It is encouraging to read a story like this. Compared to some of the more horrific stories of clerical abuse this one was a one time occurrence for the victim, but bad enough to split his own family and cause … Continue reading
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Monks Go to Court for Right to Sell Their Simple, Less Expensive Caskets
It may not be big news but I wish these monks well. Funeral costs are high enough; and being forced to pay thousands of dollars for a casket is a injustice to the family of the deceased, especially to the … Continue reading
Book Review of Josef Pieper’s “Leisure: the Basis of Culture”
I am delighted that Michael Terheyden appreciated the importance of this brief but masterful study by philosopher, Josef Pieper. All of Doctor Pieper’s works are gems of wisdom, but this one is arguably his best. It’s a must read for … Continue reading
Relic of the True Cross Recovered in Vermont
Catholic Culture reports: A relic of the True Cross has been recovered in Vermont over six weeks after it was stolen from Holy Cross Cathedral in Boston. Read more here with links.
Suicide Advocacy Billboards Appear in New Jersey and California
LifeNews reports: The advocacy billboards appeared without warning in San Francisco and New Jersey:: “My Life. My Death. My Choice.” Paid for by the Final Exit Network (FEN), the promotional signs received widespread media coverage as a new wrinkle in … Continue reading
Moslem Converts to Make Pilgrimage From Algeria to Milan for Celebration of Saint Augustine’s Feast
Asian News: A group of Christians and Muslims from Algeria, Morocco and France have planned a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Saint Augustine, their countryman, that will lead them to Milan and Pavia, where the remains of the North African … Continue reading
Inner Struggle of Catholic Rancher Widowed When Illegal Thugs Killed Her Husband
This post puts a face on the drug smuggling and illegal immigration problem on the Arizona border. The article tells a woman’s story, it doesn’t have a perfect solution. Catholic News Service: Sue Krentz is a conflicted woman, coping with … Continue reading
Archbishop Burke Clarifies: Eucharistic Ministers, Altar Girls Have No ‘Right’ to These Positions
The head of the Supreme Apostolic Signatura, the Church’s highest court, has clarified certain liturgical questions in light of Canon Law. His comments were made in the preface to a book celebrating the third anniversary of Summorum Pontificum. Excerpts from … Continue reading
Mammoth Government Protects Itself at Our Expense
Pat Buchanan reports on Nancy Pelosi and company’s $26 billion loan from China to save the jobs of other government bureaucrats whose jobs were threatened. Their jobs were threatened because their employees (state and local governments) felt the need to … Continue reading
Reflections on Devotion to Mary and the Rosary by Msgr. Charles Pope
This is a beautiful article and quite personal. I am sure it will touch the hearts of everyone who reads it. I was especially touched by the advice Monsignor’s grandmother gave him when he was a young man trying to … Continue reading
30,000 Pilgrims Evacuated From Lourdes After Bomb Threat
Catholic Culture reports: Thirty thousand pilgrims, 900 of them severely ill, were evacuated from Lourdes on August 15 following an anonymous bomb threat. After a five-hour investigation by explosives experts, the shrine reopened. AP link here.
Monks Ordered to Stop Selling Caskets Without a Funeral Parlor License
Next thing you know the state will demand monastery have liquor licenses if they sell their own wine. Catholic Culture reports: Citing a state law that threatens violators with major fines and imprisonment, the Louisiana Board of Embalmers and Funeral … Continue reading
Our Lady of Guadalupe Honored With Trophy of Spain’s World Cup Champions
While the court in Mexico City insults God by legalizing same sex “marriage,” and, before that, the legal murdering of the pre-born babies, Our Lady is honored by the faithful people of Mexico and Spain. CNA reports: The Spanish Royal … Continue reading
Woman “Bishop” to “Ordain” Homosexuality Advocate in Catholic Church
All in the name of ecumenism. This would be sacrilegious if it were a male heretic “ordaining” a morally orthodox minister. But, then again,we have the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity’s 1993 Directive: “Catholic churches are consecrated or blessed … Continue reading
Big Exposé of the Southern Poverty Law Center
The magazine Social Contract has dedicated the entirety of its Spring issue to the scam artists at the Southern Poverty Law Center. The issue is entirely online, and here are its contents: A Note from the Editor – The SPLC: … Continue reading