In his book Jesus Christ Salvation of All, the new Prefect, Archbishop Luis Ladaria, wrote, “It is inconceivable that salvation, as it is presented in the New Testament, is only for Christians and not for those who do not know Christ” [p. 117]. … Continue reading
Aleteia, Zelda Caldwell: The remains of a 1,600-year-old Byzantine basilica have been discovered at the site of the Councils of Nicaea, at the bottom of a lake in northwest Turkey. “We have found church remains. It is in a basilica plan … Continue reading
Good article here by Monsignor Pope. Read the whole piece. Community in Mission: Almost two decades ago, as a younger priest, I remember trying to save a marriage. Sadly, by the second counseling session I concluded that the couple really … Continue reading
Rorate Caeli: I have just learned that His Eminence Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Faith since July 2, 2012, has been dismissed by Pope Francis on the exact expiry date of his five-year mandate. See here.
I did not realize how anti-Catholic Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was until reading his bio just now in Wikipedia. Raised Catholic by his mother (although never baptized on account of his father’s anti-Catholicism), he lost whatever faith he had as he … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Public approval for same-sex marriage has skyrocketed in the US, with nearly two-thirds of respondents favoring legal recognition of homosexual unions in a new survey. See Pew report here.
Catholic Culture: One of the new cardinals created by Pope Francis in the June 28 consistory was imprisoned by his nation’s Communist regime for three years. More here with link.
There are three saints who were actually born in what would be, or later became, the United States: Mother Seton, Catherine Drexel, and Kateri Tekakwitha, the Iroquois virgin. And one Blessed, Sister Miriam Theresa Demjanovich from Bayonne, New Jersey. Father … Continue reading
Written by “Joseph,” a faithful Underground Catholic, this is an excellent summary of the current state of ecclesiastical affairs in Communist China and the confusion caused by the Vatican’s compromising diplomacy and silence regarding detentions of bishops and clergy. AsiaNews: Marking … Continue reading
Along with Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, two other elderly Underground Bishops had not been heard of for many years, one of whom recently died in 2015 at ninety-four. They are Bishop James Su Zhimin, arrested in 1997 (he spent … Continue reading
The great blasphemer, Luther, accused Christ Himself of adultery in his Table Talk. His ‘love affair’ was with the devil. And this diabolical malarkey cited above is coming from a bishop who is considered by many on the right as … Continue reading
As recorded by the Protestant minister Thomas Fuller in his Church History of Britain Rorate Caeli: After the lieutenant of the Tower had received the writ for his execution, because it was then very late, and the prisoner asleep, he was loath … Continue reading
Catholic Online, David Drudge: When people don’t like the outcomes of political decisions, they can become passionate. There was no shortage of conservative outrage against Obama. Likewise, there is no shortage of outrage against President Trump. But there is a key … Continue reading
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is 40% Catholic. CNA: More than 3,300 people have been killed since October alone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai region, said a report on recent violence by Catholic officials this week. More … Continue reading
The Remnant: “For me, I have only one goal,” said Antonio de Oliveira Salazar in 1932, Prime Minister of Portugal after a four-year ascendency. “What I propose is to bring Portugal permanently to life!” And he aimed to do this through … Continue reading
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