ChurchMilitant, Christine Niles: Blessed Fr. Martin Martinez Pascual left a lasting testament to the grace of martyrdom when, on August 18, 1936, he smiled for a photo just moments before being shot. More here with photo.
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NYT and WaPo Unhinged: Burke, Trump, and Steve Bannon Join Forces Against the Pope?
Fr. Z’s Blog: The liberal juggernaut … libbernaut? … is well-connected and organized. They work together. Perhaps you saw the NYT’s piece (aka Hell’s Bible) which managed (through fake news) to make an absurd connection between Card. Burke (whom libs … Continue reading
For La Civilta Cattolica the Ordination of Women Is Still Debatable
Catholic Culture, Jeff Mirus: La Civilta Cattolica has published an essay by its deputy editor, Father Giancarlo Pani, which seeks to reopen the possibility of ordaining women to the priesthood. This journal, published by the Jesuits but vetted by the … Continue reading
Muller Speaks Uncompromisingly on Church’s Sacramental Moral Teaching
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Today, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, is the 39th Anniversary of Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s Priestly Ordination. And exactly on that same day, a piece of news comes to us according to which Cardinal Müller is now under … Continue reading
St. Cornelius the Centurion an Italian and First Gentile Convert
Good article here by Angelo Stagnaro. And with a bit of humor. I hope, however, that Angelo does not think Saint Patrick was Italian. Well, he may have been, on his father’s side. Saint Patrick’s mother, however, was the sister … Continue reading
Do Not Forget Syria: Aleppo’s Devastation ‘Beyond Imagination’
Vatican Radio: (Vatican Radio) A senior Caritas official who’s just returned from the Syrian city of Aleppo says the devastation and humanitarian crisis there are “beyond human imagination” with many areas in the east looking as though they had been hit … Continue reading
Israel: More Thievery as Knesset Approves Confiscation of Palestinians’ Land
AsiaNews: The Knesset has finally approved a controversial rule that would retroactively legalize thousands of Israeli homes in the West Bank, illegal under international law. The law also applies to the “outposts” [settlements made without official approval in the areas occupied … Continue reading
Stop Calling This Corrupt Academy ‘Pontifical’
Catholic Culture: Huang Jiefu, the Chinese official in charge of his country’s organ-transplant program has been invited to participate in a Vatican conference on organ trafficking, in spite of evidence that the Chinese regime harvests organs from prisoners slated for execution. … Continue reading
FYI: Freemasonry and the Knights Templar (Not the Knights of Malta)
The Lepanto Institute, Michael Hichborn: The Mysterious recent events surrounding the Sovereign Military Order of Malta took a strange and unexpected twist in the beginning of January when, in the middle of a bitter feud over the suspension of one of … Continue reading
Trumps’ Promise to Bury the Johnson Amendment Can Help the Church Speak Freely on Candidates
Fatima Perspectives, Christopher Ferrara: Like any candidate for political office, Donald Trump made a lot of promises he vowed to keep if elected. Unlike most elected officials, however, he seems determined to keep every one of them. So much so that … Continue reading
Chaos in Germany Over Guidelines on Implementing Amoris Laetitia
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Just two days after the official publication of the new pastoral guidelines concerning marriage, there seems to be in Germany an increase of disorder. Contradicting, confusing, and alarmed voices are now to be heard from all corners of … Continue reading
Maury Buford, Exemplary Catholic and Retired NFL Punter
Reading this interview I was delighted to see what Maury Buford had to say about the Bears Walter Payton, one of the best all time running backs. I wrote a tribute to Payton back in 2010 here. It is worth … Continue reading
Mentally Ill Are Being Killed in Netherlands and It’s Legal
CNA: A Dutch doctor who drugged an elderly woman and had her restrained as she fought lethal injection has been cleared by a review panel for “acting in good faith.” The woman, in her 80s, had dementia and had been … Continue reading
Ciudad Juarez: A City Transformed Through Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
National Catholic Register, Patty Knap: From 2008–2010, Ciudad Juárez, in northern Mexico was listed as one of the most dangerous cities in the world, due to drug and gang related violence. Now in a dramatic turnaround, the city is considered safer than several … Continue reading
Trump’s Executive Order Upholding Employee Rights for Morally Disordered Subverts Conscience Rights of Employers
Angelus, CNA: The U.S. bishops are concerned by the Trump administration’s decision to maintain a “troubling” Obama-era executive order that could demand federal contractors violate their religious beliefs on marriage and gender ideology. “In seeking to remedy instances of discrimination, … Continue reading
