A Review of When Hitler Took Austria, by Kurt von Schuschnigg. Ignatius Press, 2012 When I took up this book for my reading pleasure and to add to my store of historical knowledge, I expected it to be something a … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
American Pornocracy
The United States have never been Catholic — not in any religious, cultural, or political sense. But there was a semblance of natural-law-inspired decency, coming, perhaps, from those bits of Catholicity left in the religiosity of our fellow countrymen. It’s … Continue reading
Vatican Declares Sicilian Priest Killed by Mafia a Martyr
Catholic Culture: An Italian priest who was killed by the Mafia in 1993 has been recognized by the Vatican as a martyr for the faith. More here.
Tomorrow’s Illicit Consecration of Chinese Priest Cancelled
AsiaNews: For months the faithful of Harbin (Heilongjiang) have been praying and fasting lest the Episcopal ordination without papal mandate go ahead, now they are quietly satisfied: the ordination, scheduled for tomorrow, will not happen. Full report here.
Justice Defeated: SC Rules 5-4 HHS Mandate is Constitutional
AP: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Read more here.
Obama Pushes Planned Parenthood and Contraception to NH High Schoolers
Here’s a clip from his long speech in Durham. Catholic Online: You can decide that instead of restricting access to birth control or defunding Planned Parenthood, we should make sure that in this country, women control their own health care … Continue reading
Husband Whose Wife Was Beaten into Abortion Missing for Two Days
AsiaNews: The husband of the woman who a few weeks ago in Zengjia (Shaanxi) was forced forced to abort a fetus of seven months, has been missing for two days. For over a week he and his family have endured … Continue reading
Victims En Masse, More Refugees Today Than Ever Before
CNS report: “Every minute eight people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror.” That is just one of the statistics about refugees that the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees agency offers. What decisions would you make if you … Continue reading
‘Gay Pride Month’
Here it is almost the end of June and we at Catholicism.org have just about ignored Gay Pride Month — almost. So here’s my tribute, now that the month is nearly over. No, I won’t talk about the Pentagon’s “Pride” … Continue reading
Crime Against Humanity: Forced Migration of Millions of Starving German Civilians (1945-1950)
R.M. Douglas, The Chronicle Review: The screams that rang throughout the darkened cattle car crammed with deportees, as it jolted across the icy Polish countryside five nights before Christmas, were Dr. Loch’s only means of locating his patient. The doctor, … Continue reading
‘We Were Living the Message of Fatima’ 8 Jesuit Survivors of A-Bomb Blast
PJ Lifestyle’s Myra Adams: Next to the Pope my authority on all things Catholic is my devout 89-year-old father-in-law, a long retired “government worker” from an agency that shall go unnamed. He possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of physics, history, politics and … Continue reading
Coach Harbaugh Finds Joy in Annual Parish Mission to Peru
CNA reports: It’s not every day that children in Piura, Peru, learn to play American football from the coach of a National Football League team. Read more here.
Bishop Shlemon Warduni on the Suffering of Iraqi Christians
(LCR Blog) While multimillionaire Tony Blair lies, the cocky, comfortable Christian Bush gloats, and the neocons cash in, Iraqi Bishop Shlemon Warduni tells the truth about their treachery in a speech to America’s Catholic bishops this past June 13. As … Continue reading
Surprise: Di Noia to Ecclesia Dei
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In an effort to aid reconciliation attempts with traditionalist Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI has named U.S. Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia to fill a newly created post of vice president of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei.” … Continue reading
Secrets, Secrets, Secrets: Marija, Ivan and Vicka Need One More for Ten
Satan hates Our Lady’s chaste Fatima message and the three Fatima secrets. The message given in the third secret, which begins “The dogma of Faith will always be preserved in Portugal, etc.”, is not yet revealed. The vision, corresponding to … Continue reading
