I had thought I posted this outrage in the News section of our website. Apparently, I did not. It happened three weeks ago. The Mass was for the Latino Catholic community. Roberto Clemente was also being honored. May he rest … Continue reading
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Died Quietly a Month Ago, Dynamic Convert, Deacon Alex Jones
National Catholic Register, Brian O’Neel: Asked what Jones offered to them that persuaded them to make this monumental move, [Gloria Yarber] replied, “The love of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist, the sacraments and the Church. That’s what was … Continue reading
Emperor Charles’ Feastday Is His and Zita’s Wedding Day
Aleteia, Philip Kosloski: Traditionally the Church celebrates the life of a saint every year on the date of his or her death, a day that marks their entrance into heaven. However, this is not the case with Blessed Charles of Austria. Instead, the … Continue reading
In New Book on AL, Cardinal Says Some Adulterers Should Receive Sacraments
Catholic Herald, Dan Hitchens: A senior Vatican cardinal has argued that the divorced and remarried can take Communion when it is impossible for them to avoid having sex. Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, has published a … Continue reading
The Martyr Who Smiled for the Photographer a Moment Before Execution
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.
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
