LifeSiteNews, Peter Baklinski: (Quoting Peter Damian, doctor of the Church) “You are most greatly to be wept over, because you do not weep. You are in need of the sufferings of others because you do not feel the danger of … Continue reading
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Springfield IL Bishop Takes a Stand: No Communion for Pro Abortion Senator
LifeSIteNews, Claire Chretien: Bishop Thomas Paprocki announced last week that Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, who lives in his diocese, is not to be admitted to Holy Communion until he repents of his public abortion advocacy. More on this here.
Pope’s Confidante Spadaro Calls for Firing of EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo, Or Else!
LifeSiteNews, Claire Chretien: Papal confidante Father Antonio Spadaro retweeted a call for EWTN to be severely censured “until they get rid of Raymond Arroyo.” Report is here.
Prayers: Massacre in Syria: Over 200 Civilians Dead in Government Air Strikes
Chicago Tribune, Louisa Loveluck and Liz Sly: A surge in Syrian government airstrikes has killed at least 200 people over the past two days on the outskirts of Damascus, aid agencies said Tuesday, as the Syrian war ramps up and civilians … Continue reading
Si, Si, No, No: A Shepherd Speaks on ‘Catholic’ Homosexual ‘Couples’, Well How About a ‘Maybe’?
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: ; The German cardinal who caused a great stir in the Catholic world earlier this month by raising the possibility of a liturgical blessing for homosexual couples is now saying that he never supported such an idea. More … Continue reading
Sec of Defense Mattis Says There Was ‘No Evidence’ Assad Used Nerve Gas in Syria
Newsweek, Ian Wilkie: Lost in the hyper-politicized hullabaloo surrounding the Nunes Memorandum and the Steele Dossier was the striking statement by Secretary of Defense James Mattis that the U.S. has “no evidence” that the Syrian government used the banned nerve agent Sarin … Continue reading
Hungary: Prime Minister Says ‘Christianity is Europe’s Last Hope’
ABCNews: Hungary’s prime minister says that “Christianity is Europe’s last hope” and that politicians in Brussels, Berlin and Paris favoring migration have “opened the way to the decline of Christian culture and the advance of Islam.” More here.
The Parting of the Waters, Awesome 15th Century Miracle in an Avignon Church
I intend to find out more about this miracle. If anyone beats me to it, please comment. Aleteia, Philip Kosloski: During the 15th century torrential rain fell on the French city of Avignon. The Sorgue and Rhône rivers continued to … Continue reading
Stuart King, Exile, Pentitent, James II
National Catholic Register, K.V.Curley: As Lent starts there is a statue in central London that it would be good to contemplate It is not a religious statue, nor is it well known. Standing in the heart of London, outside the … Continue reading
Trump Administration Re-Nominates Ultra Radical Enemy of Family and Pre-Born to EEOC
CNA, Kevin Jones: The Trump administration’s re-nomination of Chai Feldblum to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission puts religious liberty and marriage in danger and should be withdrawn, one U.S. Senator said this week. More here.
Sacrilege: Austrian Diocese ‘Blesses’ Homosexual Couples, With Impunity
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: The Diocese of Linz, Austria, invited homosexual couples to participate in the blessing of couples on St. Valentine’s Day. Report is here.
Austrian Bishop Gets Flak From Cardinal Schonborn For His Condemnation of ‘Blessing’ For Homosexual ‘Couples’
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: Austria’s bishops, led by Vienna’s Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, are indignant over a retired bishop’s passionate defense of Catholic teaching in opposing Church “blessings” for homosexual unions. More here.
Not for the Headline, Just a Simple Act of Charity That Angels Would Admire
Ignitum Today, Jean Elizabeth Seah: One afternoon, I was on a bus to the city when a disheveled young man boarded the bus. He was in gray pajamas, barefoot, and looked like he hadn’t had a shower in awhile. “Can I … Continue reading
Olympic Speed Skater Who Is Now a Franciscan Nun
She found her vocation at Fatima Get Religion, Julia Duin: There’s no shortage of Olympic-athletes-and-their-faith stories coming out these days and for the most part, they’re decent stories. There’s Gina Dalfonzo’s wrap-up of Christian athletes at the event for Christianity Today; a piece on … Continue reading
Cardinal Zen Furious With Cardinal Parolin’s Ostpolitik With Communist China
Catholic Culture: “The Communists want to enslave the Church” in China, Cardinal Joseph Zen has warned in a new statement warning against a proposed Vatican deal with Beijing. Escalating his criticism of Vatican negotiators, Cardinal Zen took aim at a … Continue reading
