In the 1650’s 100,000 Irish children were sent by the English to the West Indies and Virginia as slaves. 52,000 Irish women, whose husbands had been killed by the English during the 1640s, were shipped as slaves to Barbados and … Continue reading
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China: 60 Years Later and the Government’s ‘Catholic Patriotic Association’ Continues Its Oppression
AsiaNews: Although in a low key – perhaps because of talks with the Vatican – the slogan for an “autonomous” and “independent” Church (from the Holy See) is completely subjugated to Party politics. Official bishops die like “state officials” far from the … Continue reading
Some Clarifying and Illuminating Notes from Bishop Schneider on Vatican II
Fatima Perspectives, Christopher Ferrara: [Excerpt] The same process of correction must be applied to the many problematical statements in the documents of Vatican II, a Council whose ambiguous “pastoral” texts are unlike those of any other Council in the history … Continue reading
Chile: Archbishop Refuses to Take Issue With Government Legalizing Abortion
Fatima Perspectives, Christopher Ferrara; [Cardinal] Ezzati’s position, falsely separating politics from the moral law, is so blatantly a betrayal of his high office in the Church that, as CR notes, even a militantly atheist academic, Professor Carlos Peña, a professor … Continue reading
Jesuit Website Says General ‘Baptized Himself a Buddhist’
1Peter5, Steve Skojec: Thanks to a tip from a reader this morning, I headed over to the official website of the Conference of Jesuit Provincials in Latin America and the Caribbean. While there, I did some looking around. I followed the link to their … Continue reading
Little House on the Prairie, Conversion of the Ingalls Family
Church Pop, Lindsay Kuniyuki: Edith Florence Ingalls is mentioned only in passing by her nickname, Dolly, in The Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. She was only a baby in the chapter entitled “Christmas.” But that’s a thrill enough … Continue reading
Unheralded Martyrs of Pre-Colonial America, About 1000 of Them
National Catholic Register, Peter Jesserer Smith: A small group of Catholic faithful in Florida never imagined that a simple inquiry into a mysterious plot of land in Tallahassee would reinvigorate a dream shared over three centuries by the king of Spain, … Continue reading
China Buying Up World Food Supply
Catholic Online, Marshall Connolly: China is buying up the world’s food suppliers. Earlier this month, China finalized its purchase of Syngenta, a Swiss seed and pesticide firm. The acquisition cost $44 billion and is China’s single largest foreign takeover. It … Continue reading
Dem Rep of Congo: Two Priests Kidnapped, Three Other Abducted Priests Still Missing From 2012
Catholic Culture: Two Catholic priests were kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 17. More on this here.
The Art of Stained Glass in the Worship of God
Thank you Mr. Goldman for the suggestion Bottle Store, Jonathan: Since ancient times people have been using colored, cut glass in designs and in windows. Evidence of this is found in both Roman and Egyptian eras. Prior to 313 A.D., colored … Continue reading
Venerable Missionary Priest to US, Often Spent 14 Hours in Confessional
Aleteia, Philip Kosloski: Born to a wealthy Italian family in 1806, Samuel Mazzuchelli had a bright future ahead of him. He was destined to become a great politician and his father was looking forward to his son’s career. Mazzuchelli, on … Continue reading
Benedict XVI Eulogizes Cardinal Meisner
Catholic Culture: In a tribute to the late Cardinal Joachim Meisner, Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI praised the German prelate for his “conviction that the Lord does not leave his Church, even if at times the ship is almost filled to the point … Continue reading
Pope Asked Cardinal Schönborn If Amoris Laetitia Was Orthodox After It Was Issued
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: Pope Francis has referred to Cardinal Christoph Schönborn as the “authoritative interpreter” of Amoris Laetitia. So when the Austrian cardinal spoke to an Irish audience about the controversial papal document, people naturally paid careful attention. More on this here … Continue reading
Malta: Catholics United for the Faith, Opposing Unnatural ‘Marriage’ Legislation, Accused of ‘Propaganda’ by Archbishop
Fatima Perspectives, Christopher Ferrara: Elevated to the status of Archbishop of Malta by Pope Bergoglio in October of 2014, Charles Scicluna has done nothing effective to oppose the collapse of public morality in that once staunchly Catholic nation but rather has … Continue reading
The Classic ‘The Golden Legend’ Lives of Saints Making a Comeback Today
National Catholic Register, Kevin di Camillo: I have written elsewhere of the second-bestselling book of all time, Thomas à Kempis’s Imitation of Christ. (Second, of course, only to the Bible.). But what was the most influential book among medieval and Renaissance Catholics? Here I … Continue reading
