The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts will recite a Rosary of Reparation outside of Harvard University’s Memorial Hall this Monday evening, May 12th, beginning at 7PM. The Rosary is a response to the abomination of a Black Mass being performed on the … Continue reading
Category: Current Issues in the Church
Catholic Action League Condemns Harvard for Allowing Black Mass
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today condemned Harvard University for allowing a student group to have a Black Mass performed on campus. The New York based Satanic Temple, under the sponsorship of the Cultural Studies Club of the Harvard Extension … Continue reading
Growing Defection of US Hispanics from Catholic Faith
This has been going on for a couple of decades. One reason, among many that are more obvious to traditional Catholics (loss of the sacred in word and liturgy), is that Hispanics who do become evangelicals go out recruiting other … Continue reading
China Holds Bishop Election in Defiance of Rome
UCANews: China on Thursday held its first bishop election since Pope Francis assumed the papacy in March last year, in what will be a key test of relations between Beijing and the Vatican as they decide whether to endorse the … Continue reading
Boston Archdiocese Condemns Satanic Black Mass
On May 8, the Archdiocese of Boston released the following statement condemning the scheduled black mass on Harvard’s campus: (BostonCatholic.org) The Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Boston expresses its deep sadness and strong opposition to the plan to stage … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper Says Church Is Not Against Birth Control ‘At All”
Phil Lawler of Catholic Culture: In a May 5 interview broadcast by WYNC radio in New York—in which he was repeatedly identified by host Brian Lehrer as “the Pope’s theologian”—Cardinal Walter Kasper made the striking statement: “The Church is not against birth … Continue reading
Cardinal Burke: Pro-Abortion ‘Catholic’ Politicians Commit Sacrilege Taking Communion
Catholic News Service: Catholic politicians and judges who support laws in conflict with church teaching on abortion, euthanasia, marriage and related issues commit “sacrilege” and cause “grave scandal” if they receive Communion, said the U.S. cardinal who heads the Vatican’s highest … Continue reading
‘Old’ St. Pius V vs ‘New’ St. Pius V
From the article “The Contradiction of Core,” I take this brief excerpt contrasting the oration from today’s feast in the Traditional rite with the oration in the new rite. The changes are revealing: Old text: “O God, who for the overthrowing … Continue reading
Are There Catholic Clergy Speaking Like This? I’d Like to Know.
Dr. James Dobson, of Focus on the Family and Family Talk Radio, spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast. In his talk, he referred to Barak Obama as the “Abortion president.” He also challenged the President directly with the words “Come and … Continue reading
Ordination of Women ‘Not on the Table at the Moment’
And this from the Archbishop of Dublin. The inquiry had to do with ordaining married men, which is another issue. It is astonishing that a prelate of the Church cannot just say that the ordination of women has been declared … Continue reading
Toronto Court Orders Catholic Schools to Cease Requiring Mass Attendance
Catholic Culture: Catholic schools are free to operate in Ontario, as long as they don’t provide religious education. That’s the message that seems to be coming from the Ontario Superior Court, which has ruled that Catholic high schools cannot require students to … Continue reading
Mozillians, Dominicans, and Quislings
Considerably more significant than Mozilla’s trashing of Brendan Eich is what has happened to Sister Jane Dominic Laurel, the Dominican who’s been thrown under the bus by ecclesiastical quislings who lack her fortitude in standing up for Catholic teaching. Why is … Continue reading
Three New Saints Were Apostles of the Americas
A little Triumphalism here, cobbled from Rome Reports and Vatican Information Services. The Pope signed the decree for an “equivalent canonization,” recognizing them as saints of the Universal Church. Vatican City, 3 April 2014 (VIS) – This morning the Holy … Continue reading
Chinese Priest Speaks of His 30 Years in Communist Prisons and Labor Camps
CNA: Monsignor Matthew Koo recounted being detained in a Chinese labor camp for thirty years due to his Marian devotion, noting that although the experience was painful there were also many blessings. “Oh, I thought that sacrifice is God’s gift. People … Continue reading
Pakistan: Prayer and Fasting Day Today for Asia Bibi and Sawan Masih
AsiaNews: The Catholic Church of Pakistan today celebrated a Wednesday of Prayer and Fasting on behalf of Sawan Masih and Asia Bibi, two victims of the Asian country’s controversial blasphemy laws. Both have been sentenced to death and are awaiting for their appeal … Continue reading