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
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150th Anniversary of Resurrection of ‘Hidden Church’ in Japan
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
The Holy Shroud Cannot be Replicated, It Has 3-D Information
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
China: 2 Underground Priests Arrested While Offering Mass
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
Cardinal Kasper Says a Lot of Nothing, Utter Equivocation
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
Phil Lawler Weighs in on Pope’s Declaration Against Death Penalty
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
Even the WHO Affirms Monsanto Weed-Killer Causes Cancer
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.
Mother Theresa Insulted in Painting at Trumbull Connecticut Library
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
Donohue Pulls Out But Cardinal Marches in NY Parade as Grand Marshall
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
Stuart Line Ends Catholic, Charles II and James II
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
Chaplain Fr. Willie Doyle, Another Great Priest Who Died on the Battlefield
K.V. Turley, Catholic World Report: Some years back, while doing research in a monastery library, I came across a passing reference to a priest and soldier. It intrigued me. His biography, published in 1920, was cited; I made a note, and … Continue reading
Ethiopia: Cardinal Receives Repentant Communists Who Had Imprisoned Him
“Cardinal Berhaneyesus welcomed the former ‘Derg’ communist regime political leaders who imprisoned himfor 7 months. The political leaders paid a visit to his office to congratulate him for his elevation to the Cardinalate. “On the occasion, the group leader Captain … Continue reading
Moslem Terrorists Kill 17 in Pakistan
A fifteen year-old Catholic was among others who blocked a suicide bomber from entering a Catholic church. Four Moslems were killed preventing another bomber from entering an Anglican church. AsiaNews:The number of people killed in yesterday’s twin attacks against Christian churches … Continue reading
St. Patrick’s Prayer for Idolaters and Heretics
Catholic Online: This prayer of St. Patrick called “St. Patrick’s Breast-Plate” was composed as he prepared for his most important battle against the paganism of the Druids. It should be prayed in our own day as we struggle against the … Continue reading
California Water Crisis Worsens, Only a Year Supply Left
LATimes: Given the historic low temperatures and snowfalls that pummeled the eastern U.S. this winter, it might be easy to overlook how devastating California’s winter was as well. As our “wet” season draws to a close, it is clear that … Continue reading
