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06/01/2026

Fourth Partition of Poland: Finis Poloniae?

God! For so many centuries, you surrounded Poland with the radiance of power and glory, and with the shield of your protection protected it from the misfortunes that were to overwhelm it. Before your altars we offer a plea: Save our King for us, O Lord! --- Alojzy Feliński, "National Song for the King's Prosperity" The Third Partition of Poland…...

Charles Coulombe traces Poland's fourth partition, Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw, and the indomitable Catholic faith and patriotism that kept Polish identity alive against all odds.

06/01/2026

Boston: Drag Queen Readings to Children Are Exercises in Depravity

On Friday, May 29th, Reporter Lance Reynolds of the Boston Herald, contacted the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts, seeking a comment on the decision of the Boston Public Library --- one of the city's most venerable cultural institutions --- to host so-called Drag Queen readings to children in library facilities, as part of Pride Month. In response, League Executive Director C....

The Catholic Action League condemns Boston Public Library's Drag Queen readings for children as an assault on innocence and taxpayer-funded religious discrimination.

05/30/2026

Good Queen Mary Part IV: Isabella’s Granddaughter

As we saw in the last article, in spite of Charles V’s protests, Edward’s regency council knew quite well that the French were a more principal concern for him. They pressed on to restrict Mary’s free access to Mass. On 17 January 1551, the Council sent their demand that Mass no longer be heard in her household; it was illegal....

Ryan Grant on how Queen Mary Tudor outmaneuvered Northumberland's coup, rallied Catholic England, and claimed her throne as Henry VIII's rightful daughter and heir.

05/26/2026

Too Much ‘Unworthiness’ in Catholicism?

My third and final installment of “What Must I Do to Be Saved” will come next week. As we are only a few days from the month of June, here is an earlier Ad Rem that might make for timely reading: “On Loving and Hating in June: the Sacred Heart vs. Depraved ‘Pride.’” Below are my thoughts on the subject of unworthiness, in reply to a question I was recently asked....

Can Catholic humility go too far? Brother André Marie explores unworthiness, sanctifying grace, and the spiritual balance saints like Thérèse mastered.

05/21/2026

Rep. Jim Jordan on the SPLC’s ‘Massive Fraud Scheme’ That Was ‘Creating Hate’ against Catholics

Here is the House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Jim Jordan, speaking to Kellyanne Conway about the DOJ case against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Rep. Jordan makes special mention of the Catholics targeted by the SPLC (including the publishers of this website). Below the video is a 300-word AI generated summary: In this segment from Hannity, House Judiciary Committee Chairman…...

Jim Jordan exposes the SPLC's alleged fraud scheme, political targeting of Catholics, and dangerous influence on federal law enforcement agencies.

05/21/2026

Against American Christian Nationalism

Given the moral decay in our nation, it's not hard to imagine the idea of an America clinging hard to the basic tenets of Christianity as a guideline for its laws and way of life as very attractive to all Christians and men of good will. This is what is billed as Christian Nationalism, a movement within American conservative circles that has gained more prominent attention on social media and other outlets, especially since Donald Trump emerged victorious in the 2024 Presidential Election....

A Catholic critique of American Christian Nationalism, exposing its anti-Catholic roots, Zionist influence, and the urgent call for bold, faithful Catholic resistance.

05/15/2026

The ‘Magnificent Declaration’ of Faith by Father Davide Pagliarani, SSPX on Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus

Yesterday, the SSPX Superior General, Father Davide Pagliarani, published a "Declaration of the Catholic Faith" that he addressed to Pope Leo XIV with these words: The Society places this simple Declaration of Faith in Your hands. It seems to us to correspond to the minimum indispensable to be in communion with the Church, and to truly call ourselves Catholics and, consequently, your sons....

Yesterday, the SSPX Superior General, Father Davide Pagliarani, published a “Declaration of the Catholic Faith” that he addressed to Pope Leo XIV with these words: The Society places this simple Declaration of Faith in Your hands. It seems to us to … Continue reading →

05/14/2026

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05/13/2026

What must you do to be saved? The answer is not found in a funny inner feeling, but in the sacramental economy established by the Son of God. The New Testament is overwhelming and unmistakable on the role and the necessity of the sacraments. Read the evidence for yourself.

The email version of my latest Ad Rem: ⛪ What Must I Do to Be Saved? Part II: The Sacramental Economy https://mailchi.mp/catholicism/ji245ya07a-9097607

05/13/2026

The Third Partition of Poland

We won't forsake the land we came from, We won't let our speech be buried. We are the Polish nation, the Polish people, From the royal line of Piast. We won't let the enemy oppress us. So help us God! So help us God! To the last blood drop in our veins We will defend our Spirit Till into dust and ash shall fall,...

The Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 ended in defeat, triggering the Third Partition of Poland and erasing the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from the map.