+UCatholic, Billy Ryan: In historical texts, references to the crossbow were practically nonexistent in medieval Europe from the 5th century until the 10th century. The crossbow appeared in 947 during the siege of Senlis, in 984 at the siege of … Continue reading
FRN, Dr. Russell Baylock: “By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.” — Russell Blaylock, MD Full article is … Continue reading
The Christian Post, Brandon Showalter America’s longest-running game show donated nearly $100,000 to the largest abortion provider in the nation in a recent episode featuring drag queen RuPaul. More on this here.
Life Site News, John Henry Westen: In a bizarre story that seems so much like a conspiracy theory that you need to check it out for yourself, House Democrats have proposed a measure to fund tracing of individuals believed to … Continue reading
+uCatholic, Billy Ryan: Today, we consider Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of The Last Supper to be one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance polymath. However, that notion that da Vinci’s depiction of Christ announcing he would be betrayed … Continue reading
Is this China? Crux, Ines Martin: Aarón Cano, councilor for Citizen Protection of the Valencia City Council, called the opening of the basilica irresponsible and said he considered it an act carried out “with premeditation and treachery,” noting a television … Continue reading
And vaccines being tested use fetal parts of preborn babies. LifeSiteNews, Martin Bürger: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, has claimed that his state will only get back to normal once a coronavirus vaccine has been developed. Report is here.
The Guardian, Rutger Bregman: For centuries western culture has been permeated by the idea that humans are selfish creatures. That cynical image of humanity has been proclaimed in films and novels, history books and scientific research. But in the last … Continue reading
CNA, Perry West: A young Catholic artist has drawn an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary on her parents’ driveway bringing religious art to her local community during the quarantine. More here with pictures.
Prayer Request from Brian Kelly: Please pray for my aunt, Sister Mary Susan Boyle, Sister of Charity, age 90, my mother’s sister. She just died some minutes ago. She recently had Extreme Unction. The sister of Father Flanagan of Boys … Continue reading
Thank God this young man kept a journal. It ought to be required reading in every Catholic school CNA, Hannah Brockhaus: Pope Francis Wednesday advanced the sainthood causes of five men and women, including an Italian teenager who died of … Continue reading
Edward Pentin’s blog The respected Catholic historian John Rao has written the following incisive reflection on the coronavirus pandemic which places much of the current disturbing situation in context. For many years, Dr. Rao, who is associate professor of history … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Matt Archbold: The testimony of others really does make a difference. Tom Monaghan, the found of Ave Maria University, had lapsed into a nominal practice of his religion as a young man. When he read that Shula … Continue reading
NYTimes, Mike Baker: In his decades of beekeeping, Ted McFall had never seen anything like it. As he pulled his truck up to check on a group of hives near Custer, Wash., in November, he could spot from the window … Continue reading
Crisis, Charles Coulombe: The Church was certainly divided during the American Civil War—Father Abram Ryan was both a Confederate chaplain and the “poet-priest of the South,” while Father John Ireland was a Union chaplain and, later, the key leader of … Continue reading
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