1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Homily for the Requiem Mass for Reverend Dr. Ingo Dollinger, Opfenbach/St. Nikolaus Church, 19 June 2017 [Bavaria, Germany] Dear Reverend Brothers in the Priesthood, dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, dear Christian Congregation of Mourners, Full homily … Continue reading
LifeNews, Alex Xenos: In the aftermath of the shooting targeting Republican congressmen in Alexandria, VA, the media has called for both sides to cool down their rhetoric. As if the vitriol and hate were equal on both sides. The truth … Continue reading
Good summary here of the facts of history National Catholic Register, Angelo Stagnaro: Anti-Catholics, in their anger and deep-rooted desire to convince everyone they’re right about all things, all the time, (i.e., omniscient) would have people believe that: Nine Crusades … Continue reading
Liturgy Guy, Brian Williams: For the past two years the Fort Hood Traditional Latin Mass community has celebrated All Souls Day with an outdoor Mass offered on the hood of a Korean era Army Jeep. While the Mass is offered for the … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Anthony Gerring: During the cold winter months of February 1778, a 17-year-old Frenchman named Peter Du Ponceau joined the soldiers at the Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, encampment of Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army. Du Ponceau had arrived with … Continue reading
NBCNews, John Torres, MD: After a second surgery on Thursday, Rep. Steve Scalise’s condition has improved, although he remains in critical condition and will need further treatment. More here.
This article was written before the deranged anti-Republican gunman shot four of “the enemy” at a base ball park in Virginia on Wednesday. Republican majority-whip Congressman Steve Scalise was seriously wounded but is recuperating after surgery. Patrick Buchanan Blog: President … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Victor Gaetan: Earlier this year I met migrants from Africa living in and near Rome, spiritually sustained by a humble priest, willing to meet anyone, any time, for counsel, encouragement, catechism, and sacraments. Read the rest here.
CNA, Mary Rezak: Republican House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, 51, was among multiple persons shot in an incident at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday morning. More on this here. And here.
Catholic Culture: Pope Francis has appointed 45 new members of the Pontifical Academy for Life, having eliminated all of the Academy’s members earlier this year. Pope Francis has revised the statutes of the Pontifical Academy for Life and encouraged a … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has recalled the 70th anniversary of Operation Vistula, in which the Communist governments of Poland and the Soviet Union forcibly deported over 140,000 Ukrainians from their homes in Poland. More … Continue reading
LifeSite News, Doug Mainwaring: Cardinal Sarah, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, issues both a stunning admonishment and an impassioned plea to his fellow bishops and priests in his foreward to Why I … Continue reading
The Federalist, Christopher Jacobs: Over the past few weeks, AARP—an organization that purportedly advocates on behalf of seniors—has been running advertisements claiming that the House health-care bill would impose an “age tax” on seniors by allowing for greater variation in premiums. It … Continue reading
Catholic Herald; A Lithuanian archbishop who was martyred during the country’s Soviet occupation has been declared blessed, making him the country’s first martyr from the Communist era to be beatified. More here.
Catholic Culture: Members of the Russian Catholic Church—one of the smaller Byzantine-rite churches in communion with Rome—fear that they may be forgotten by Vatican officials anxious to improve relations with the Russian Orthodox Church, reports Francis X. Rocca of the Wall Street … Continue reading
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