Very good tribute to a great man. On a personal note, someone I knew years ago was the quarterback for the same high school that gave Vince Lombardy his first coaching job in 1940. That was Saint Cecilia’s in Englewood New … Continue reading
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Astounding Omission in English Version of Synod’s Final ‘Relatio’
LifeSite News Hilary White: Just at first glance, and without looking it up on Google Translate, what is the difference between these two passages of a recent important Vatican document, the final “Relatio” from October’s Extraordinary Synod of Bishops? Full … Continue reading
43 Students Massacred in Mexico
Catholic Online: Officers then followed them through the rubbish dump where every single victim was shot, killed and dumped in a river near Iguala in Guerrero State. One witness confirmed reports that the students were targeted en route to protesting … Continue reading
Boko Haram Murderers Kill 47 Students in Nigeria Bombing
Catholic Online: At least 47 students were killed at a northern Nigerian school in an attack organized by Islamist State-aligned terrorist group Boko Haram. A strong explosion rocked the Public Secondary School Potiskum, which is located in the economic capital … Continue reading
Smith, Young? Polygamy, Child Abuse, Stealing Friend’s Wives? No Problem
Mormons will find a way to carry on. Did I mention Brigham Young’s Green Meadow massacre? And these are the founders! Then, again, Henry VIII had six wives and killed two of them. And he started the Anglican Church. Then … Continue reading
St. Martin of Tours Raised Unbaptized Catechumen to Life
From the account of Saint Martin’s biographer, Sulpicius Severus, a certain man joined the saint’s monastery in France for instruction as a catechumen. He died while the saint was away. When Saint Martin returned the deceased was still laid out … Continue reading
Kenyian Bishops Exposes Mandatory Vaccine That Causes Infertility and Miscarriages
Four points, they made: (Pia de Solenni, Aletaia) That we are shocked at the level of dishonesty and casual manner in which such a serious issue is being handled by the Government. That a report presented to the Parliamentary … Continue reading
Cardinal Müller Issued Prohibition on Medjugorje Prayer Meetings
CrownofStars Blog: According to a report in the Italian magazine Medjugorje, the recent prohibition against Medjugorje prayer meetings in the Anagni-Alatri diocese of bishop Lorenzo Loppa was instigated by Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper: ‘The Pope is Not a Liberal. He is a Radical’
Crux: As the US Conference of Catholic Bishops opens its annual fall meeting in Baltimore today, German Cardinal Walter Kasper, often called the pope’s theologian, had a not-too-subtle message for the American Church. Kasper told a standing-room-only crowd at Catholic … Continue reading
No Explanation Given for Cardinal Burke’s Reassignment
Catholic News Service: The move had been widely expected since an Italian journalist reported it in September, and the cardinal himself confirmed it to reporters the following month. It is highly unusual for a pope to remove an official of … Continue reading
74 Lashes and Heavy Fines for Having a Dog in Iran
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
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
