EpicPew, Alex Hey: St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina is one of the most popular saints of modern times. What most people do not realize is, aside from being super holy, he was also quite funny. In your further veneration of … Continue reading
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Shakespeare’s Subtle Catholic Genius and the Gunpowder Plot
Crisis, Joseph Pearce: The fact that Shakespeare was a believing Catholic in very anti-Catholic times can be proven beyond any reasonable doubt. The evidence is convincing in terms of what is known about his life and from what can be … Continue reading
Catholic Church and Her Sisters Leaders in History of Hospitals and Health Care
By 1875 there were 160 Catholic Hospitals in the U.S. Catholic World Report, Kevin Schmiesing: The first coronavirus patient in the United States was treated in a Catholic health care system in the state of Washington. Catholic institutions account for a large … Continue reading
Association of Priests Working to Build ‘Counterfeit Church’ as Prophesied by Anne Catherine Emmerich
1Peter5, Michael Hichborn: For the last several weeks, the Lepanto Institute has been investigating and reporting on a heretical priestly organization called the Association of United States Catholic Priests (AUSCP). This organization promotes women’s ordination to the diaconate (with eyes … Continue reading
Bishop of Fatima Mocks Those Who Call Virus a Divine Punishment
ChurchMilitant, Jules Gomes: The bishop of the diocese of Leiria-Fátima, who oversees the site of Our Lady’s 1917 apparitions, is scoffing at orthodox cardinals and those who speak of the pandemic as divine punishment as doing so “out of ignorance, … Continue reading
Sword Discovered Could Be 5000 Years Old
That’s 1000 years before Abraham. That’s as old as Noe. The National Interest, Peter Suciu: sword that had been on display as part of a group of medieval items at the San Lazzaro degli Armeni Museum is far older than a … Continue reading
Venerable Brother William Gagnon
National Catholic Register, Michael O’Neill: He had literally worn his heart out. On Feb. 28, 1972, Brother William Gagnon collapsed and died. His fellow Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God buried him in the garden of their convent and … Continue reading
Noli Me Tangere, ‘Do Not Cling to Me’
Community in Mission, Monsignor Charles Pope: As the Easter Octave unfolds, we have in the Gospel this enigmatic statement of Our Lord Jesus to Mary Magdalene: Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; … Continue reading
MIchigan: Hillsdale College 18 Converts in Just One Year
National Catholic Register, Mary Rose Short:: Students at Hillsdale College pursue goodness, truth and beauty through a liberal arts curriculum. To their surprise, some find what they are seeking in the Catholic Church. This year, 18 Hillsdale students are preparing … Continue reading
The Holy Shroud and Its Authenticity
The Shroud of Turin, Jared Staudt, Ph.D: This Triduum we can take a virtual pilgrimage to Notre Dame in Paris to honor the Crown of Thorns on Good Friday and to Turin on Holy Saturday to venerate the Shroud. As we are confined … Continue reading
The Miracle of Saint Joseph That Rescued the 21 California Missions and Their 100,000 Indians
Catholic Exchange, Patrick M. Laurence: Today the remnants of twenty-one missions, six pueblos, and four presidios bear witness to the former presence of Spain’s missionaries, soldiers, and settlers in California. Whether it be its numerous place names of Spanish origin … Continue reading
Female Deacons on Rome’s Study List? Didn’t Pope John Paul Settle That for Good?
Pope John Paul II defined that “priestly ordination” can only be conferred on men (baptized of course). “Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church’s divine … Continue reading
Can We Know the Exact Date of Our Lord’s Death?
Yes! National Catholic Register, Jimmy Atkin: We are in the midst of our annual celebrations of Jesus’ death and resurrection. We all know that this happened in Jerusalem in the first century. That separates Jesus from mythical pagan deities, who … Continue reading
The Sad and Glorious Case of Venerable Cornelia Connelly
National Catholic Register, Michael O’Neill: Venerable Cornelia Connelly is an odd case of vocational discernment. She was a mother, wife of an Episcopal minister, wife of a Catholic priest, and foundress of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, although … Continue reading
The Whiskey Priest and the Grace of Fortitude
Crisis, Peter A. Kwasniewski: In February, I read a novel for a men’s book club (back then, we still had the good fortune to be able to meet for normal social interactions; March’s meeting got canceled). The novel was Graham Greene’s The … Continue reading
