Community in Mission, Msgr. Charles Pope; I was explaining to a new Catholic recently that the reason the color purple (violet) is used during Advent is that Advent, like Lent, is considered a penitential season. During these times we are to … Continue reading
Let us pray that our Holy Father responds to grace and makes this an occasion for the collegial consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Catholic Culture: Pope Francis will make a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady … Continue reading
This is a very informative article by our friend Maike Hickson. Her native tongue being German, she can easily get to the root of the truth coming out only in diluted form in German Catholic media. She has earned her … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews, Steve Jalsecac: Our Nov. 16-23 visit to Rome was the most dramatic of many such twice-per-year work trips we have taken there during the past 10 years. After meeting with cardinals, bishops and other Vatican agency and dicastery staff, John-Henry … Continue reading
Religion Digital, Cameron Doody: “mendacious information” libel. This has qualified the Archbishopric of Santiago de Compostela the news published by Infovaticana on Monday on the management carried out by Archbishop Julian Barrio two gay priests alleged “active” living as a … Continue reading
The Wanderer, Maike Hickson: The number of prelates publicly raising their voices in support of the Four Cardinals (Cardinals Raymond Leo Burke, Walter Brandmüller, Joachim Meisner and Carlo Caffarra) and their submitted dubia appears to be slowly increasing. Now a … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews, Lianne Laurence: The document, entitled A Pastoral Reflection on Medical Assistance in Dying and signed by 10 bishops, emphasizes pastoral care more than doctrine, [Bishop] Champagne told the Catholic Register. “Our concern is pastoral accompaniment. . . .we will welcome … Continue reading
PewSitter, Andrew Parrish: A new low for the Catholic Church in Spain has been reached with the ordination of a homosexual couple to the priesthood by Archbishop Julian Barrio of Santiago de Compostela. These men, part of an ordination class … Continue reading
Patrick J. Buchanan website: In this world, it is often dangerous to be an enemy of the United States, said Henry Kissinger in 1968, but to be a friend is fatal. The South Vietnamese would come to appreciate the insight. So … Continue reading
LifeSiteNews, Pete Baklinski: The four cardinals who have been chastised by top Catholic leaders for asking Pope Francis to clarify if his Exhortation Amoris Laetitia conforms to Catholic teaching join the singular ranks of a number of faithful bishops and cardinals … Continue reading
Taylor Marshall: Did Our Lord give the Holy Eucharist to Judas Iscariot at the Last Supper and First Mass? Saint John Chrysostom explains the Apostolic Tradition that Christ did indeed give the Holy Eucharist to Judas Iscariot: Read the rest … Continue reading
Msgr. Pope: For my money, the best Advent hymn ever is Veni Redemptor Gentium (Come Redeemer of the Nations), written by St. Ambrose in the 4th century. It is more widely known by the title “Come Thou Redeemer of the … Continue reading
AsiaNews: The bishop emeritus of Hong Kong laments the silence of the Holy See on the ordination of bishops at Chengdu and Xichang with the participation of an excommunicated bishop. Upcoming Assembly of Chinese Catholic Representatives a slap down for Pope. … Continue reading
CNA: Every day in the remote villages of Northeast India courageous priests and nuns are braving the elements of the wild – including tiger attacks and elephant stampedes – to bring the Good News to people who have yet to … Continue reading
Other than my objection to the use of the word “Holy” before a scrambled expletive in the opening sentence from an emailer, this is indeed “scary” information provided by Dr. Paul Kengor and it should alarm Catholics who do not … Continue reading
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