We have not disappeared! Currently, I am the one who posts the vast majority of offerings on Catholicism·org, whether or not I have written the pieces being posted. This is due to the prolonged illness and death of Brian Kelly, … Continue reading
Category: Columns
With Filial Submission to His Holiness, We Offer Prayers for Pope Leo XIV
The Catholic Church on earth now has a new visible head: Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope in history, and an Augustinian Friar. As Catholics who are in the heart of the Church, we here at Catholicism.org submit with … Continue reading
They Shall Be Comforted
The time He saw you by your brother’s tomb, I think it was your tears that made Him weep. Perhaps they stirred a mem’ry of perfume, Which, in its turn, evoked emotion deep. He could not be indifferent to your … Continue reading
Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Nominated to Trump Administration Postion
Below is a short video with a discussion between the Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate — anti-Zionist Jews — on Donald Trump’s close relationship with the Chabad-Lubavitch sect, as one of that group’s key operatives has just been nominated … Continue reading
Father Faltas: The Sorrowful Ways of Gaza
The commentary below is by Rev. Father Ibrahim Faltas, OFM, an Egyptian Franciscan Friar who was the Custodian of the Holy Land from 2016 to 2022. Published in Italian yesterday by Vatican News, there is currently no official English translation. … Continue reading
Israel Demolishes Statue of Saint George in Southern Lebanon on Palm Sunday
(Middle East Monitor) — The Israeli occupation army demolished a statue of Saint George in the town of Yaroun, in the Nabatieh Governorate in southern Lebanon, as Christians marked Palm Sunday, according to Lebanese media. The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) shared … Continue reading
Palm Sunday Atrocity: Israeli Strike Destroys Key Gaza City Hospital
Under the headline, Israeli air strike destroys part of last fully functional hospital in Gaza City, the BBC’s Gaza correspondent, Rushdi Abualouf, narrates the IDF’s destruction of the intensive care and surgery departments of a hospital run by the Anglican … Continue reading
Holy Thursday Reminder: Catholics Can’t Publicly Support Abortion and Receive the Eucharist
Commemoration of Last Supper Shines Spotlight on ‘Complicit’ Wrongdoing by Church Leaders (Fredericksburg, Virginia) — On Holy Thursday, Catholics commemorate the Last Supper, remembering Jesus’ institution of the Eucharist. American Life League president Judie Brown believes this is the perfect time … Continue reading
53% of U.S. Catholics Have an Unfavorable View of Israel
In the their recent analysis, How Americans view Israel and the Israel-Hamas war at the start of Trump’s second term, the Pew Research Center informs us that 53% of US Catholics have an unfavorable view of Israel, as opposed to … Continue reading
‘How the Latin Mass split the Church’
Francis X. Rocca has penned a piece for The Atlantic regarding the Traditional Latin Mass. Subtitled, “How the Latin Mass split the Church,” the sympathetic piece is titled, “The Catholics Who Have to Worship Somewhere Else.” This comes from the … Continue reading
A Little Passiontide Gem
A Plug for the Sisters’ New Book, The Crucifixion What was it like for Our Blessed Mother, standing at the foot of the Cross of Her Son, gazing up into His eyes, watching the Precious Blood trickle from His awful … Continue reading
Neo-Con, Ex-Catholic, Sean Hannity, Blames Pro-Life Principles for Republican Loss in Wisconsin
The following is a news release from the Catholic Action League of Massachusetts… Fox News host Sean Hannity is blaming the strong pro-life principles of former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, for his loss in the Badger State’s Supreme Court … Continue reading
Axe-Wielding Islamist Attacks Christian Assyrian New Year’s Parade in Iraq
The following bullet-point summary of the AP article, “A man wielding an axe wounds 3 people at the Assyrian Christian new year parade in Iraq,” is followed by a brief summary of the religious significance of the event. Both are … Continue reading
L’Osservatore Romano Celebrates Teilhard de Chardin Despite Controversial Past
A March 28 news piece on the Catholic World News site caught my eye: Vatican prefect, newspaper pay tribute to Teilhard de Chardin. The Rev. Teilhard de Chardin, S.J., was a controversial figure, an evolutionist philosopher and paleontologist whose bizarre … Continue reading
What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Credibly Accused’ Priest?
The short answer to the question is this: To be a “credibly accused priest” is to meet whatever non-canonical criteria have been established by someone with authority in the chancery, and without due process. As there is no due process, … Continue reading
