Category Archives: General Catholic

On the invocation, veneration, and relics of saints, and on sacred images (Decrees from the Council of Trent)

SJST The relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux at her National Shrine in Darien, IL One of the most beautiful and life giving doctrines of the Catholic Church is that of the communion of saints both here on earth and … Continue reading

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On Christians and the humble “I don’t know” of the Atheist

SJST An interesting phenomenon in the current debate between atheists and Christians is the atheist’s attempt to usurp the intellectual high ground by declaring that the philosophical position of “I don’t know” (albeit usually completely ignoring the Thomist philosophical proofs … Continue reading

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Interview on radio talk show Religion, Politics, and the Culture

SJST I am most appreciative to have been interviewed by radio host Dennis O’Donovan on his talk show “Religion, Politics, and the Culture.” The video below holds the audio to this interview. Everyone should tune in to 1040 AM Radio … Continue reading

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Essay on the Grandeur of Catholic Tradition

SJST Discussions with other Christians, broadly speaking across all denominations, on the topic of Tradition in the Catholic Church always face certain, and seemingly unavoidable, hurdles that are nevertheless distracting to the understanding of the main benefits of it. Particularly … Continue reading

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Comments on Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

SJST (Originally written in December 2009) Last night I pulled down my copy of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” to begin my annual ritual of reading this marvelous tale the week coming up to Christmas day. The weather forecast in … Continue reading

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Spiritual Lessons from a Crusading Holy Roman Emperor

SJST “You endure these (trials) as an expression of God’s just judgment, in order to be found worthy of his Kingdom – it is for his kingdom you suffer…” – St. Paul to the Church in Thessalonica (II Thess 1:4b-5) … Continue reading

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There are no scientific laws – revolt!

The other day my senses were assaulted by a New Age advertisement on MySpace (which is very common on that site, its persona and online culture being particularly infected with the Revolutionary virus of liberalism and moral relativism), and that … Continue reading

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How ancient Christendom can help save America today

SJST There are essentially two reasons that I post anything on Facebook. One could even call these reasons missions. These missions are themselves driven by one, higher, overarching vision of defending and promoting the Catholic faith. It is the purpose … Continue reading

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The Dopey Sixties

SJST I will say something here that will demonstrate just how far out of sync I am with modern, mainstream America. My guess is that few people will agree with the following, but I shall say it anyhow. And I … Continue reading

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The one question remaining to be answered

SJST I often sense that the modern Christian is prone to offer a solution (or, rather, the solution) without spending enough time, or any time for that matter, discussing the problem. Put another way, we tend to make sure that … Continue reading

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Testing the start of this blog site

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