Brian Mershon column
Brian Mershon is a professional communicator and baseball consultant based in Greenville, S.C. He and his wife are parents of seven living children and 13 grandchildren who attempt to correspond to God's grace and build up the kingdom of God in the buckle of the Bible Belt.



Oscar Raggi: Watchmaker par excellence with a deep & genuine desire to pass on his passion and skills to the next generation
Brian Mershon
March 10, 2024

Your profession is intriguing. Why and when did you first become interested in it? I became a watchmaker due to the deep passion that my family in Rome, . . .


Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei asks Charlotte bishop to provide weekly Sunday Latin Mass
Brian Mershon
December 27, 2013

Original story appeared in a Summer 2013 issue of The Remnant. Charlotte, N.C. – Eighteen months after an initial request by lay Catholics in the . . .


Bible Belt parish builds God's kingdom
Brian Mershon
October 15, 2013

This story originally appeared in the July 31, 2013 issue of The National Catholic Register. GREENVILLE, S.C. – Deep in the heart of the Bible Belt . . .


Book review: Work of Human Hands: A Theological Critique of the Mass of Paul VI
Brian Mershon
January 14, 2012

Work of Human Hands: A Theological Critique of the Mass of Paul VI By Rev. Anthony Cekada Copyright 2010 by Anthony Cekada Published by Philothea Press  . . .


Catholic homeschooling, Catholic education & charges of elitism and no vocations: Part II
Brian Mershon
January 13, 2012

This second part examination of the charges by a prominent "conservative" Novus Ordo priest that Catholic homeschool parents are elitists will provide some . . .


Catholic homeschooling, Catholic education & charges of elitism and no vocations
Brian Mershon
January 12, 2012

Many of you interested in the subject matter of Catholic homeschooling have probably read a recent Our Sunday Visitor story quoting a once-prominent and well . . .


Vatican II book review
Brian Mershon
December 22, 2010

The Ecumenical Vatican Council II: A Much Needed Discussion By Msgr. Brunero Gherardini Translated into English from by the Franciscans of the Immaculate  . . .


Bishop Fellay denies any knowledge of new motu proprio
Brian Mershon
August 27, 2010

August 24, 2010 — Superior General Bishop Bernard Fellay of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), one of four bishops whose excommunications were lifted by Pope . . .


Bishop Bernard Fellay on the Rosary Crusade & doctrinal talks
Brian Mershon
May 12, 2010

Published May 11, 2010 at The Remnant (remnantnewspaper.com) Houston, Texas — Superior General Bishop Bernard Fellay of the Society of St. Pius X recently . . .


A bad year for the Neocon Catholics
Brian Mershon
February 20, 2009

(From The Remnant, Feb. 15, 2009) By all accounts so far, 2009 has been a very challenging year for Neocon-variety Catholics. Still recovering from the shock . . .


SSPX update: Vatican insider projects speedy resolution
Brian Mershon
February 14, 2009

(Originally appeared in The Remnant, January 28, 2009) January 26, 2009, Rome, Italy — During this week of Christian Unity on the exact date of the . . .


One year later...the forgotten document: A reaffirmation of the one true Church of Jesus Christ
Brian Mershon
November 18, 2008

Ten months ago, the long-anticipated document Summorum Pontificum was promulgated by the Holy See officially acknowledging what many Catholics have held for . . .


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