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Priest defends ‘real Catholicism,’ traditional liturgy as best tools to restore Europe at conference Fr. William Slattery . ‘The Traditional Latin Mass and liturgy is where Catholic vanguards are born,’ said Fr. William Slattery. February 18, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – “Real Catholicism” and traditional liturgy are the best tools to bring Europe back to Christianity, a priest said last month at a Catholic conference in Ireland. Fr. William Slattery, author of a highly acclaimed book on how priests built Western Civilization, pointed out that what held “so many men and women ‘captive” for 2,000 years in Catholicism was the “thing”...

COLUMBANUS Also known asColumba; Columban; Columbanus of Bobbio; Columbanus of Luxieul Memorial23 November; formerly 21 November; 24 November (Benedictines and Ireland) ProfileWell-born, handsome and educated, Columbanus was torn between a desire for God and easy access to the pleasures of the world. Acting on advice of a holy anchoress, he decided to withdraw from the world; his family opposed the choice, his mother going so far as to block the door. Monk at Lough Erne. He studied Scripture extensively, and wrote a commentary on the Psalms. Monk at Bangor under abbot Saint Comgall. In middle age, Columbanus felt a...