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
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Attack on Four Cardinals Betrays Ignorance of Church History
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
Did Jesus Give Judas Holy Communion?
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
Advent Hymn of St. Ambrose: Veni Redemptor Gentium
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
Cardinal Zen Laments Silence of Rome on Illicit Ordinations and Schismatic Assembly
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
Glory to God: Bringing the Faith to the Poorest in Remote Northern India
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
The Crass Ignorance of Millennials About the Numbers of People Murdered by Communists
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
Trump Rattles Communist China in Questioning ‘One China’ Policy
AsiaNews: President-elect Donald Trump has asked why the United States should keep to the principle of “one China”, if Beijing will not make concessions on trade or other issues. The newspaper Global Times has provided an immediate answer: Trump is an … Continue reading
China; Vatican So Far Silent on Upcoming Meeting of Faux Catholic Assembly
AsiaNews: From December 26 to 30 next the Ninth National Assembly of Chinese Catholic Representatives will be held in Beijing. It is the most authoritative gathering of the official Church in China, the one recognized by the government. In its statutes … Continue reading
A Martyr Born of the Blood of Campion That Splattered Him Beneath Tyburn Tree
National Catholic Register, Stephanie Mann: Four hundred and thirty-five years ago, on December 1, 1581, an infamous priest was executed at Tyburn. Edmund Campion, SJ was a traitor in nearly all Englishmen’s eyes (except for the Catholics whom he served). … Continue reading
Birth Control: Tamper With Nature, Deal With ‘Wormwood’
Catholic Culture, Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Several years ago an article appeared in the Washington Post, of all places, on the history of contraception. The writer reported that wormwood—a kind of herbal derivative—was used as a contraceptive by the ancients. (The … Continue reading
Outrage: Priest Nixes Nativity Scene Lest Bethlehem Offend Moslem Neighbors
Fox News: An Italian priest has decided to break with tradition and not set up a Nativity scene in his town’s cemetery this Christmas — in order to avoid offending Muslims, Milan’s Corriere della Sera reported on Friday. More here.
Cardinal Meisner’s Inspiring Words on the Virtue of Hope
These thoughts of Cardinal Meisner are worth our savoring in these troubled times. There is a boy here that hath five barley loaves, and two fishes (John 6:9). No detail is insignificant in holy scripture, as the good cardinal notes regarding … Continue reading
Priests Must Preach Ecologic Moral Obligations
Eric Worrall, WUWT: Catholic Online reports that new priests will be expected to be familiar with and promote efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The rest is here.
Parallels Between Current Controversy Over Amoris Laetitia and Council of Chalcedon
www.chiesa, Sandro Magister: The conflicts set into motion today by “Amoris Laetitia” have a precedent in the Christological controversies of the late Roman empire. They were resolved by the ecumenical council of Chalcedon. From Chile, one scholar proposes that the … Continue reading
