A Shepherd’s Voice: On Saturday, April 21, Heather Knight, writing in the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors have declared 2013 to be the “Year of the Child.” More on this here.
Category: News
Leading Homosexual Activist Admits Intent is to Destroy Marriage
Illinois Family Institute Masha Gessen:“It’s a no-brainer that (homosexual activists) should have the right to marry, but I also think equally that it’s a no-brainer that the institution of marriage should not exist. . . .” Read more here.
Fed Court May Force Home-Schooling Family to Face Prosecution in Germany
The Remnant: Unfortunately the United States has a black mark on a history otherwise rich in generosity. During the Nazi persecution in Germany, the United States, among other nations, turned away many who tried to flee the tightening grip of totalitarian … Continue reading
Most Severe Winter in Recorded History in Some Western US Cities
USA Today: Cities such as Rapid City, S.D.; Duluth, Minn.; and Boulder, Colo., have all endured their snowiest month ever recorded. (In all three locations, weather records go back more than 100 years.) In fact, more than 1,100 snowfall records … Continue reading
Queen Abdicates, Willem-Alexander Becomes First Dutch King Since 1890
The Guardian: King Willem-Alexander has become the first male Dutch monarch in more than a century after his mother Beatrix abdicated, ending a 33-year reign. Read more here.
150 Catholic Schools in U.S. Set to Close This Year
Grand Haven Tribune: The effects ripple through communities as schools and the parishes that support them lose members. They are often buckling under the pressures of declining enrollment and a weak economy. More on this here.
Pope Francis: To Be Ashamed Is To Be Humble
Vatican Radio: “But Jesus in the confessional is not a dry cleaner: it is an encounter with Jesus, but with this Jesus who waits for us, who waits for us just as we are. “But, Lord, look … this is … Continue reading
Bishop Who Usurped Ordinariate of Cardinal Kung Dies at 96
Bishop Ma Daquin, current legitimate Bishop of Shagnhai, still in custody, now moved to Beijing. AsiaNews: The religious funeral of Msgr. Aloysius Jin Luxian were held this morning at 8 (local time). The official bishop of Shanghai died on April 27 … Continue reading
German Archbishop Calls for Women Deacons
Either Archbishop Zollitsch is saying that the diaconate is not part of the sacrament of orders or he is Maintaining the heresy that women could be validly ordained. The Local: Germany’s News in English: Archbishop of Freiburg Robert Zollitsch, who chairs … Continue reading
Syria: Neo-Cons Want Victory? For Whom?
Feed the Islamist Machine, Kill, Destroy. LRC Blog: Shocking as it may seem, the New York Times managed to tell the truth about Syria today: “Nowhere in rebel-controlled Syria is there a secular fighting force to speak of.” Read full report here.
Israel Court Allows for Seizure of Convents Land and Property of 50 Palestinian Families
Catholic Culture: An Israeli court has affirmed the government’s decision to confiscate most of the land owned by a Salesian convent as the Israeli West Bank barrier through the Cremisan Valley, which is located near Bethlehem, is rerouted. Read here and … Continue reading
Obama Says ‘God Bless You’ to Planned Parenthood
Caffeinated Thoughts: President Barack Obama addressed the largest abortion provider in the United States – Planned Parenthood. He was the first sitting President to ever do so. He ended his address by saying “God bless you.” Read more here.
Persecution of Family of Chen Guangcheng Worsens
Chen Guangcheng flight into exile has unleashed a wave of persecution against his family. A year after the blind dissident’s daring escape from house arrest, in fact, the Beijing government continues to keep pressure on his family: his nephew Chen … Continue reading
Bishops of S Korea Ask Rome to Beatify Martyr Bishop and 80 Companions
AsiaNews: The bishops of South Korea have asked the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to open the beatification process for the bishop of Pyongyang Msgr. Francis Borgia Hong Yong-ho and his 80 companions, martyrs of the persecution carried out by … Continue reading
June 8, National Consecration of Philippines to the Immaculate Heart
Here is the text of the bishop’s announcement.
