The American Catholic, Donald R. McClarey: Audie Murphy, the most decorated US soldier in World War II, always said he wasn’t a hero, and that the real heroes were the men who didn’t make it home. Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs gives … Continue reading
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Facts? Who Needs Facts When the Writer’s Attacking the Right to Life of the Pre-Born?
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: On his Twitter feed, Father Alek Schrenk calls attention to an editor’s note, appended on an article in The Atlantic. The article, written by Moira Weigel and published early in 2017, scoffed at pro-lifers who advocate ultrasound exams for … Continue reading
St. Pulcheria, Empress, Patroness of Two Ecumenical Councils
So great was this saint that Brother Francis used to say that she won from God 1000 years for the continuation of the Christian empire in the East before the Moslems took over Constantinople in 1453. Saint Pulcheris died in … Continue reading
Gospel Exegesis: When a Demon Is Cast Out How Can He With Seven Worse Demons Re-Enter
Community in Mission, Msgr. Charles Pope: The Gospel for Tuesday of the 22nd Week of the Year features Jesus casting out a demon, easily dispatching it. There is another parable, however, in which a cast-out demon returns with seven others. It is puzzling … Continue reading
Phil Lawler’s Take on Viganò: You Can’t Argue With the Facts
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: At several points in his bombshell testimony, Archbishop Vigano explained where the corroborating evidence could be found: in files at the Vatican or the offices of the apostolic nuncio. If those files are made public—or even … Continue reading
Lourdes: The Miraculous Cure of Jack Traynor
The Faith, the Family, the Future, Father Patrick O’Connor: On Friday morning, September 10th, 1937, I came face to face with a miracle. The meeting place was a bustling railway station in France. There was no mistaking the miracle, as … Continue reading
Top Vatican Official Acknowledged Reception of Accusations Against McCarrick in 2000
CNS, Robert Duncan and Junno Arocho Esteves: A top official from the Vatican Secretariat of State acknowledged allegations made by a New York priest in 2000 concerning Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, according to a letter obtained by Catholic News Service. … Continue reading
Senate Hearing for Kavanaugh for SCJ Interrupted Ad Nauseam by Organized Outlaws, Including 8 Senators
And, paid money to protest inside the chambers. See here. LifeNews, Micaiah Bilger: Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Grassley could not even finish his first sentence before pro-abortion senators and abortion activists disrupted the opening hearing Tuesday about U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading
Young Priest Dismissed From Parish For Telling It Like It Is
Taking On Issues: On Sunday, August 26, the day after the Vigano testimony was published, a young Catholic priest named Juan Carlos Gavancho preached a bold homily in the Santa Barbara, California, parish where he was assistant pastor. He preached about scandal, and … Continue reading
Long Island: Canons of S Augustine Launching 25 Day Penance of Rigid Fasting in Reparation for Scandals
Aleteia, Matthew Becklo: As the darkness of evil and corruption continues to cast its shadow on the Catholic Church today, one group of priests belonging to an ancient religious order is determined to help counter it with healing light. The … Continue reading
Swiss Bishop Eleganti Affirms Strong Support for Archbishop Viganò
Calls Pope’s reaction a ” classic non-denial denial.” Not sure if this “non-denial denial” is a correct translation of the German. Seems to me that the original is simply “classic non-denial.” I will have to email Maike Hickson to find … Continue reading
Venerable Matt Talbot, Our Lady’s Secret Ironman
Catholic Exchange, K.V. Turley: On 8 June 1925, the following news item appeared in the Irish Independent: Unknown Man’s Death An elderly man collapsed in Granby Lane [Dublin] yesterday, and being taken to Jervis Street Hospital he was found to be dead. … Continue reading
Archbishop Chaput Asks Pope to Cancel October Youth Synod
Good thing. The whole idea of youth synods is preposterous, especially in view of the draft of the working document on the synod which states: “A working document for the upcoming Synod on Youth released in March — allegedly drafted by young … Continue reading
Bishop Lopes: ‘We All Knew’ About McCarrick
National Review, Jack Crowe: In an interview released on Wednesday, Bishop Steven Lopes castigated his fellow bishops and cardinals for denying that they knew of disgraced cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s alleged sexual abuse of seminarians and adolescents before it was revealed this … Continue reading
Retiring Bishop Decides Not to Move Into 2.3 Million Dollar Home: And Your Excellency Needed Advice?
Astonishing. And too common. So, it took a public backlash to prevent a shepherd of the Church from indulging in this outrageous offense against moderation and frugality? No, he did not take a vow of poverty, BUT come on! KPIX5, … Continue reading
