He made converts. Hopefully he did not proselytize or impose any fear upon the pagans as to their state of idolatry. Catholic Online: Tradition states that Rupert was a scion of the Frankish royal Merovingian family.[4] He was also the … Continue reading
Lima is the city of saints: They are Saints Rose (1617, whose feast day is today, August 30. She was the first person canonized who was born in the New World), Martin de Porres (1639), Turibius (1606), Francis Solano (1610), and … Continue reading
Vatican Insider: The abouna.org site has the pleasure to post the excelling painting of artist Robert Giacaman, which represents the two new saints Blessed Marie-Alphonsine Ghattas and Blessed Mariam of Jesus Crucified Baouardy, being the major painting in modern time that … Continue reading
God bless Senator Sheryl Nuxoll. Shame on Bishop Peter Christensen. The Remnant: When Universal Society of Hinduism President Rajan Zed recited prayers for the state senate’s March 3 session in Boise, Senator Sheryl Nuxoll boycotted the invocation and said that she … Continue reading
The Remnant: In a dramatic turn of events, nearly 500 priests from England and Wales have written a letter in defence of the ‘traditional teaching on marriage and human sexuality’ in anticipation of the forthcoming Vatican Synod on the family. This … Continue reading
Crisis: Chesterton once wrote that “War is not the best way of settling differences—but it is the only way of preventing them from being settled for you.” If the Catholic Church is to continue to teach the timeless truths about … Continue reading
As the photo shows Japanese Catholic women are modest and wear veils in Church. This is far more common in the East. Catholic Herald: On March 17, 1865, a group of “hidden Christians” in Nagasaki announced their faith to a … Continue reading
Vatican Insider: The spotlight is back on the Turin Shroud ahead of the next Ostension, which Pope Francis will be attending along with all the other pilgrims. The Shroud is considered one of the most important icons or relics of Jesus’ … Continue reading
Vatican Insider: Two Catholic priests serving China’s underground – or “clandestine” as it is called – Church were forcibly removed by government officials and police officers on the afternoon of Sunday March 22nd. They were rounded up as the celebrated Sunday … Continue reading
Catholic Herald: Catholics should let their bishops know their hopes and concerns for the forthcoming Synod of Bishops on the family, but even more importantly they should pray that the Holy Spirit guides the bishops’ deliberations, Cardinal Walter Kasper has … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Full disclosure: I oppose the use of the death penalty in America today, for prudential reasons that I may explain in another essay. When Pope Francis said execution is always inadmissible, I was not dismayed by his conclusion. But … Continue reading
Bloomberg Business: Monsanto Co.’s best-selling weedkiller Roundup probably causes cancer, the World Health Organization said in a report that’s at odds with prior findings. Read more here.
National Catholic Register: Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta stands prominently in the first row of women in a painting called Women of Purpose. She holds one end of a banner that proclaims, “Onward We March.” The other end is held … Continue reading
Catholic News Service: For the first time in its history, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, the nation’s oldest and biggest parade, allowed a gay contingent to march, alienating some Catholics and angering others who wanted more gay organizations … Continue reading
K.V. Turley, Crisis Magazine: Recently, whilst traveling through Ireland, I passed over a small bridge. The river was easily crossed but I was conscious that the waters below were those of the River Boyne, and that upon its banks had been … Continue reading
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