CNA: At 101 years old, Doña Penha has seen quite a bit of life. But the centenarian experienced something new on September 28, as she received her First Communion during Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel nursing home in Rio … Continue reading
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PIME Missioner/Journalist’s Autobiography About His Experiences in Communist China
Father Piero Gheddo, AsiaNews: After I was ordained in 1953, I immediately began working in journalism, interviewing – among others – our PIME missionaries who had been expelled from China (140, including five bishops) at that time. They were quite pessimistic … Continue reading
Argentina: Archbishop Targeted by ‘Discrimination Police’ for Condemning Fornication
LifeSiteNews: The Catholic archbishop of the Argentinean city of La Plata is under investigation by the country’s “discrimination” police for condemning the modern acceptance of sexual promiscuity and “unnatural” unions, according to local media sources. Read the rest here.
China: Bishop Who Spent Years in Prison and Slave Labor Dies at 81
AsiaNews: Bishop Anthony Xu Jiwei, of the diocese of Taizhou (Zhejiang province), died yesterday due to illness at the age of 81. He was ordained bishop with a papal mandate in 2010 and was recognised by the Chinese government. Bishop Xu’s … Continue reading
Bishop of Nashville Will Refuse Diploma to Students Who Opt Out of ‘Erotic’ Sex Ed Classes
Just last week there were eulogies in the Catholic media for the oldest bishop of the U.S., Peter Gerety of Newark, NJ, who died at 104. He was the bishop who threatened our good friend, the late Father Paul Wickens, with … Continue reading
80 Prominent Catholics (Including Cardinals and Bishops) Issue Declaration in Support of Church Teaching on Marriage
Rorate Caeli: A Declaration of Fidelity to the Church’s Unchangeable Teaching on Marriage and to Her Uninterrupted Discipline was disclosed today by a group of 78 [80] Catholic personalities, including cardinals, bishops, priests, eminent scholars, leaders of pro-family and pro-life organizations … Continue reading
From Satanism to Catholicism
Catholic Exchange, K.V. Turley: In 2011, at an Easter Vigil in a simple parish church in New York State, a number of souls were received into the Catholic Church. As it does every year, the ceremony moved from the darkness surrounding … Continue reading
Mark Wahlberg to Play Ex-Boxer Priest, an Anti-Catholic Convert, Fr. Stuart Long, in Movie
See Video here. And facts about Father Long’s astounding story here.
‘Catholic’ Providence College Celebrating ‘Diversity’ and ‘That’s the Law!’
Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine: On my way to work at Providence College, I pass by two notable murals painted on concrete retaining walls to edify motorists passing by. One of them is executed in the brightly colored style of a … Continue reading
Threats of Violence Forces Hotel to Cancel Conference Opposed to Same-Sex ‘Marriage’
Catholic Culture: A conference organized by Australian Christian groups to discuss opposition to same-sex marriage was cancelled because “threats of violence” received by the staff of the hotel where the event was to take place. More here.
Catholic Charities NY Betrays Faith Again, Invites H Clinton to Speak at Al Smith Dinner
It’s a time for big name, apathetic Catholics and their jovial archbishop to laugh with pro-abortion politicians and presidential candidates, ching,ching,ching $$$. And the $3000-a- plate fundraiser is for the poor and needy who are already born, not for the pre-born victims … Continue reading
Canadian Archbishop Agrees to Accept Award From Notorious ‘FutureChurch’ Heretics
LifeSiteNews: A Canadian archbishop has agreed to accept an award from a dissident U.S. Catholic group tonight for his work in promoting female deacons within the Catholic Church during the 2015 Family Synod in Rome. More here.
Blessed Herman the Cripple, Author of Salve Regina and Alma Redemptoris Mater
A hundred years after Blessed Herman died, Saint Bernard added the O Clemens, O Pia, O Dulcis Virgo Maria to the Salve Regina, genuflecting three times as he processed to the altar in the cathedral of Speyers in 1146 on … Continue reading
Just a Beautiful Story
The Columbus Dispatch: Christopher Jones walked into the Columbus Police Academy on Friday and tapped an officer on the shoulder. Since Jones was 5 years old, he has never forgotten the name of Officer James Poole. “Do you remember me?” Jones asked … Continue reading
Meditation on Old Age, Aches and Pains, Eccles. 12:1-8
Although I am not that old, I identify well with the shaky, weak legs (fear of heights and perils in the streets), and the loss of one’s “grinders.” Monsignor Pope: Today I would like to discuss the Gospel from last … Continue reading
