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
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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
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
