UCANews: Dog lovers in Iran could face up to 74 lashes under plans by hardline lawmakers that would ban keeping the pets at home or walking them in public. A draft bill, signed by 32 members of the country’s conservative-dominated … Continue reading
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Russian Patriarch Sends Plea to Pakistan for Pardon of Asia Bibi
Catholic Culture: The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has called upon Pakistan’s president to pardon Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death on blasphemy charges. “The execution of Asia Bibi would be an irreparable loss for her family, … Continue reading
Convert David Gray Refutes Convert Mark Shea
DavidLGray.INFO My friend Ellen emailed me a recent article by Catholic pundit Mark Shea entitled, Elton John and the five stages of Intentional Discipleship, which was a follow-up piece to his article written four days prior on October 31, 2014, … Continue reading
St. Thérèse Was Afraid to Die, the Cross Gave Her Courage
In the wake of the suicide of Brittany Maynard, the media was all aglow with accolades for her “courageous” decision to “die on her own terms.” She has now become the poster child for something called “death with dignity.” There … Continue reading
Prince Charles Might Say a Word About Religious Freedom in His Own Country’s Past
That is not going to happen, unless he converts to the Catholic Faith and tells his mother she is not the “head of the Church in England” and denounces the law that says a Catholic cannot be king or queen in … Continue reading
Bishops Cannot Excommunicate Catholics Attending SSPX Masses
Latin Mass Society: Letters from the Bishop Semeraro of Albano, Italy, and then from Bishop Sarlinga of Zárate-Campana in Argentina, have declared that the lay faithful who receive the sacraments from priests and bishops of the Society of St Pius … Continue reading
Candidate for State Senate Mocked for Being Too Catholic
CNA: Mark Miloscia, a candidate for Washington’s state senate, has been attacked for his Catholic faith and adherence to Church teaching on a website belittling his faith as incompatible with representing his district. Read more here.
This is Why Gary Potter’s Article on Suicide Needs Wide Distribution
How sad this is! Many have written on Catholic websites hoping perhaps their message might get to this newly married woman. Even a seminarian with terminal cancer tried. Suicide is the ultimate act of hopelessness and can only happen when … Continue reading
Last ‘Witch’ Hung on Boston Common a Catholic Martyr
The plaque on her grave site reads: “Not far from here on 16 November 1688, Goodwife Ann Glover an elderly Irish widow, was hanged as a witch because she had refused to renounce her Catholic faith. Having been deported from … Continue reading
A Good Cardinal Reaching Out to the Homosexual Who Wants to Repent
I do not like joining in with this obsession of homosexualism that pervades the internet, Catholic sites included. Catholics are dying for the Faith in the mid-east and Africa and China losing their Faith in the west and all the … Continue reading
Doctors Say She is Dead, Brain-Dead, But She Lives and Responds
Mother fights to keep her daughter, Jahi McMath, from being killed. The case is the same as that of Shane Becker: “In his case, the doctors did all they could to save Becker who is today fully recovered and a … Continue reading
Courageous Seminarian Could Leave Iraq But Will Not
CNA: Bombs are falling and the sound of the explosion is sending shock and fear into the hearts of the people. Amid the sound of crying and frenzied activity, people pack up what belongings they can carry and make off into … Continue reading
Asia Bibi Begs Pope for Help and Prayers
CNA: A Catholic woman condemned to death in Pakistan for allegedly violating the country’s blasphemy law has asked Pope Francis for his prayers, saying that she trusts in God’s plan for her life. “Pope Francis, I am your daughter, Asia Bibi. … Continue reading
From the House of Hesse, Martyr Princess Elizabeth
K.V. Turley of Crisis Magazine: Described at the time as the most beautiful woman in Europe, this is the story of a princess who was to know both public adulation and private sorrow before spending her last days in the … Continue reading
San Diego QB, Phil Rivers, Major Funder of Immaculate Heart Radio
California Catholic: San Diego’s most understated sports/radio heavy hitter would have to be Charger’s QB Philip Rivers, who reportedly committed $1 million of his money toward buying KCEO AM-1000 in 2012. Rivers and his wife Tiffany spearheaded the local drive … Continue reading
