January 23, 2022 (Edward J. Barr) – On January 16 a holy alliance was formed when St. John Bosco visited St. Augustine.  This wasn’t a heavenly meeting of the two actual saints.  In fact, you could say that St. John Bosco took St. Augustine by force.  It happened at the March for Life in the City of St. Augustine.  On that … More St. John Bosco visits St. Augustine

January 20, 2022 (Edward J. Barr) – On January 25 the Pope will hold a vespers service to commemorate the end of the week of prayer for Christian Unity.  The week of common worship unites many denominations in the Christian world to pray for each other and strengthen their common love for Jesus Christ.  First proposed in 1908 by … More Preaching Christian Unity while sowing Catholic Disunity

December 31, 2021 (Roma Locuta Est) – Roma Locuta Est is now approaching the end of its 5th year of existence (4th full year). As has been the tradition now over the last several years, we close out the year by recapping the top posts of the year. Before proceeding to the Top Ten List of posts … More Top Ten Articles of 2021 on Roma Locuta Est

December 28, 2021 (Edward J. Barr) – The Devil burst onto the scene in January after hearing how the Catholic Church was handling the COVID-19 scare (see The Devil came to Mass this weekend). He was asked by one of his minions to meet a recruit and was shocked when he found himself at a Catholic Church.  The devil overcame … More The Devil’s Year in Review

December 23, 2021 (Steven O’Reilly) –  Various “Benedict is (still) pope” or BiP theories appeal to canon 188 for support.  This article examines this canon in light of Benedict’s own comments on his resignation, to see whether there might remain some sliver of daylight to defend the suggestion Benedict’s resignation could be potentially invalid on … More Benedict’s Resignation, Canon 188, and Fraud

December 6, 2021 (Edward J. Barr) – Recently a friend and I attended a Medical Freedom conference in a nearby town. The event brought together medical professionals and others concerned about the censorship and suppression of individual liberties that prevent citizens from following their conscience and personal health realities in making medical decisions.  It was held … More Defending the Blessed Mother: Let the Holy Spirit be your guide

December 3, 2021 (Steven O’Reilly) – Earlier today I appeared as a guest on Timothy Gordon’s “Rules for Retrogrades” podcast.  Mr. Gordon and I discussed various “Benedict is not pope” (BiP) theories, and or “Francis is not pope” theories which are addressed in various articles I have penned, including those found in the Summa Contra … More Podcast Discussion of “Benedict is (still) Pope” (BiP) theories

November 23, 2021 (Edward J. Barr) – {Note: This is a quasi-fictional yet potentially predictive account of action that could be taken against the Church. It follows the most recent account of the Devil’s actions in the world, when Satan called for his lawyers.  They have responded.}  In an unprecedented action, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral … More The Devil Sues Jesus

November 9, 2021 (Edward J. Barr) – We now have learned from a preliminary document that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops will decline to directly confront the scandalous attack on the Eucharist by pro-abortion Catholic politicians. This is not surprising.  The bishops have ignored this topic for decades; having a Catholic president in the White … More Why the Bishops won’t directly address the Eucharist Scandal

You shall love the Lord, you God, with your entire soul, heart, and mind October 27, 2021 (Edward J. Barr) – The aggressive pace of atheistic modernity to replace the worship of God with the cult of Man has moved into high gear.  Like the original Tower of Babel where Man tried to reach heaven and … More The Inversion of the Shema