Catholic News Service: The seven new saints of the church were holy not because of their own efforts but because of “the Lord who triumphs in them and with them,” Pope Francis said. Each one “struggled to the very end … Continue reading
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Archbishop Chaput Calls Clinton ‘Scheming, Robotic Liar’
LifeNews: In a column published in Catholic Philly, Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. calledon Hillary Clinton to repudiate the hacked emails revealing a strain of anti-Catholic bigotry in her campaign, and also referred to the candidate a “scheming, robotic liar.” More … Continue reading
Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, TX, on Papal Opinion vs Infallibility
Renew America, Matt Abbot: I very recently asked Bishop Rene Henry Gracida, bishop emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, the following question: Would you say that this pontificate [of Pope Francis] has thus far been more heterodox and confusing than orthodox … Continue reading
Cristero, Fifteen Year-Old Blessed José Sanchez, to Be Canonized Sunday October 16
TFP Student Action: Our young saint lived in tumultuous times. The socialist government of Mexico was waging a bloody war against the Catholic Church, and fervent Catholics known as the Cristeros rose up to defend Christ the King. Their heroic … Continue reading
Planned Parenthood Founder Regularly Featured Pro-Nazi White Supremacist Writers in Her Journal
The Stream: It’s a pro-life commonplace that The American Birth Control League, founded by Margaret Sanger 100 years ago and later rechristened Planned Parenthood, had ties to eugenicists and racists. This is not quite right. It’s like saying that the NBA … Continue reading
Dom Gueranger on Islam, Scourge of God for Sins of Christian Infidelity
Blog for Dallas Catholics: We human creatures seem to have some built in flaws we are simply unable to overcome. Or we refuse to do so. One of the most critical of these is our steadfast refusal to learn from … Continue reading
Holy Scripture: the War Between the Flesh and the Spirit
Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission: In the first reading at Mass today (Wednesday of the 28th Week), St. Paul enumerates the sins that proceed from the flesh. There are many references to “the flesh” in the New Testament, especially in … Continue reading
No Red Hat for Chaput or Gomez; Cupich and Tobin Chosen.
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: With his selection of 17 new cardinals, Pope Francis has left no doubt about his determination to bring permanent change to the Church. “You have to realize that he is aiming at reform that is irreversible,” one … Continue reading
China: Bishop Brought Back From ‘Vacation Tour’ Under ‘Tight Restrictions’
Catholic Culture: Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin, the “underground” bishop who was taken into custody by Chinese officials in September, has been released but remains under tight restrictions, the AsiaNews service. Bishop Shao, the coadjutor bishop of Wenzhou, was taken away … Continue reading
Liberal Archbishop of Brussels Nominated for Cardinalate
The Wanderer, Maike Hickson: The recent announcement that Pope Francis has chosen seventeen new cardinals has already raised much concern and debates among Catholics. The decision to select Archbishop Jozef de Kesel of Brussels, Belgium to be now a cardinal seems … Continue reading
A Swiss Guard and His Rosary
Dr. Mario Enzler: On the liturgical calendar October 7th is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. This feast celebrates the naval victory of the Holy League fleet at Lepanto which in 1571 saved Christian Civilization from defeat at the hands … Continue reading
Cardinal Burke on the Threat of Islam
Breitbart: Speaking in an interview with Italian newspaper Il Giornale, Cardinal Raymond Burke accused Westerners of being too weak to acknowledge the incompatibility of Christianity and Islam. “It is clear that Muslims have as their ultimate goal conquest and power over … Continue reading
German Bishops’ Conference Set to Publish Laxer Guidelines for Allowing Divorced and Remarried to Communion
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Just after the news about Pope Francis’ support of more liberalizing approaches to the “remarried” question in Argentina and in Rome, news is now coming to us from Germany that other elements of the Catholic Church are moving in the … Continue reading
Parish Bulletin for Cardinal Schönborn’s Cathedral Showcases Homosexual Couple With Adopted Son
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: Cardinal Christoph Schönborn continues to make news with various heterodox and equivocal messages coming out from his Diocese of Vienna, Austria. Not long ago, we reported on his website’s promotion the gender theory; now the Parish Bulletin for … Continue reading
Massachusetts Law Makes It a Crime to Discriminate in Word or Deed Against One’s Sexual ‘Identity’
National Catholic Register, Dustin Siggins: On Saturday, a Massachusetts law that could throw pastors in jail for using biologically correct pronouns took effect. But you wouldn’t know that from The Associated Press’ article on the matter. Quoting in part: Advocates for … Continue reading
