“You know, there is, at the moment, an exciting rebirth of Catholic poetry in the United States and it’s full of talented young writers, but even in this interesting cohort James Matthew Wilson, I think, is one of the leading people that you … [Read more...]
About Roseanne T. Sullivan
Roseanne T. Sullivan is a writer from the Boston area who currently lives in San José, CA. Many of her writings and photographs have appeared in the Latin Mass Magazine, at the New Liturgical Movement, in Regina Magazine, National Catholic Register, at the Dappled Things blog, Deep Down Things, and other publications. Her own intermittently updated blog, Catholic Pundit Wannabe, is at catholicpunditwannabe.blogspot.com.
The Emerging Catholic Literary Renaissance
Interview with Poet James Matthew Wilson
February 25, 2021 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
Abortion Stories
Exploding the Myths of Consequence-Free Sex
September 30, 2019 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
The stories in this article are about several women I've known personally, one fictional woman, and one famous Catholic woman, Dorothy Day, who is being considered for sainthood — all of whom had abortions. Their stories illustrate in v … [Read more...]
The Color Pink and Abortion Glee
Toward Comprehending the Incomprehensible Events in New York on January 22, 2019
May 31, 2019 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
For many decades in most parts of the U.S., at least since the 1940s, the color pink was associated with girl babies and cute girly things. In 2017, feminists started wearing cat-eared pink hats as obscene symbols for women’s “rights.” With … [Read more...]
Fr. George Rutler’s Calm in Chaos: Catholic Wisdom for Anxious Times
A Review Essay
February 12, 2019 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
In his introduction to his book of essays titled Calm in Chaos: Essays for Anxious Times (Ignatius Press, 2018), Father George W. Rutler writes, “These essays touch upon confusions in the Church that are not without precedent but that are o … [Read more...]
Kazakhstan Bishop Schneider Broadcasts Seeds of Faith Around the World
May 18, 2018 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider, O.R.C, has been referred to in the National Catholic Register as “one of the leading voices of fidelity, continuity, and tradition in the Church today.”[1. Pentin, Edward. “How Bishop Athanasius Sc … [Read more...]
Who Knows? The Truth About Pope Pius XI and His Much-Maligned Successor.
A Book Review Essay
February 24, 2018 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
Hitler, Mussolini, and the Vatican: Pope Pius XI and the Speech That Was Never Made is an English translation published in 2011 of a book first published in 2007 by Emma Fattorini, professor of Modern History at the University of … [Read more...]
Is There Really Any Hope for a Return to the Traditional Latin Mass?
Interview with Dr. Peter Kwasniewski
December 12, 2017 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
In the essays by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, collected in Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness: Why the Modern Age Needs the Mass of Ages, Dr. Kwasniewski writes as an unabashed adherent for the traditional Latin Mass. He is positive not only … [Read more...]
In Heaven, There Is Only Singing
A Review of Two of Father Rutler's Books, and an Interview with the Author
August 18, 2017 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
I was fortunate to be able to read two review copies of recent books by Father George W. Rutler. As always happens when I read his writing, I was delighted by his style, inspired by the soundness of his doctrine, and enlightened–and s … [Read more...]
Index Lectionum: Scripture Usage in Roman Catholic Masses Before and After Vatican II
A Book Review
January 20, 2017 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
Matthew P Hazell & Dr. Peter A Kwasniewski (Foreword), Index Lectionum: A Comparative Table of Readings for the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite, Volume I (Lectionary Study Press, 2016). The creation of a new form … [Read more...]
Teaching Silently, Reaching the World Through a Hidden Life of Suffering
An Interview with Raymond Arroyo on Mother Angelica: Her Grand Silence
August 29, 2016 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
Even if you don’t watch Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), you have probably heard about Mother Angelica, the feisty Italian-American cloistered nun from Canton, Ohio, who in 1981, at the age of 58, launched, quite improbably, what t … [Read more...]
Sometimes It’s Best to Cover Your Eyes
May 14, 2016 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
After best-selling author, conservative blogger, and frequent First Things contributor, Rod Dreher, converted from Catholicism to Orthodoxy, he published many pieces about why he left the Catholic Church. In his book, How Dante Can Save … [Read more...]
Propers of the Mass Versus the Four-Hymn Sandwich
Two Catholic Scholars Look at "The Great Catholic Music Debate"
January 15, 2016 by Roseanne T. Sullivan
(The subtitle of this article refers to "The Great Catholic Music Debate: 'Post-Vatican Folk' vs. 'Reformist Retro'" by Bill Kassel, which appeared in this magazine, August 9, 2015. … [Read more...]
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