TFP: Catholic priests don’t get the respect that they deserve. Constantly the media portrays the priesthood as a coven of predators lying in wait of innocent children to molest. Rather than respect the priestly office—men who are consecrated to God— they … Continue reading
There is also a Nativity Creche in the East Room (see photo 19) here Horn News: First Lady Melania Trump has opted for a more traditional decor for her family’s first Christmas in the White House, adding a few new touches … Continue reading
The Federalist, Ryan Fazio: On February 9, 1940, seven-year-old Witold Rybicki and his family awoke in the middle of the night to banging on the door of their home in Lida, Poland (modern Belarus). Outside was an officer of the Soviet … Continue reading
Profound insights from Joseph Pearce The Imaginative Conservative: In “Litany of the Lost,” a poem published at the end of World War II, Siegfried Sassoon lamented the “slavedom of mankind to the machine” and the “terror of atomic doom foreseen.” Writing … Continue reading
LifeSite News: Local Catholics in a Belgian town are outraged as a cruciform cow has been erected as art at the center of a consecrated Catholic church. They are urging the local bishop to have it removed and offer public prayers … Continue reading
Catholic Herald; Polish MPs have approved a bill that will phase out Sunday shopping by 2020. Initially proposed by trade unions, the idea received the support of the ruling conservative Law and Justice Party, who want to allow workers to … Continue reading
TFP Student Action: These quotes by Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, reveal the wicked roots of the abortion movement and expose the twisted mindset behind the present-day Culture of Death. In her own words, Sanger peddles racism, eugenics, contraception, … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Thomas Craughwell: Nov. 13 was the birthday of St. Augustine of Hippo. His birthday, mind you, not his feast day (that falls on Aug. 28). Usually when we speak of Augustine we think of the long years … Continue reading
The Stream, Todd Starnes: A group of prominent U.S. senators is coming to the defense of a highly-decorated Air Force colonel who could be booted out of the military over his religious views on same-sex marriage. Story is here.
TIA, Marian Horvat: I am glad to acknowledge a note that a reader from Florida sent me bringing to my attention the fact that the first thanksgiving in the territory that today is the United States was not the one I … Continue reading
Interfax Religion: “To a certain degree a child’s life before birth is protected in 139 countries of the world. Russia, which is dying out, belongs to the category of the most liberal countries where a human life before birth is … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Patti Armstrong: “We are in a time of the first ever mass conversions of Muslims,” Father Mitch Pacwa SJ told me in a phone interview. “God is doing a mighty work among them.” Pacwa is a host … Continue reading
NBCNews, Phil McCausland: A homeless man outside of Philadelphia has a lot to be thankful for this year: After he helped a New Jersey woman who ran out of gas on an interstate last month, she returned the favor by raising … Continue reading
1Peter5, Father Paolo M. Siano: From October 20 – 29, 1981, the Plenary Congregation of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law met in the Vatican to discuss and vote on the renewal of canon 2335 … Continue reading
AsiaNews, Bernardo Cervellera: The Chinese Communist Party has ordered travel agencies not to send tour groups to visit the Vatican and St. Peter’s Basilica because “there are no diplomatic relations” between China and the Holy See. More here.
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