LifeSiteNews: At a study day last month held by the Swiss Bishops’ Conference, attendees discussed how to overcome the Church’s “old-fashioned ideals” on marriage and family, according to the official report from the meeting. More on this here.
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India: Nun Murdered by Robber
UCANews: A 69-year-old Indian Catholic nun has been found murdered at a convent in Kerala’s Kottayam district, police say. The body of Sister Amala, a retired nurse, was discovered on Sept. 17 lying in a pool of blood in her … Continue reading
Turkish Moslem War Tents from Siege of Vienna Now Mass Vestments
Good news American TFP: The spoils of war from King Jan Sobieski’s great victory on September 12, 1683, against the 150,000 Muslim Turks outside Vienna were immense, but perhaps none received a better fate than the war tents. Read more … Continue reading
US Archbishop Who Chairs Subcommittee on Marriage Bypassed for October Synod ‘On the Family’
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone did not cut the mustard. I wonder why? California Catholic Daily: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco is not only a known “culture warrior” but is also the Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for … Continue reading
Missing Chinese Bishop a ‘Bargaining Chip’ in Negotiations with Vatican
UCANews: Bishop James Su Zhimin, one of the 20 prisoners featured in Rubio’s campaign, has spent the past 18 years in prison after refusing to join the state-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association in 1996. The Communist Party organ overseeing religious affairs, … Continue reading
More Than Trivia: Who Was the First Pope to Step Onto American Territory?
Blessed Pius IX. Fascinating little account by George Weigle, First Things: The history of popes in these United States is full of surprises. And one of them, to begin at the beginning, includes the little-known fact that Blessed Paul VI … Continue reading
Pro-QB Talks About What His Conversion to the Catholic Faith Means
Trent Beattie, National Catholic Register: Questions like those the students had are great ways to talk about what love (or charity) really is. If I love someone, my goal is not to use them for my own pleasure, but to … Continue reading
Would Communist Raul Castro Dare to Receive Communion? Quite Likely!
Spot on article here by Paul Kengor for Crisis Magazine online. Crisis: Catholic and international media are abuzz over Pope Francis’ trip to Cuba, the third consecutive pope to visit this island thoroughly destroyed by the two Castro brothers. The … Continue reading
Not Bad for a Day’s ‘Trip’, 522K, Too Bad for Dunkin Donuts
Well, this is America. And there are greedy lawyers on the prowl. News4, New York: Officials say a woman has agreed to settle a lawsuit with Dunkin’ Donuts after she fell in a northern New Jersey franchise’s parking lot and spilled hot … Continue reading
Asian Frat Group Hazes Inductee to Death
Macho? Try murder by brute unmanly thugs without compassion or virtue. NBCNews: A grand jury has recommended charges against three dozen members of a New York City college fraternity in connection with the death of a freshman who was killed during … Continue reading
Vocations on the Rise in LA’s Juan Diego House of Formation
California Catholic Daily: Founded in 2003, the Juan Diego House [a house of formation for college-age seminarians for the Los Angeles archdiocese] has been run for the past eight years by Father James Anguiano. In 2008, Father Anguiano’s inaugural year as … Continue reading
Threats Against Pope Huge Concern for US Security Chiefs
The London Telegraph: The United States has broken up a threat against Pope Francis, who will visit Washington and other US cities this month, it emerged on Sunday. No details of the threat were given. US authorities are concerned about … Continue reading
OK Father Longenecker I’m Out’a Here
The Imaginative Conservative: Often on my day off, before a morning motorcycle ride in the mountains, I treat myself to breakfast at a Southern American institution: Waffle House. Waffle Houses are not luxurious. The box-like buildings are designed for cheerful efficiency, … Continue reading
Office Depot Backs Down and Will Print Father Pavone’s Prayer
LifeSiteNews: Office Depot is back-pedaling on its claims that a pro-life flier violated company policy because it had “hate material” and “graphic material” on it. According to a press release sent to media earlier today, Office Depot CEO Roland Smith … Continue reading
Survivor of Failed Abortion Asks Congress: ‘What Were My Rights’
Julie Roys Blog: “If abortion is about women’s rights, then what were mine?” Gianna Jessen asked a House Judiciary Committee that question today — and with good reason. Thirty-eight years ago, Jessen miraculously survived a saline abortion. This morning, she told her remarkable story … Continue reading
