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In past generations, communication was limited. Society was largely agrarian and the modes of communication and the technology to deliver such to people outside one’s immediate circle was limited. It...
View ArticleShades of Grey
The Lakeview neighborhood is an attractive area of Chicago’s north side. It seems as if it had always been a popular part of town. Though I didn’t realize it at the time we were dating, my future wife...
View ArticleCharles E. Rice (1931-2015): Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant
Composing an encomium for Charles E. Rice is possibly one of the most difficult things to do. Difficult, not because he is unworthy; rather it is difficult, because words in a brief space cannot...
View ArticleAll Their Wars are Merry, And All Their Songs are Sad
For the great Gaels of Ireland Are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, And all their songs are sad. –G.K. Chesterton There is a strange phenomenon on the east side of Cleveland,...
View ArticleA Gift to Our Readers: Easter Strudel
We here at the Bellarmine Forum have often spoken of the revered traditional customs, especially those that take place at Easter and Christmas. Pope Benedict XVI has spoken eloquently of these and we...
View ArticlePopule meus, quid feci tibi, aut in quo contristavi te?
O my people, what have I done to thee? or wherein have I afflicted thee? Answer me. Because I led thee out of the land of Egypt, you have prepared a cross for thy Savior. O holy God! O holy God! O holy...
View ArticleKerygma for a Magdalen Ministry
About 20 years ago a friend of mine wrote a satire of modern ecclesial life in which he parodied the Bishops of the United States in a classic inversion of priorities in which the High Holy Day of...
View ArticleFrancis Cardinal George, Teacher and Witness (1937-2015)
I first met Francis Cardinal George shortly after his elevation to Cardinal, probably sometime in early 1998. I met him through Fr. Leo Sweeney, S.J., a friend, teacher and long time philosophy...
View ArticleMetz Yeghérn (“The Great Evil”)
In the summer of 2005, my family and I had the pleasure of visiting Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian at his home in New Hampshire. I have followed the work of Dr. Kalpakgian since the early nineties. I first...
View ArticleDr. Art Hippler [video]: Comparing classical Jesuit and Progressive views on...
Bellarmine Forum Board Member Dr. Art Hippler speaking on classical education. An excellent lecture! Dr. Hippler, Chairman of Theology at Providence Academy, Minnesota, compares classical Jesuit and...
View ArticleFr. Ciszek and the North American Martyrs: Reflections on Sinfulness and the...
On August 4, 1964, Fr. Ciszek began his annual eight-day retreat in preparation for his final vows, which he would take on the Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption, August 15, 1964. The site for this...
View ArticleFr. Robert J. Araujo, SJ (1948-2015)
This past week saw the passing of another giant of Catholic education and Catholic legal theory: Fr. Robert J. Araujo, SJ. To those in Catholic academe or in the realm of law, Fr. Araujo was a...
View ArticleRefugees, Immigration, and Catholic Discourse
I think it might be a general experience that Thanksgiving Day tends to bring extended families together more than even Christmas Day. I’m not sure why this is or whence this came about. My own...
View ArticleVeni, Veni, Emmanuel: Advent 2015
Today is the First Sunday of Advent. Here is an excerpt on the meaning of Advent: In Advent, the Greek Church celebrates particularly the ancestors of Our Lord–all the Patriarchs and Prophets of the...
View ArticleThe Cosmic Battle, Two Pontiffs, and a Novena
Is it weird to have a favorite holy water font? Well, I do. I’m weird. In the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls–not far from the place where the Apostle was buried after being decapitated for the...
View ArticleEpiphany House Blessing
It’s that time of year again to re-consecrate our families and homes to Our Lord! This blessing is needed today for those who celebrate in dioceses in the United States. For the Pope and those in the...
View ArticleFeast Day Ramblings
I admit it. I’m a decadent Roman. While I admire my friends of the Oriental Catholic persuasion who celebrate “Cheesefare Sunday” today in preparation for Lent (and have already whittled away their...
View ArticleFrancis Cardinal George, Teacher and Witness (1937-2015)
I first met Francis Cardinal George shortly after his elevation to Cardinal, probably sometime in early 1998. I met him through Fr. Leo Sweeney, S.J., a friend, teacher and long time philosophy...
View ArticleMetz Yeghérn (“The Great Evil”)
In the summer of 2005, my family and I had the pleasure of visiting Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian at his home in New Hampshire. I have followed the work of Dr. Kalpakgian since the early nineties. I first...
View ArticleDr. Art Hippler [video]: Comparing classical Jesuit and Progressive views on...
Bellarmine Forum Board Member Dr. Art Hippler speaking on classical education. An excellent lecture! Dr. Hippler, Chairman of Theology at Providence Academy, Minnesota, compares classical Jesuit and...
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