Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: In preparations for the Pan-Orthodox Council that is scheduled to open in Crete on June 19, Orthodox leaders have underlined the importance of the event by saying that such a meeting has not been held for over … Continue reading
The Remnant: This just in from the movieguide.com: “In THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, Frodo (played by Elijah Wood) battled Orks, the Dark Lord Sauron and the powers of the ring to save Middle Earth from being ruled the forces … Continue reading
Catholic Herald: Bishop Athanasius Schneider has said that parts of Amoris Laetitia “contain a real spiritual danger” and has called on all Catholics to affirm doctrines which he says the document calls into doubt. Responding to an open letter from … Continue reading
LifeNews: On Wednesday, Rockford, Illinois nurse Sandra Mendoza sued the Winnebago County Health Department for forcing her out of her long-time job as a pediatric nurse on account of her refusal to participate in abortion related services. Ms. Mendoza, a … Continue reading
Catholic herald, Francis Phillips: When I was a child, we always prayed at Sunday Mass for “the conversion of England”. What happened to this prayer? Did it fall by the wayside in the wake of misplaced ecumenism? Why don’t we … Continue reading
CNA; Two minutes and thirty seconds is all it took for Sean Bryan to complete the Los Angeles qualifier round of American Ninja Warrior. The season eight premiere of the hit NBC/Esquire show – which follows competitors as they try to … Continue reading
LifeNews.com: Thousands of pro-life people flooded the streets of Dublin, Ireland over the weekend to celebrate the 8th Amendment providing legal protection for unborn children. Keynote speaker Melissa Ohden, who was born alive following a failed abortion, encouraged the pro-life … Continue reading
Breitbart: Some of the faithful hoping to practice their Christianity at the church of St. Anthony in Ventimiglia were surprised when they were told by Caritas volunteers they couldn’t recite the rosary and would instead have to pray in silence out … Continue reading
Community in Mission, Monsignor Charles Pope: In last Sunday’s Gospel, we heard the story of the widow at Nain, whose son Jesus raised from the dead. Beautiful though that story is, there are some who may wonder sadly why they did … Continue reading
AsiaNews: The Korean Church waits for the canonization of Paul Yun Ji-chung and his 123 companions, proclaimed Servants of God by the Vatican in 2003. Bishop of Daejeon: “It would be nice to have Pope Francis here to celebrate together.” Their … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Carrie Gresse: Poland’s kings are a fascinating bunch, ranging from great scoundrels like Boleslaw the Bold, who hacked up St. Stanislaw, to larger than life characters like King Kazimierz, who raised 14th century Poland to greatness. Even … Continue reading
1Peter5, Maike Hickson: On 31 May 2015, the official website of the German bishops, katholisch.de, reported an interesting and revealing press event, at which a German theologian and the managing director of the International Diaconate Center (Internationales Diakoniezentrum, Rottenburg, Germany), Dr. Stefan … Continue reading
Catholic Herald, Father Alexander Lucie-Smith: Good news from an unexpected and little known quarter of the Universal Church: the first native Mongolian priest is shortly to be ordained. Congratulations to the Reverend Joseph Enkh. May he be the first of … Continue reading
Aleteia, Philip Kosloski: Guess which European country was the first to be given papal approval to celebrate a feast in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Was it France, where both St. John Eudes and St. Margaret Mary promoted … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Matthew Archbold: Blessed Marianna Biernacka is described in many reports as leading a “simple” life. But it’s my experience that there are really no simple lives. Marianna knew heartbreak. She knew fear. She knew backbreaking work. She … Continue reading
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