Spirit Daily: There’s a good chance you’ve heard of it, that old coal town in eastern Pennsylvania that was abandoned due to an unstoppable fire in the mine beneath it. Smoke issues from cracks in what were streets; vegetation has died. … Continue reading
This article, oddly enough, appeared in America, the Jesuit review, in 2005. It is most relevant considering today’s abuse crisis with the clergy. However, his criticism of Pope Leo IX’s being too lenient cannot be true. Leo IX was a … Continue reading
LifeSIteNews, Maike Hickson: Bishop Eleganti, in a response to this current criticism, today gave an interview to kath.ch, the Swiss bishops’ news website. In it, he makes it clear that it is itself a form of “cover-up” when people unjustly “exclude the … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: Two confidants of Pope Francis – Father Antonio Spadaro, S.J and the journalist Andrea Tornielli – have both sent out messages in recent days that Catholic faithful should not expect to hear more from the Pope concerning the … Continue reading
Good advice on a Church mandate not just a counsel. However, I wish that the author of this excellent article had not used that compromising term “significant other.” Catholic Herald, Peter D. Williams: We find ourselves approaching the end of … Continue reading
Catholic Herald: Cardinal Blase Cupich has described the remarks by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò as “astonishing” and denied any knowledge of being appointed at the behest of Archbishop McCarrick. The cardinal also reiterated his view that homosexual clergy are no more … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: The current abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is closely related to homosexuality, Bishop Marian Eleganti, the Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland said. Bishop Eleganti said this in an interview in Ireland during the World Meeting of Families. … Continue reading
Yes, be there or be square. Sister Mary Frolich, RSCJ is on the move “along the evolutionary tree.” Let’s help her “move along.” Fr. Z’s blog: The theological approach I am embracing is that Christ was already beginning to be incarnated from … Continue reading
The New American, Steve Byas: “Abortion is normal. Our stories are ours to tell. This is not a debate.” This statement, as callous as it is to the lives of unborn children taken by abortion, is found on the website of … Continue reading
TFP: Imagine your loved one dying in bed from terminal cancer, and callous leftists sending messages of hate on social media saying he can’t die soon enough! What did he do to deserve this… …he’s unabashedly Pro-Life! It’s heartbreaking to see … Continue reading
Catholic Exchange, Father Aloysius Roche: Someone said, “Good humor is nine-tenths of Christianity.” Of course it is not, nor anything like it. This is a “smart saying” whose value lies not in the saying but in the smartness. But a sense … Continue reading
The Shield of Faith: The saint wiped his face with a handkerchief, and later a mysterious image appeared on it. Shroud of Turin expert says the image is acheropita – not made by human hands. Read story here.
Aleteia, David Mills: “As a convert, I never expected much of bishops,” said Dorothy Day, at the age of 70. She’d been dealing with them up close for over four decades. “In all history, popes and bishops and father abbots … Continue reading
Catholic Register: Cardinal Tobin has told clergy in his diocese not to speak to the press after a news report detailing allegations of sexual misconduct appeared on Catholic News Agency. Six anonymous priests told CNA that a “gay sub-culture” existed in … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Jeff Mirus: This is chillingly obvious in New York City’s Gay Pride Parade, as Matthew Schmitz points out in The Back Page column in the same issue of First Things (“Cultural Realpolitik”). Schmitz’ thesis is simple: “The New York Pride … Continue reading
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