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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Aaron Blanco says he has “endured physical and emotional violence from groups like Church Militant and LifeSite News for the past year and a half.” The violence, he says, included slashed tires, death threats, attacks outside Mass, and “hundreds of … Continue reading
California Catholic Daily; On October 4th, San Diego’s Bishop Robert McElroy held the third in a series of eight “listening sessions” that he said would “focus on seeking input from people in the pews” regarding the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church … Continue reading
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