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Stephen Hand, editor. Reporter, Assistant News Director and News Director for several radio stations in New York and Connecticut. Paralegal. PCA in Retirement. Contributor for various Catholic newspapers and publications.
History of Philosophy Lectures
Dr. Arthur Holmes, History of Philosophy. Wheaton College: Repetitio est mater studiorum. This is an excellent series, it is very informative and fair to the ancients, to Catholic, Protestant and Enlightenment philosophies from Thales to Sartre and beyond. 81 comprehensive episodes. One can learn something new with every listen, or relisten, of any episode in… Read More History of Philosophy Lectures
Pseudoscience and Origins
“A little error in the beginning becomes a great error in the end.” — St. Thomas Aquinas. “He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.’” –Lk.16:31. “See to it that no one makes a prey of you… Read More Pseudoscience and Origins
A Personal Universe. Creation.
Is A Personal* God Improbable? Or is it we who are improbable? Atheism has traditionally scoffed at belief in a God who is Personal or SupraPersonal. I’ve always found their position to be a counterintuitive curiosity. One of the reasons why is that I find myself, a personal being, to exist. I am here. You… Read More A Personal Universe. Creation.
St. Paul Prisoner for the Lord
“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you… Read More St. Paul Prisoner for the Lord
Catholic Critique — Alphabetical & Topic Index
Site Summation – updated – Chat Gpt Catholic Critique presents itself as “Christian World View & Analysis,” edited by Stephen Hand. Its stated purpose is not formal teaching but the sharing of opinions, interpretive principles, excerpts, reflections, and outside resources judged helpful in spiritually challenging times. The site repeatedly frames itself as Catholic, Christ-centered, culturally… Read More Catholic Critique — Alphabetical & Topic Index
What Marxism Got Right
Tech Moguls, Financial Elites and the Danger of Oligarchy. “What Marxism got right is this: Social classes exist; some of the time, they have some common interests that conflict with the interests of other classes; and class inequality can, if allowed to grow too extreme, become a major social problem. Conservatives once widely recognized at least the… Read More What Marxism Got Right
How Grim Is Their Valley
Rory and Alastair’s Future Worker’s Paradise. The aim has been to tear apart the Christian world and its traditional moral values from the beginning, and to substitute a “Rules Based” “Liberal” Order in a locked down global State. Families would be forever changed by abortion, pill, surgery or legal coercion, children would be pressured away… Read More How Grim Is Their Valley
Blessed are they who endure. The Storms That Threaten.
Pope Benedict XVI: “The church will become small and will have to start afresh more or less from the beginning. She will no longer be able to inhabit many of the edifices she built in prosperity. As the number of her adherents diminishes . . . she will lose many of her social privileges. . .… Read More Blessed are they who endure. The Storms That Threaten.
Eichmann on Virtue and Obedience.
Eichmann was no slovenly dressed bohemian. His pants were always impeccably creased, his tie knot kept straight, and his shoes were ever clicking and shining. In all of this he saw discipline and virtue. –SH. Thomas Merton. Morality itself is brought into complete contempt by the Eichmann story, by Eichmann’s own appeal to his virtues.… Read More Eichmann on Virtue and Obedience.
The Eloquent Marco. Full analysis.
Many are looking not to the Tucker-Candace asylum but to this hispanic-speaking steadfast man whose family knows Communism very well indeed. Check out his eloquence here. No endorse of all of the opinions of American Liberty Magazine is implied. The concern here is Leftist ideology pure and simple. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn argued that socialism inherently involves… Read More The Eloquent Marco. Full analysis.
Latin, Gregorian Chant and Vatican II. Reform or Rupture?
“How did exemptions become the rule? What did Vatican II actually say about Latin and Gregorian chant? The Council called for Latin to be preserved in the liturgy and gave Gregorian chant “pride of place” – so how did both largely disappear from ordinary parish life? Raymond Arroyo, Fr. Gerald Murray and Robert Royal examine… Read More Latin, Gregorian Chant and Vatican II. Reform or Rupture?
Nietzsche was Doing Precisely God’s will
…. He chose to rule out any deity a priori even as he was fulfilling God’s will to the very letter, as we all will: “It is appointed for man once to die and after this the judgment“— Heb. 9:27 Nietzsche first went mad fighting fate (his choices) and subsequently passed away according to God’s… Read More Nietzsche was Doing Precisely God’s will
Philosophers and Poets
“…. the true philosopher and the true poet become what they are when they “go beyond” philosophy and poetry, and cease to “be philosophers” or to “be poets.” It is at that point that their whole lives become philosophy and poetry—in other words, there is no longer any philosophy or any poetry separable from the… Read More Philosophers and Poets
Liturgy of the Saints
The Litany of the Saints (Litaniae Sanctorum) is a formal prayer used in the Catholic Church (and other Christian communities) that asks God for mercy and help while calling on the saints to intercede. It is especially sung during ceremonies like the Easter Vigil and during Holy Orders. “we acknowledge a King men did not crown… Read More Liturgy of the Saints
The Courage To Begin Yet Again
By Father Gabriel of St Mary Magalene, 1953. O Lord, increase my confidence in Your help and grant that in this confidence, I may always find courage to begin again. What most distresses souls of good will who are seriously trying to live a spiritual life, is to find themselves falling so many times, despite… Read More The Courage To Begin Yet Again
England’s Assisted-Suicide Vote
Crux Now’s Editor-in-Chief Charles Collins speaks with National Review’s Kathryn Jean Lopez about how legal assisted suicide in England will lead to “disaster.”
Depopulation and the Assault on Gender by Phillip D. Collins
The Obama Years. “…on page 786 of Ecoscience, [John] Holdren writes, “Indeed, it has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution…On page 838, he states, “If some individuals contribute to general social deterioration by overproducing children, and if the need is compelling, they can be required… Read More Depopulation and the Assault on Gender by Phillip D. Collins
Matt Walsh Brings Morals, Common sense and Intelligence to the slaughter of the innocents
The Lindsay Clancy case continues to attract lunatics on TikTok who will say anything to defend an alleged child killer. Note: I only disagree with Walsh on the penalty in this particular case.
Opinion. A Decisive Blow to the Serotonin Hypothesis of Depression
The multi-billon dollar error. Psychology Today. Note: if these drugs work for you, good. But if the following report rings true in relation to your experience it is important that you speak with your provider about choosing a careful withdrawal plan and new path to recovery. Doctors warn against withdrawing suddenly as it may be… Read More Opinion. A Decisive Blow to the Serotonin Hypothesis of Depression
Sirach 3 on Children’s Debt to Parents
“Never seek honor for yourself at your father’s expense; it is not to your credit if he is dishonored… Your own honor comes from the respect that you show to your father. If children do not honor their mothers, it is their own disgrace… do not forget the birth pangs of your mother”. Sirach 3 Duties… Read More Sirach 3 on Children’s Debt to Parents
Malcolm Muggeridge on the teachings of Jesus
Malcolm Muggeridge. “… Confronted with [our] crazy contradiction between, on the one hand, so many hungry sheep, and, on the other, so many over-indulged ones under constant pressure and persuasion to indulge themselves further, what is to be done? There are those who very properly attempt to rectify the balance by charitable endeavour or political… Read More Malcolm Muggeridge on the teachings of Jesus
What Some Catholics Are Thinking of the Post BXVI Directions
Dr. Ralph Martin is president of Renewal Ministries, an organization devoted to Catholic renewal and evangelization. Martin also hosts The Choices We Face, a widely viewed weekly Catholic television and radio program distributed throughout the world. He holds a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum) in Rome. He was named… Read More What Some Catholics Are Thinking of the Post BXVI Directions
Raymond E. Brown’s Mischievous Tactic: the “Scientifically Controlled Evidence”
Or how to squeeze the generally heterodox Union Theological Seminary into two Millennia of unambiguous Catholic teaching. Raymond Brown’s Wayward Turn in Biblical Theory by Msgr. George A. Kelly Ignatius Press, San Francisco, CA, January / February Note: Raymond E. Brown was professor emeritus at Union Theological Seminary (UTS) in New York City, where he taught for 29… Read More Raymond E. Brown’s Mischievous Tactic: the “Scientifically Controlled Evidence”
Benedict XVI, Vatican II, and the “hermeneutic of reform”. Opinion.
By Mark Brumley, Catholic World Report. June 2020 Recently, the Second Vatican Council’s legitimacy and value have again been challenged. Some observers behave as if Benedict XVI saw Vatican II as a problem and proposed a “hermeneutic of continuity” to overcome the problem. Some people who act this way think Benedict XVI’s approach has failed. … Read More Benedict XVI, Vatican II, and the “hermeneutic of reform”. Opinion.
Wealth is determined by how much $ we do not owe
When we work we are either building or destroying. Dorothy Day said somewhere that if you sleep on the floor you don’t have to fret your life away about falling off of the bed. What was Henry David Thoreau’s attitude toward poverty and charity? Henry David Thoreau’s simplicity is a major theme of Walden. During the… Read More Wealth is determined by how much $ we do not owe
What Happens When We Sing
“Learn the science of singing and how vocal activity impacts your brain and body. Understand the biology behind every note. Singing is more than just a musical performance; it is a complex physiological process that engages multiple systems. This video examines the science of singing to explain exactly what occurs during vocalization. Whether you are… Read More What Happens When We Sing
In the Most Grave Confusion(s): “The People Are Not Oblidged to Know…”
St. Antoninus writes: In the Event of the Most Grave Confusion(s): “The people are not oblidged to know…” And St. Thomas Aquinas on whether one must avoid (ipso facto or otherwise) excommunicated persons before sentence has been passed Principles St. Antoninus, commenting on the Great Western Schism. (1054 A.D.) “The question was much discussed and much… Read More In the Most Grave Confusion(s): “The People Are Not Oblidged to Know…”
Distributism, Labor Unions, Capitalism and Marxism by Thomas Storck
$+$ It has sometimes been said that distributism, the economic system that promotes widely distributed productive property – whether this is owned by a single proprietor, a family, or a worker cooperative – is hostile to labor unions and the labor movement. While I do not deny that there may have been someone who labels… Read More Distributism, Labor Unions, Capitalism and Marxism by Thomas Storck
The Predestination of Mary by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
Excerpt from The Mother of the Savior and Our Interior Life. Mary’s Predestination to the Divine Maternity Preceded her Predestination to the Fullness of Glory and Grace. by Rev. Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange. This proposition may appear a little too profound for a beginning. In reality it is quite easy to understand. Most people admit it,… Read More The Predestination of Mary by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
He was “known to them in the breaking of the bread”.
How Jesus revealed Himself to the disciples after the resurrection in the Eucharist. 24 “… on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body.… Read More He was “known to them in the breaking of the bread”.
Great Teacher of Our Time To Be Beatified September 24
“With great joy and deep gratitude to God, I am pleased to announce the Mass for the Beatification of the Venerable Servant of God, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, will take place on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 2 pm Central time at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. With anticipation of a great… Read More Great Teacher of Our Time To Be Beatified September 24
“The Pope is not an absolute monarch whose thoughts and desires are law“ — BXVI
The Popes in my opinion get way too much attention and media coverage. It is not good for their or our souls. When a pope speaks of extraordinary issues (as was the case with, say humane vitae, abortion, or war, etc.) or especially from the Chair (ex Cathedra) with a view to binding all Catholics… Read More “The Pope is not an absolute monarch whose thoughts and desires are law“ — BXVI
A Response to Questions on Art and Freedom
By Thomas Merton. “Today the first and perhaps the only duty of the philosopher is to defend man against himself: to defend man against that extraordinary temptation toward inhumanity to which—almost without being aware of it—so many human beings today have yielded. — GABRIEL MARCEL “As long as I am obsessed with the need to… Read More A Response to Questions on Art and Freedom
Just in case
Just before our love got lost you said –“I am as constant as a northern star”-And I said, “Constantly in the darkness, –Where’s that at?If you want me I’ll be in the bar” — Joni Mitchell, Case of You
JFK & the Ladies… Maureen Callahan Goes over the Edge.
Note: never-ending bookseller hatred for JFK is just what the warmongering Deep State wants. The ubiquitous media is influential after all. The objective has always been to murder even the memory of this President who so opposed that same Deep State and its dangerous amoral ways. –SH One of the most respected researchers and writers on… Read More JFK & the Ladies… Maureen Callahan Goes over the Edge.
The Power of Handwriting & Reading Paper
“Mounting evidence shows that our rush toward digital everything comes with hidden cognitive costs. Neuroscientists have been studying what happens inside your brain when you write by hand versus type, and the results are… unexpected. In this video, discover what EEG brain scans reveal about handwriting, why “slower” might actually be faster for your brain,… Read More The Power of Handwriting & Reading Paper
Wake up Between 3 and 5 Am? It is a Precious Call.
Father Chris Alar, MIC, entered the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, the religious community entrusted with spreading the message and devotion of Divine Mercy, as a postulant in July 2006. Prior to that time, he received a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of… Read More Wake up Between 3 and 5 Am? It is a Precious Call.
New Oxford Review’s Finest Hour
NOR editor, Pieter Vree, writes, “The NOR was contacted by a neocon foundation — right out of the blue” …”As my father wrote, “We at the NOR are glad to be independent of the ideological bigwigs. We don’t have to run around on the New York and D.C. cocktail-party circuit. We don’t have to kiss… Read More New Oxford Review’s Finest Hour
John Paul II on the Only Name Under Heaven
“Only the God of Jesus Christ is the living God [Jn. 14:16]. As has also been stated in the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum (no. 3), the first God mentioned above—the God of the philosophers—is the fruit of human thought, of human speculation, and capable of saying something valid about God . In… Read More John Paul II on the Only Name Under Heaven
