National Review, Nicholas Frankovich: Two opposing interpretations of the Second Vatican Council divide the Catholic Church. This divide is more complex than the casual observer tends to appreciate. Within the complex divide, however, is a clear, simple divide: the familiar quarrel … Continue reading
The Mayor of Boston, Martin Walsh, travelled to the Vatican this week to participate in a conference on climate change and human trafficking, where he met with Pope Francis. Walsh later spoke with reporters about his sense of spirituality and … Continue reading
We shall see, but they should not count on any help there, not after the travesty of its decision on sodomite ‘marriage’. The Becket Fund: Today, for the second time in two years, the Little Sisters of the Poor must … Continue reading
CNA December 2012: Dr. Ralph Martin, Professor of Systematic Theology at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, has written an important book titled “Will Many Be Saved?” The text received a good deal of attention at the recent synod on the New … Continue reading
CNA: But Planned Parenthoods’ callous disregard for the bodies of innocent babies should have surprised no one, according to Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia. “No one should be shocked by this video,” Archbishop Chaput said in a statement for the … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violates the fundamental rights of homosexuals by failing to provide legal recognition of same-sex unions. “The Court considered that the legal protection currently available to same-sex couples in … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has stayed the execution of Asia Bibi, and ordered a new hearing on her case. Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five children, has been imprisoned for six years—including nearly five on death row—after being convicted … Continue reading
CP Politics: Republican 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson recently made the assertion on a Iowa conservative radio show that the “purpose” behind Margaret Sanger’s founding of the abortion giant Planned Parenthood was to “eliminate black people,” and also questioned whether … Continue reading
The video is six minutes long, but I started getting dizzy watching it and had to sign off at 1:23. Maybe it gets better later on and the Cardinal ends up putting a whammy on the earth goddess. Now that would spice … Continue reading
The Seton Magazine article is excellent especially the following call for supernatural hope at the end: Parents, in discharging the difficult task of educating their children to become good and faithful Catholics in the midst of an increasing adverse society, should … Continue reading
CNA: Known for his online videos which tackle everything from the saints, to the “new atheism,” to the latest blockbuster film, Fr. Robert Barron will have a new responsibility: auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, one of the cultural capitals of … Continue reading
CNA: When 12-year-old Ángel Ariel Escalante Pérez was confronted by gang members demanding that he kill a bus driver in Guatemala, he said no. It turned out to a life or death decision. The gang members threatened to kill Angel … Continue reading
Why was I not surprised to read that eleven of Joseph Smith’s twelve “apostles” were masons? First Things: A REVIEW OF “THAT RELIGION IN WHICH ALL MEN AGREE” by Peter M. J. Stravinskas While many readers will know about traditional Catholic … Continue reading
How does a mad man killer get a degree? And in political science? Maybe when the mad man gets out he can run for president. That’s Norway. And no doubt the government is paying for it. Time.com: Norwegian mass murderer Anders … Continue reading
The Tablet: A Catholic bishop in eastern Ukraine has said “only prayer and divine intervention” can now save his country from an expected Russian invasion, which risks dragging the rest of Europe into the conflict. “It will be a miracle if … Continue reading
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