-Nicholas-Madeleine Morlot, … Read more

The Liberal Attack on L’Univers Backfires to the Disadvantage of French Catholic Liberals

The Liberal Attack on L’Univers Backfires to the Disadvantage of French Catholic Liberals

In the continuing nineteenth-century battle between liberals and Ultramontanes, Abbé André Sisson’s article in L’Ami de la réligion attempted to shift the burden of proving the errors in the pamphlet, L’Univers Jugé Par Lui-Mème to Louis Veuillot’s shoulders. To deflect the article’s effects, Veuillot sent Abbé Joseph Cognat, the editor of L’Ami … Read more

A Lawsuit Backs France’s Liberal Catholics into a Corner

A Lawsuit Backs France’s Liberal Catholics into a Corner

The existence of a conspiracy against the Ultramontane editor, Louis Veuillot, and his newspaper l’Univers became increasingly evident during the early 1850s. An important factor was the publication of Alfred, the Count de Falloux’s book, The Catholic Party—What it Was and What it Has Become. Perhaps even more apparent was the promotion … Read more

How Handel’s Messiah Helps Us Fight the “Cult of Ugliness”

How Handel’s Messiah Helps Us Fight the “Cult of Ugliness”

Today’s modern culture presents so many things that are as ugly as sin, whether it be architecture, dress, music, culture, morals or other fields. This “cult of ugliness” targets God directly, who is beauty itself.   Everything beautiful in the world reflects an aspect of God, and everything ugly displays an aspect … Read more