Denver Catholic, Moira Cullings: Witold Engel was living his Catholic faith at the age of nine years old in a place no one could ever imagine — Auschwitz concentration camp. As a prisoner during the Holocaust, Witold watched as a … Continue reading
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Nebraska: Bishop Leads 2500 in Eucharistic Family Rosary Procession Around State Capital
On Sunday, November 4th, 2018, Bishop James Conley led a Eucharistic Procession around the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. This was the closing event of phase 2 of an 18 month, three phase Rosary Crusade led by Fr. James Kelleher, … Continue reading
Archbishop Schneider Now Needs Permission to Travel, Rome ‘Counsels’ American Bishops Not to Invite Crdl. Burke
1Peter5, Marco Tosatti: The auxiliary bishop of Astana, formerly bishop of Karaganda [Kazakhstan], Athanasius Schneider, has received a verbal injunction from the Vatican asking him to reduce the frequency of his foreign trips. Report is here.
Alabama Voters Overwhelmingly Support Life for Pre-Born
Catholic Culture: 59% of Alabama voters affirmed “that it is the public policy of this state to recognize and support the sanctity of unborn life and the rights of unborn children, most importantly the right to life in all manners and … Continue reading
Massachusetts Voters 2 to 1 Choose to Keep Male Perverts In Female Restrooms etc.
“Anti-discrimination” law will continue its discrimination against girls’ and women’s privacy in public places. See here.
Italy Offers Asylum and Help for Asia Bibi, No Word From EU
National Catholic Register, Edward PentinItaly said on Tuesday it will help Asia Bibi obtain asylum after Pakistan’s government indicated the Catholic mother of five would not be allowed to go abroad, placing her and her family’s lives in danger. Report … Continue reading
India: Church in Miao Grows From 900 to 90,000 in 40 Years
CNA, Ed Condon: Many bishops spend their days carefully making plans to lead and manage the dioceses entrusted to them. Bishop George Pallipparambil of the Indian diocese of Miao is different. He says that in his diocese, the planning is … Continue reading
Cardinal Brandmüller: Homosexual Crisis Among Clergy and Hierarchy Is ‘Almost Epidemic’
L’Espresso, Sandro Magister: “The situation is comparable to that of the Church in the 11th and 12th century.” As an authoritative Church historian and as president of the pontifical committee of historical sciences from 1998 to 2009, Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, … Continue reading
China: Four Underground Priests Taken Into Custody for Refusing to Join Schismatic PA
AsiaNews, Bernardo Cervellera:Two priests belong to the ancient Diocese of Xiwanzi; the other two to that of Xuanhua. All four refuse to register in the Patriotic Association. For this they are subjected to indoctrination and isolation. In Shangcai (Henan), the … Continue reading
Moslems Can and Do Convert: Story of Muhammad Moussaoui
TFP, Luiz Sérgio Solimeo: The fascinating autobiography of Muhammad Moussaoui, who narrates his conversion from Islam to Catholicism, shows miracles of grace and of human correspondence, on the one hand, and on the other hand the terrible harshness of Islamic mentality … Continue reading
Trump Declares November National Adoption Month
CNA: President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation Oct. 31 declaring November 2018 to be “National Adoption Month.” The president called adoption a “life-changing act” and a “blessing for all involved.” In addition to assisting families who seek to adopt, Trump … Continue reading
Pakistan: Government Caves, Agreement With Killer Islamists to Keep Asia Bibi in Custody
Independent, Peter Stubley: The Pakistani government has been accused of caving in to hardline Islamists by agreeing to stop a Christian woman leaving the country following her acquittal for blasphemy. Under the terms of the deal made on Friday night, prime … Continue reading
New Study by Priest/Sociologist: ‘To People Who Hate the Truth, the Truth Looks Like Hate’
National Catholic Register, Matthew E. Bunson: An interview with sociologist Father Paul Sullins, whose new study documents a strong linkage between the incidence of abuse and homosexuality in the priesthood and in seminaries. Interview is here.
Send Me Back to Purgatory: Story of a Miracle of Saint Stanislaus
Tradition in Action, Hugh O’Reilly: Peter Miles, raised from the dead by St. Stanislaus of Krakow, Poland, preferred to return to Purgatory rather than to live again upon earth. The celebrated miracle of this resurrection happened in 1070 and is related … Continue reading
The Disastrous Effects of the Tyrannical and Exaggerated Obedience That Usurped the Higher Virtue of Justice
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
