I didn’t know about his great devotion to Our Lady and that he goes to La Salette every year. Spirit Daily: We carried an article a while back on former professor Roy Schoeman, a Jew who was flirting with atheism and … Continue reading
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Rhode Island and Its Notoriously Pro-Abortion ‘Catholic’ Politicians
Crisis, Anne Hendershott: In what is becoming yet another scandal for the Catholic Church, Rhode Island’s governor, Gina Raimondo, joined a growing list of Catholic lawmakers embracing a woman’s access to late-term abortion. A graduate of Providence’s Catholic college prep school La … Continue reading
‘Comfort’ Originally Meant ‘To Strengthen’: Bishop Odo Wields Battle Club to Comfort the Troops of William the Conqueror
National Catholic Register, Fr. George Rutler:The stepbrother of William the Conqueror, Bishop Odo, was meticulous in observing canon law. Since a cleric was not allowed to “wield the sword,” he used a battle club. In the Bayeux Tapestry under the scene of … Continue reading
Walter Jones Pro-Life and Anti-War State Rep and Catholic Convert RIP at 76
CNA: Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), who represented North Carolina for 12 terms in the House of Representatives, passed away on Sunday – his 76th birthday. “Congressman Jones will long be remembered for his honesty, faith and integrity,” said a statement from … Continue reading
The Asia Bibi Saga Goes On, She and Her Husband in Forced Detention
The Guardian: Emma Graham-Harrison: Pakistani authorities have moved Asia Bibi, a Christian woman recently acquitted of blasphemy charges, to a new “secure area” and are barring her from leaving the country, a close friend and rights campaigner has claimed. Bibi, who spent … Continue reading
The Candyman Businessman Michele Ferrero and His Devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes
Forums of the Virgin Mary: An Italian businessman applied the Social Doctrine of the Church and in spite of that he became a billionaire. A contradiction for many who argue that the way to become a millionaire is to lower personnel costs … Continue reading
Hungary: Orban Offers Big Tax Breaks for Families With More Than two Children
“We need Hungarian children,” Orban said. MSNBC: Hungary’s government announced new tax benefits for families on Sunday as part of an effort to increase the birth rate while holding a hard line against immigration. Report is here.
On Death: Baron Friedrich von Hugel, ‘Letters to a Niece’
Hour of Our Death: “Religion has never made me happy. Religion has never made me comfy. All deepened life is deepened suffering, deepened dreariness, deepened joy. Suffering and joy. The final note of religion is joy. Suffering teaches; life teaches. … Continue reading
Brady Is Playing With Fire Here
Was he kidding when he said: “She said you’re lucky you married a witch – I’m just a good witch”? She has him saying mantras! CBS: Brady said Bundchen “always makes a little altar for me at the game because she … Continue reading
Rhodesia: John Bradburne ‘Vagabond of God’ Martyred in 1979
Catholic World Report, Brian O’Neel: If all goes well, an English missionary who was killed during Zimbabwe’s civil war will be soon be named a saint. Martrydom in Rhodesia Perhaps it is best to begin John Bradburne’s story with his death. … Continue reading
Father Schall’s Review of Robert Spencer’s ‘The History of Jihad’
Catholic World Report, Father James V. Schall, S.J.: What we see, in reading Robert Spencer’s The History of Jihad is an on-going clash that rises and falls in intensity according to the tides of war and the energy of the Islamic nations … Continue reading
Abortion Is Still a Sin Incurring Ipso Facto Excommunication
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
In State of Union Trump Calls for a Culture That Protects Life of Born and Unborn
National Catholic Register, Matthew Bunson: At a memorable spot in the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, President Donald Trump spoke in defense of the nation’s children. “Let us work together to build … Continue reading
Bill to Ban Infanticide Blocked by Democrats in US Senate
Catholic Culture; Legislation to outlaw the deliberate destruction of babies who survived abortion was blocked in the US Senate by Patty Murray, a Democrat (who identifies as Catholic) from Washington. Senator Ben Sasse, the sponsor of the bill, had sought unanimous … Continue reading
Ecuador: Our Lady of Good Success of the Purification and Prophecy of Our Times
The Catholic Herald, Jane Stannus: It was 5 am, January 24, 2018; the cobbled streets of Quito were still dark and deserted when fireworks began to shoot up from a church on la Plaza Grande, right next to the presidential palace. … Continue reading
