CNA: It’s a major miracle that you’ve probably never heard of. On Sunday, Oct. 3, 1847, more than 2,000 people in Ocotlán, Mexico saw a perfect image of Jesus Christ crucified that appeared in the sky for more than 30 minutes. … Continue reading
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Catholic Theological Society Gives Award to ‘Married’ Homosexual Scholar
This is typical of the corrupt Society that is neither Catholic nor Theological. Catholic Culture: Orlando Espin, who teaches systematic theology at the University of San Diego, a Catholic institution, received the John Courtney Murray Award. In presenting the award, the … Continue reading
Patriarch Blames the West and Sunni Moslems for Devastating Syria
Catholic Culture: The head of the Syriac Catholic Church—an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See—offered strong criticism of “American, French, English, [and] European Union politicians” whose efforts to remove President Bashar al-Assad have led to a … Continue reading
Belloc, ‘Hills and the Sea’, a Man Who Could Write About Anything
Crisis, K.V. Turley: These 38 essays are a mix of reflection and philosophy, personal memoir, and travel writing—some with English settings, some foreign. In fact, the geography with which this travel writing is concerned is mostly the Pyrenees and a … Continue reading
The Sudarium and the Shroud, a Part of the Ancient Liturgy
This is an intriguing article explaining the liturgical significance of the altar linen and corporal in reference to the burial and resurrection of Christ. National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: A German theologian and friend of Benedict XVI, drawing on the … Continue reading
The ‘Gaucho’ Priest and Blessed Jose Sanchez del Rio to Be Canonized October 16
CNA: If Jose Brochero doesn’t sound like a Gaucho name, nothing does. Earlier this year, Pope Francis announced Oct. 16 as the canonization date for Blessed Brochero, a fellow countryman from Argentina also known as the “Gaucho priest.” More here.
Irish Sisters Vow to Remain in Dangerous South Sudan
The Irish Catholic: Irish missionary sisters working in South Sudan have vowed to remain with the people as the nation once again teeters on the edge of civil war. A tentative ceasefire was announced this week as The Irish Catholic … Continue reading
China: A Compromise That Would be Devastating
Catholic Culture: The Vatican is pushing for an agreement with Beijing over the appointment of Catholic bishops in China, according to a special report from the Reuters news agency. Citing confidential interviews with “two dozen Catholic officials and clergy in … Continue reading
Vatican Leaves Cardinal Sarah Out on a Limb. No Support
Catholic Culture: The Vatican has moved quickly to counteract a suggestion by Cardinal Robert Sarah that priests should celebrate Mass ad orientem. Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Vatican press office, issued a statement on July 11 saying that Cardinal … Continue reading
China: Museum to Open Celebrating Execution of Catholic Saint
AsiaNews: Village authorities in Dingan, Guangxi, plan to celebrate the expulsion of Catholic foreigners from their area by opening a museum to celebrate Zhang Mingfeng, a magistrate from the Qing era who sentenced a missionary saint to death. The celebration includes … Continue reading
All About the Medal or Cross of St. Benedict
Abbot Dom Gueranger authored a book, The Medal or Cross of Saint Benedict, in which he affirms that the Medal is the most ancient of the Church’s sacramentals, having been approved in the eleventh century by Pope Saint Leo IX. … Continue reading
NYC Has More Churches Dedicated to Our Lady Than Any City in the World
National Catholic Register, Angelo Stagnaro: Many people, Catholic or not, are unaware that the city of Los Angeles is dedicated to and named after the Virgin Mary. On September 4, 1781, Spanish governor Felipe de Neve, with the assistance of two … Continue reading
The Blessings for Just About Everything, Including Beer, in the Old Roman Rituale
Aleteia: Chapter VIII of the Rituale Romanum, a liturgical manual dated 1614, includes special blessings for almost anything you might use on a daily basis, literally — the chapter is titled “Blessings of things designated for ordinary use.” In it, you … Continue reading
Interview With Iraqi Priest Tortured by ISIS
First Things: Fr. Douglas Bazi is a Chaldean Catholic priest in his native Iraq, where he served as pastor of a parish in Baghdad during the American-led invasion. He suffered several acts of violence during the unrest that followed, including … Continue reading
Venezuela Unrest Seminarians Beaten by Mob
Catholic Culture: Five seminarians were beaten, and one of them required hospitalization, when a gang attacked students in Merida, Venezuela. More here.
