CNA: Choosing to be faithful, the Pope continued, is equally important in both smallest and the most difficult situations, highlighting how throughout the history of the Church we see that there are “men, women, old, young, that make this choice.” “When … Continue reading
Category: Current Issues in the Church
Pope Francis on ‘Adolescent Progressivism’
From Catholic World News, we learn that the Holy Father denounced the “adolescent progressivism” that would throw away our traditions in the interest of being conformed to the values of the world. He did this in the context of meditating … Continue reading
China: Two More Underground Priests Imprisoned
AsiaNews: Two priests from the underground Church are in prison since early October. They are “guilty” of having organized catechism classes for adults in the town of Qinyuan , near Baoding (Hebei ). The two men are Fr. Tian Dalong and … Continue reading
Protestants Need to Convert
Controversial, yes, but true. Otherwise, we don’t believe in Church dogma or the reality of the sin of heresy. Michael Voris makes some good points in this video. To the line “we don’t talk about religion and politics here,” he … Continue reading
Pope Regretted L’Osservatore Romano Published His Informal Interview
CNA: According to a Catholic writer in Italy, Pope Francis was aware that his reported words in an Oct. 1 interview published in “La Repubblica” could be misunderstood, and took measures concerning this. Antonio Socci, a Catholic columnist for the Italian … Continue reading
What You Believe Matters
Reading the masterpiece of Catholic spirituality, The Interior Life Simplified and Reduced to its Fundamental Principle, I came across a passage that speaks eloquently of the importance of faith to one’s moral worth. (The passage may be viewed in context … Continue reading
Marginalization of Tradition in Academia
Dr. John Lamont, a Catholic academic with a canonical mandate to teach theology, has written an account of how a scholarly paper he wrote was refused publication in a “conservative” academic journal. It is not only traditional Catholic priests and … Continue reading
The Rehabilitation of ‘Liberation Theology?’
The TFP’s Luiz Sérgio Solimeo has written a brief piece on the attempted rehabilitation of “liberation theology” that is now taking place. Let it be said here that “liberation theology” is not Theology, since Theology is — as the name … Continue reading
Are Papal Letters to the Editor Infallible?
Of course, the question is rhetorical. But with headlines like “Pope Francis reaches out to atheists and agnostics”, and “Pope Francis assures sceptics: You don’t have to believe in God to go to heaven” floating around, the question might actually … Continue reading
China: Four Underground Priests Arrested in August, Whereabouts Unknown
UCANews: Tensions between the Chinese government and unregistered Catholic communities have increased with the detention of four priests last month, according to a report by the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of Hong Kong. The report was submitted to the United … Continue reading
Beyond Liturgy
I want to begin these lines by setting a positive tone. As a journalist who has written for most of the nation’s conservative or Traditional Catholic publications, during the past half century I have dealt close-up with more high-ranking Churchmen … Continue reading
Asia Bibi Book: ‘Blasphemy: A Memoir’ Now Available in English
Asia Bibi’s book, Blasphemy: A Memoir: Sentenced to Death Over a Cup of Water is now available. This is the Pakistani mother of five whom I spoke about at last year’s conference. Here is an excerpt from the book: More … Continue reading
Egypt: Morsi’s Ouster Sparks Violence Against Christians
Catholic Online (Taken from end of report): The last point highlights a growing danger for Christian communities which have seen a rise in violence since Morsi\’s ouster against individual Christians, priests, and churches. Indeed some priests have been murdered and various churches have been … Continue reading
Prayer and Petition for the FFI
Ave Maria! The Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary express our deep fraternal respect and sympathy to our friends in the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. A most troubling situation has afflicted their community. We have avoided saying anything … Continue reading
If We Can Do Nothing Else We Owe the Christians of the Mid-East Fervent Prayers
AsiaNews, Fady Noun: A free people interpreting the pain Jesus endured, sharing it on the stages of work, in the mines, the hospitals, in the tombs of hope and its cradles provided the magnificent, dazzling show young Brazilians put on for … Continue reading