When a disagreement arises anywhere in Catacomb, the interlocutors should move their discussion herein, to a dedicated debate thread, intended to facilitate charitable resolution of the dispute, in mutual pursuit of Truth.

Any of the participants in the debate may open the debate thread; and all debate threads must begin by precisely defining…

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The primordial struggle between True Israel and the Synagogue predates the New Testament epoch. Discussions within this forum are centered upon the covert, subversive, relentless, aggressive tactics of the Synagogue of Satan towards the Chosen People of God, the Elect, the One True Israel, His Holy Church.

“The Jews, who killed the Lord Jesus,…

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Our sacred religion is inherently political. This forum is for discussing Catholic political activity; activity that the last Popes of our era dubbed “Catholic Action”; a form of political action which, when properly understood within the context of our current predicament, can be accurately described as “fifth-column” activity; which is…

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Vatican Coup (i.e. Vatican II) formally codified a new religion. The codifiers of said religion then proceeded—as they continue to this day—to magisterially propagate their False New Gospel throughout the whole world. They were, and are, able to accomplish their covert revolution by surreptitiously usurping the veneer of the True Religion,… Read more

For book reviews, recommendations, and discussions centered around unique insights and concepts which can trace their origins to specific seminal tomes of scholarly thought leaders.

“In reading holy books we receive many lights and divine calls. St. Jerome says that when we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us. St. Ambrose…

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“That a theologian should be well versed in history, is shown by the fate of those who, through ignorance of history, have fallen into error.”
—Melchior Canus, De Locis Theologicis, B. XI, c. ii.

Artwork: The Coronation of Charlemagne, by Friedrich Kaulbach, 1861 A.D.

“All other sciences are called the handmaidens of Sacred Doctrine … it is clear that, from every standpoint, Sacred Doctrine is a science that is nobler than all other sciences.”
—St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars, Q 1, A 5.

Artwork: St. Augustine Teaching at the School of Rome, by Benozzo Gozzoli, 1465 A.D.

“As moisture is necessary for the life of plants, to prevent them from drying up, so, says St. Chrysostom, is prayer necessary for our salvation.”
—St. Alphonsus, The Great Means of Salvation and of Perfection.

Artwork: Seven Saints, by Fra Filippo Lippi, ca. 1451 A.D.