Category: Columns

Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, Secretery of the Congregation for Divine Worship, will celebrate the traditional rite at the Church of St. Stephen of the Abyssinians, located inside the Vatican walls, on January 6 (the Epiphany). Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke … Continue reading →

It’s “the Holidays,” so chipper good will, merriment, warm feelings, and all that good stuff are abounding.* Why, right now we’re even inclined to be a little ecumenical this time of year and admit that the Lutherans are on to … Continue reading →

Their moving cri de coeur can be found at Kairos Palestine , and reported on CWN. Even western (especially American) Christian naivete (and theological error) in the matter is addressed: “…theologians in the West try to attach a biblical and … Continue reading →

In recent months, herds of wild elephants have begun to storm villages that are home to some of the worst persecutors of Christians during the troubles. In one village, where in August a year ago the Christians had to run for their lives while their homes were being destroyed by rioters, a herd of elephants emerged from the surrounding jungle exactly one year later, in July 2009, at the same time of the day of the attack.

These elephants first attacked a rock crusher machine owned by a key leader of the persecution movement. They then went on to destroy his house and farms. Continue reading →

In a meeting today with the Prefect of the Congregtion for the Causes of Saints, Archbishop Angelo Amato, Pope Benedict XVI approved twenty-one decrees pertaining to canonizations, beatifications, and declarations of heroic virtue. Blessed André Bessette, the patron saint of … Continue reading →