CNS, Mark Judge: “If you’re there, you have to help me.” Those are the words that poet Sally Read said to an icon of Jesus in 2010. Read, a British poet and atheist, had stopped into a church in Santa … Continue reading
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Whatever Happened to the Trump Pledge to Enforce Anti-Porn Laws?
The Stream, Mary Margaret Olohan: Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks sent a letter Friday urging Attorney General William Barr to enforce laws restricting the use of obscene pornography. The letter, signed by Banks, Republican North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, Republican … Continue reading
Brazil: Prince Bertrand Blasts Amazon Synod as Pantheist ‘Conspiracy’
ChurchMilitant, Jules Gomez: Brazil’s Catholic royalty is condemning the Amazon Synod’s final document as an “enormous conspiracy” of emergent pantheism against Catholic tradition, Western civilization and the conservative government of President Jair Bolsonaro. Report is here.
Nativity Scenes Being Championed Nationwide in the Public Square
National Catholic Register, Joseph Pronechen: When Christmas shoppers browse around Lakeside Mall in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, Louisiana, many take time to admire the large Nativity scene on display. For the last six years, children and adults have … Continue reading
Atheist Convert Roy Schoeman’s Mystical Encounter With Our Lady
ChurchPop: What an incredible story! Shalom World interviewed former Harvard Professor Roy Schoeman regarding his Catholic conversion story. The business professor revealed how a series of mystical encounters led him to Catholicism, including an intimate experience with the Blessed Virgin Mary. … Continue reading
Hungary: Orban and Putin Stand Up Against Persecution of Christians
Church Militant, James Baresel: While much of the Western world responds to persecution of Christians in the Middle East by dithering (at best), prominent Eastern Europe politicians and members of the Trump administration are forcefully speaking out and backing up words with actions. This past October, … Continue reading
Only Catholic Priest Who Played in a Major League Baseball Game
Yes, in 1912, Allan Travers, who would become a Jesuit priest, pitched for one game for the Detroit Tigers against the Philadelphia Athletics. He was five years older than Father Feeney. Perhaps they knew each other. Both studied at Woodstock … Continue reading
China: Cardinal Zen Says Church on Brink of Schism
L’Espresso, Sandro Magister: Zen: Recently I learned that the Holy Father, on a flight back from (I don’t remember where) said, “Sure, I don’t want to see a schism. But I’m not afraid of a schism.” And I’m going to … Continue reading
Ethiopia: Astonishing Eleven 800 Year-Old Churches of Lalibela
60 Minutes, Scott Pelley: If faith is a mystery, there are few places in the Christian world where the mystery is deeper than in Lalibela. 800 years ago, an Ethiopian king ordered a new capital for Christians. At 8,000 feet, … Continue reading
10 Catholic Schools Using Pro-Homosexual Sex Ed Books in Liverpool Archdiocese
Church Militant, Jules Gomez: Catholic parents are outraged after discovering that a pro-LGBT+ education program, opposed by Muslim parents, is being used by Catholic primary schools after it was authorized by the archdiocese of Liverpool. Report is here.
WWII: The Truth About the Bombing of Monte Cassino
National Interest, Warfare History Network: For the thousands of Allied soldiers who had fought and suffered for so long in the shadow of the abbey of Monte Cassino, Tuesday morning, February 15, 1944, was a time of joy and celebration. … Continue reading
Could the Last Catholic King of England Become a Saint?
uCatholic, Billy Ryan: Exiled to France after being deposed by a Protestant coup, could James II, the last Catholic King of England, become a saint? “If occasion were, I hope God would give me his grace to suffer death for … Continue reading
In the Traditional Mass (1962 Missal) the Immaculate Conception Is the Only Feast That Supercedes a Sunday
New Liturgical Movement, Gregory Dipippo: : In the Extraordinary Form, the Immaculate Conception takes precedence over the Second Sunday of Advent, which is reduced to a commemoration at the Mass of the former. This is a special exception made solely … Continue reading
Disgrace: Irish Sisters to Transfer Land to Government for New Hospital That Will Perform Abortions
CNA: A pending land transfer from a religious community to the Irish government for the construction of a new maternity hospital has sparked new controversy, as the hospital is expected to perform abortions under new laws permitting the procedure. Report … Continue reading
Grand Rapids: Bishop Supports Parish Priest in Denying Communion to ‘Married’ Lesbian Judge
The American Conservative, Rod Dreher: If you take the liberal side of the dispute, a Catholic Church in Grand Rapids is the scene of a hate crime. If you take the orthodox side, then a Catholic priest has done his duty … Continue reading
