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Should Christians Participate in Halloween

Should Christians Participatein Halloween? by John-Paul Ignatius, Legion of St. Michael © 1999 Order of the Legion of St. Michael Evoking Intense Emotions Halloween always evokes intense emotions whenever someone begins to caution people about this so-called holiday. One reason for this is that most of us have fond memories of Halloween as a child and thus we resist the idea of...

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St. Michael’s Scriptorium & Library

St. Michael’s Scriptorium & LibrarySpecial Collections Bro. Ignatius Mary Collection, Founder OLSM Bro. Ignatius Mary Collection Index | Main Library Index | St. Michael’s Call Home Obedience, the First and Foundational Virtueby Bro. Ignatius Mary(a Hermit of St. Michael) Obedience is not always an easy thing to do, but when I converted to the Catholic church after being a Baptist Minister for...

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Secret Strategies of Satan

Three Secret Strategiesof Satan to Destroyour Children, our Families, our Culture, and our Church by John-Paul Ignatius, Legion of St. Michael(The first of several essays on the motifs and nature of the post-modern worldview) Satan has a secret. It is the secret about his three primary strategies to destroy us. If Satan can convince our culture to adopt the philosophy precipitated by...

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Liberalism - TOC

Liberalism Is a Sin by Fr. Felix Sarda Y Salvany Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1What Begets Liberalism Chapter 2What Is Liberalism? Chapter 3Liberalism Is a Sin Chapter 4The Gravity of the Sin of Liberalism Chapter 5The Degrees of Liberalism Chapter 6Catholic Liberalism or Liberal Catholicism Chapter 7Intrinsic Causes of Liberal Catholicism Chapter 8Shadow and Penumbra Chapter 9Two Kinds of Liberalism Chapter...

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Litany of Humility

Litany of Humility O Jesus! Meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed; Deliver me, JesusFrom the desire of being loved; Deliver me, JesusFrom the desire of being extolled; etc.From the desire of being honored…From the desire of being praised…From the desire of being preferred to others…From the desire of being consulted…From the desire of being approved…From...

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Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Lord, have mercy on us.Christ, have mercy on us.Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven,Have mercy on us.God the Son, Redeemer of the world,Have mercy on us.God the Holy Spirit,Have mercy on us.Holy Trinity, One God,Have mercy on us. Heart of Mary, pray for us.Heart of...

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Danger of Centering Prayer

The Danger of Centering Prayer By Rev. John D. Dreher(Pastor of Our Lady of Czenstochova Church in Coventry, Rhode Island) In the mid-seventies, Trappist Abbot Thomas Keating asked the monks, Could we put the Christian tradition into a form that would be accessible to people ... who have been instructed in an Eastern technique and might be inspired to return to their...

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