Crisis Monica Migliorino Miller: “Ghoulish, grisly, gruesome.” These are the strong words used by Cardinal Timothy Dolan to describe the Reproductive Health Act signed on January 22 by Catholic Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo that, with a broad definition of heath, permits abortion … Continue reading
From the traditional Catholic viewpoint news on several fronts during the first two weeks of 2019 was excellent even if all of it was not generated by practicing Catholics. For instance: Jair Bolsonaro, inaugurated on January 1 as President of … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews, Dorothy Cummings McLean: It doesn’t seem possible, but there’s an actor in Hollywood who won’t kiss his co-stars, let alone participate in steamy scenes. And, his principled stance has made trouble come his way. Article is here.
Just grateful she had that “pregnancy sucked out.” CNA, Mary Rezac; When asked what the abortion was like, Bonow compared it to “a crappy dentist appointment or something.” “You go to the doctor and they put this little straw inside … Continue reading
Introduction This article is about truth. Truth has taken a severe beating over the past five decades. The failure to give truth its rightful recognition has been a costly abomination. Billions of dollars are and continue to be wasted on … Continue reading
CNA: Students for Life has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to defund Planned Parenthood, and encouraged pro-life advocates to ask the administration to do so. The pro-life organization issued a letter to President Trump Nov. 27 signed by the Kristan Hawkins, … Continue reading
It was in 1962, fifty-six years ago, that an article by me was first published in a U.S. periodical of consequence. I was living in France, working as a rewrite man at what was then the Paris edition of the … Continue reading
Background On August 2 of this year, Pope Francis announced he will revise the teaching on the Death Penalty in the post-conciliar Catechism of the Catholic Church. And indeed the new Catechism did just that affirming that capital punishment is … Continue reading
The Imaginative Conservative, Joseph Pearce: It was with a queer sense of déjà vu that I heard the news that a “temple” in homage to Oscar Wilde has been opened in a Methodist church in New York City “to celebrate the … Continue reading
I remember it well when I was in my twenties. It was hounded into the novices. “Perfect obedience is to obey like a corpse.” The quote was taken from Saint Ignatius. I know that this error grieved Brother Francis intensely. … Continue reading
I. The political Left is reacting with hysteria to impending plans by the administration of President Donald J. Trump to reverse the arbitrary and dishonest interpretation of federal law, contrived by the Obama administration, to include so-called “gender identity” in … Continue reading
From the Matins readings in yesterday’s Divine Office, here is the faith-filled, courageous, and unsentimental exhortation of an unnamed Jewish mother[1. One tradition calls her, “Saint Samona.” A Wikipedia article relates other names given to her.] to her seven sons to … Continue reading
When disedifying and disheartening bad news abounds, as it has abounded lately, the obligation incumbent upon us to elevate our minds above the mundane and evil becomes all the more pressing. So it was with joy and relief that I … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: Dr. Markus Büning, a German lawyer, theologian and book author, has published a very personal account of his own past as a homosexually active seminarian. He did so in order to show how true happiness can only be … Continue reading
Not long ago, I was in an online controversy with a young woman who objected to something I wrote. We went back and forth a bit, but the discussion went nowhere fast. She was defending positions diametrically opposed to the … Continue reading
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