Patheos, Fr. Matthew P. Schneider: Sometimes we might see corruption in the Church: often we hear accusations but we don’t know if they are true. Where can we look for how to act? May I suggest St. Thomas More. Read … Continue reading
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Candid Testimony of German Theologian on His Own Conversion: A Call for Bishops to Convert
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: Dr. Markus Büning, a German lawyer, theologian and book author, has published a very personal account of his own past as a homosexually active seminarian. He did so in order to show how true happiness can only be … Continue reading
Boston Jesuit Parish Bulletin Posts Shameless Letter by ‘Trans’ Parish Administrator
Approved by Joseph Costantino, S.J., the pastor of Saint Ignatius Church Chestnut Hill Dear Parishioners, I [Michael Sennett, Parish Administrator] delivered the below text at a recent interfaith action event for transgender equality, hosted by Temple Israel of Boston. The prayer … Continue reading
England: Seminary Formation Tutor Fired for Being Too Strict Against Homosexual Aspirants
Catholic Herald: A leading English seminary has rejected allegations that it failed to address a “gay subculture”. Last week, Fr David Marsden, a former formation tutor at St Mary’s College, Oscott, wrote an open letter to the Bishops of England, … Continue reading
China: Cardinal Zen Says Vatican Accord Can Only Help ‘Annihilate’ True Church
CNA: The recent agreement between the Vatican and China is a step towards the “annihilation” of the Catholic Church in China, Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Kong, wrote in a New York Times op-ed published on Wednesday. Zen, who … Continue reading
China: Communists Tear Down Two Marian Shrines Within a Few Weeks of ‘Accord’
AsiaNews: Chinese authorities tore down two shrines dedicated to Our Lady. One is Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows in Dongergou (Shanxi), and the other is Our Lady of Bliss (pictured), also known as Our Lady of the Mountain, in Anlong … Continue reading
A New Low for Abortion Industry
LifeSiteNews, Lisa Bourne: A Baltimore-based medical waste hauler is generating electricity by burning the bodies of aborted children, Created Equal is reporting. Report is here.
11 & 12 Year-Old Girls, Satanists, Stopped Before Carrying Out Killing Spree at School
Satanists! 11 and 12 years old! Fox 11 News: Police say they stopped two students from carrying out a plot to go on a stabbing spree at Bartow Middle School Tuesday. Police say a teacher told the principal after hearing … Continue reading
Bishop Challoner and the Douay-Rheims Bible
National Catholic Register, Kevin Di Camillo: The opening page of the Douay-Rheims translation of the Bible contains a curiosity that I’ve never quite been able to figure out. Instead of simply the usual imprimatur/nihil obstat, the copyright page reads: Approbation of … Continue reading
Reincarnation Is Not Only Against the Faith It Is Against Reason
CNA, Mary Rezac: Every time Christians recite the Apostles’ Creed, they affirm their belief in what will happen to them after death: “’I believe in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.” The belief in the resurrection of one’s physical … Continue reading
Speaking of the Migrant Caravan: Why Are So Many Leaving Honduras Cardinal Maradiaga?
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Just for a moment, let’s set aside the debate about American immigration policy, and ask a different question: Why are thousands of people willing to leave their homes in Honduras and walk 1,500 miles to reach … Continue reading
Migrant Caravan Joined By Asian and African Moslems
Horn News: Thousands of Central American migrants resumed an arduous trek toward the U.S. border Monday — and many critics have suggested there could be terrorists among them. The caravan, estimated to include more than 7,000 people, still roughly more … Continue reading
A Gem of Art: The Veiled Virgin
Aleteia: Maybe not as famous as Sammartino’s 1753 Veiled Christ, Giovanni Strazza’s Veiled Virgin is another exceptional sculpture, featuring a human figure covered with a transparent shroud carved out of the very same marble block shared with the rest of the statue. The … Continue reading
Evangelicalism Without Intending It Brought Me to Mary
First Things, Matthew Schmitz: When I was three years old, I asked my pregnant mother whether Jesus could come into me as my baby brother had come into her. It was my inept way of saying that I wanted to … Continue reading
34th Anniversary of Polish Martyr Bl. Jerzy Popiełuszko,
CNA, Mary Rezac: When Communist officials kidnapped and killed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, they likely did not intend to help create a Polish hero, martyr and future saint for the Catholic Church. Story is here.
