Army Veteran Laid to Rest

HARDIN, Ill. 24 April 2012 (ACNS) - Clifford Retzer passed away on April 5th, Maundy Thursday, 2012, at the home of his daughter in Hardin Illinois. His son-in-law is Fr. Douglas Deffenbaugh, Chancellor of the Court of Saint Mary of Walsingham. Born in 1928, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Germany. He subsequently served as a U.S. Postal worker until 1997.

Clifford Retzer shortly after World War II

Mr. Retzer's funeral was conducted by Fr. Deffenbaugh after the Easter Triduum with full military honors.

Fr. Deffenbaugh leads the procession to the gravesite as the honor guard salutes the body.

The body is carried to the gravesite.



"Bully" is must-see movie

ARCHIVE: Vicariate-General of the Northeast Established

CAMDEN, N.J. 19 February 2012 (ACNS) - The Patriarchal See announces with great joy the establishment of the Vicariate-General of the Northeast to serve the faithful of the Anglican Rite Roman Catholic Church in that region of the United States. The Vicar-General Pro Tempore is the Rev. Salvatore Scuderi, a priest of significant experience and distinction in his personal service to others.

Update: Since this article, Salvatore Scuderi is no longer affiliated with the Anglican Rite Roman Catholic Church.



Obama administration Feigns Concern over Plan B

8 DEC 2011 (Catholic Online) Read more here.

Scouting Medal Presented to Distinguished Scout Leader

HUNTSVILLE 9 NOV 2011 (ACNS) - The Imperial Distinguished Scouter Award of the Holy Roman Empire was presented to Dr. Walter E. Whitacre, Scoutmaster of Troop 364 in Huntsville, Alabama. During Dr. Whitacre's long tenure with Boy Scouts of America, he not only led Troop 364 and an affiliated Sea Explorer ship, he served at all levels of Scouting and was instrumental in the development of several key programs.

The significance of the award is discussed with the Scouts.

The Imperial Distinguished Scout Award (called "Scouter Award" for adult leaders) is part of the Scouting ministry of the Anglican Rite Roman Catholic Church. It is given to those Scouts and Scout leaders who fulfill set requirements. These involve demonstrating distinguished service, both within Scouting and in the community, religious education within their particular denomination, and writing a paper on the ways in which a chosen aspect of the history of the Holy Roman Empire can be applied to the modern era in making the world a better place.

Dr. Whitacre receives the Imperial Distinguished Scouter
Award medal and certificate as Imperial Chief Scout,
Chev. John Refieuna looks on.

Dr. Whitacre, though his service in Boy Scout, Cub Scout, Sea Exploring, and other Scouting programs, not only has personally rendered great service to humanity, he has inspired countless others to do the same. This is the chief principle of the award. Our actions should not only be in service of others, our actions should set an example to inspire others to service.

Following this link for more information on the Imperial Distinguished Scout Award of the Holy Roman Empire.

Life is cheap in Communist China

BEIJING 20 October 2011 (ACNS) - Life is cheap in Communist China. Not only do they lead the world by far in the number of executions, but as people lay dying in the streets, no one does anything to help. Those who help are often blamed as being the guilty party. This should be no surprise to anyone who has studied the history of the Cultural Revolution and its after-effects. A Godless society like China lacks a moral compass. Without the fear of punishment from God, Chinese act merely out of selfish interests rather than according to morals.

Recently, a toddler was injured in China and completely ignored by passers-by. (See more here.)  This is a trend in China. People are told not to intervene. People who do intervene are often accused of being the responsible party for the death or injury, or are even sued by the very same victims they helped.

One cannot be fooled by China's apparent adoption of capitalist principles. Just because they resemble in many ways the Christian nations of the West does not mean that they have a Christian moral compass, or any moral compass at all. They remain a Godless society, persecuting Christians who seek to instill morality into Chinese society. With a lot more influence of Jesus Christ in China, perhaps people won't lay dying in the streets as people pass them by.

Stock market investing book the first of the new Personal Empowerment Series

ALBUQUERQUE 30 September 2011 (ACNS) - Crossing Wall Street - The Road to Independent Financial Security, by Robert L. Clark, CPA, is the first book of Saint George Seminary Press's new Personal Empowerment Series. Check out more of this fantastic new book by following this link.