CatholicOnline: “This is an international story for the world,” said Academy Award® nominee Andy Garcia, who headlines an international cast in FOR GREATER GLORY. “It’s a story that needs to be told.” Garcia plays General Gorostieta, the retired military man … Continue reading
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Relics of Six Mexican Priest Martyrs Venerated in Los Angeles Cathedral May 14-24
These six martyrs were canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000. The martyrdom of Father Jose Maria Robles Hurtado is highlighted in the movie For Greater Glory, the story of the Cristeros heroic resistance to the anti-clerical, masonic-supported persecution … Continue reading
New Jersey’s Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich and Michigan’s Bishop Baraga Declared Venerable
I was very much interested in the cause of Sister Miriam Teresa back in the late 1960s and early 70s. My aunt, Sister Mary Susan Boyle, was stationed at the Sister Miriam Theresa League House in Convent Station, New Jersey. … Continue reading
Cuban Exiles and Dissidents Indignant Over Havana Cardinal’s Call for ‘Reconciliation’
Catholic Culture: Speaking at a panel discussion at Harvard University, Cardinals Jaime Ortega y Alamino of Havana and Sean O’Malley of Boston agreed that greater freedom for the Church followed in the wake of Blessed John Paul’s 1998 visit to … Continue reading
Pope Hopes Catholic Americans Will Revive the Church?
THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: “In a stunning announcement on Monday, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (via the apostolic nuncio to the United States Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano) has just laid the heaviest burden in 2,000 years on the shoulders of Catholic … Continue reading
Hawaii Belgian Ale Named in Honor of Saint Damien
CNS report: First, a couple of schools. Then, several U.S. parishes. Now … a fine craft beer? Many things have been named after St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, but none was more surprising than a recent discovery at a … Continue reading
Professor Rice Defends Bishop Jenky Against Visceral Criticism from ND Faculty
LifeSiteNews: On April 14, Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C., of Peoria, Illinois, delivered a courageous homily at Mass during “A Call to Catholic Men of Faith.” Bishop Jenky said, “This fall, every practicing Catholic must vote, and must vote their … Continue reading
Catholic Anti-Communist’s Vocal Protest Aimed at Castro Regime not the Pope
CNA: Cuban dissident Andres Carrion said he did not intend to offend the Catholic Church when he shouted “freedom” during the papal Mass in the country on March 26. “It was not my intention to tarnish the Mass, and I … Continue reading
At Least 131 Faculty at ND Call for Resignation of Bishop Jenky from Board of Fellows
SouthBendTribune.com: At least 131 University of Notre Dame faculty members have signed a letter saying that the Most Rev. Daniel Jenky, Catholic bishop of Peoria, Ill., should renounce controversial remarks he made in an April 15 homily or resign from … Continue reading
Cristero Movie with Star Cast Debuts in Mexico
CNA: The much anticipated movie “Cristiada,” which recounts the story of the Cristero war in Mexico during the religious persecution of the 1920s, was released in Mexico on April 20. “This movie is not only going to be entertaining, it … Continue reading
Why the Disorientation and Exodus of Nuns in the 60s and 70s? Humanist Psychology?
Patheos‘ Kathy Schiffer provides an informative summary of the destructive role of just two psychologists and their team who, in 1966, were given a three-year grant (I don’t know from what organization) to experiment with religious orders through humanistic Freudian … Continue reading
Bishop Jenky of Peoria Calls Men to be a Fearless Catholic Army
Catholic Culture: Bishop Daniel Jenky of Peoria told the 500 men who attended the diocese’s annual men’s march and Mass that “the days in which we live now require heroic Catholicism, not casual Catholicism.”Read more on this stirring speech here.
Over 116,000 Adults Enter Catholic Church in US on Easter Vigil
By posting this news item I will probably get a few critical comments, especially with the CNA link and the use of the term “full communion” for the conversion of baptized Protestants. So, let me state simply that I do … Continue reading
Cuba: 43 Arrests and Detentions in Latest Wave of Communist Repression
CNA: The Cuban Commission on Human Rights reported that 43 dissidents have been detained by the Communist government in a new wave of repression launched on April 2 in the city of Santiago. Read more here.