Catholic Culture: Some people say I’m a cynic. But no one can remain a cynic on Christmas Eve. As my early Christmas present to faithful readers, I offer an old column, which originally appeared in the July 2001 issue of … Continue reading
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NBA Coach Phil Jackson Speaks Out Against Scheduling Games on Christmas
Good for Jackson The Blaze: Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is arguably one of the greatest coaches in NBA history. He’s also, apparently, one of league’s most ardent defenders of Christmas. Read more here.
Iraqi Christians Cancel Christmas Celebrations and Mass in Wake of Threats
AP report: Iraqi Christians on Wednesday called off Christmas festivities across the country as al-Qaida insurgents threatened more attacks on a beleaguered community still terrified from a bloody siege at a Baghdad church two months earlier. Read more of this … Continue reading
Persecution in Vietnam: Government Issues “Catholic” Christmas Cards
Catholic Online: Following upon the Eighth Assembly of the meeting of government selected representatives of Chinese Catholics, Hanoi is trying a new move to gain control over the Church. The cards and letter were signed “The Committee for Solidarity of Vietnamese … Continue reading
North Korea Threatens Nuclear “Holy War” Against South: Tensions Mount
The terminology is as bizarre as it is diabolic. What is a “holy war” to an atheistic regime? Let us pray that this is all talk. Another war , involving American troops on another front, and with nuclear devastation, would … Continue reading
ACLU and Times Pushing Government to Force Catholic Hospitals to Do Certain Abortions
Catholic Culture: The American Civil Liberties Union has again urged the federal government to compel Catholic hospitals to perform abortions that are deemed necessary to save the life of the mother. The ACLU’s latest letter to the Centers for Medicare … Continue reading
Massachusetts Citizens for Life Hosts Anti-Catholic Howie Carr
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today rejected excuses offered by Anne Fox, President of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, for that organization’s invitation to the anti-Catholic, Hispanic-bashing radio shock jock Howie Carr, to be the featured speaker at MCFL’s Annual … Continue reading
Twisted Headlines Call Abortion “Surgery” and “Procedure”
Catholic Culture’s Diogenes: Today’s award for the most flagrantly misleading reporting goes to… (drumroll, please)… Actually we have a tie. Amanda Lee Myers, who wrote the AP story on Bishop Olmsted’s statement that Joseph Hospital cannot be considered a Catholic … Continue reading
Chinese Government Issues Lying Diatribe Against Vatican
Catholic Culture reports: Less than a week after the Holy See denounced the Chinese government’s repressive control of Church affairs, the State Administration for Religious Affairs has blasted the Vatican for its “attack on religious freedom in China.” Read more … Continue reading
‘Abortion is worse than al-Qaeda,’ says Duke of Kent’s son Lord Nicholas Windsor
Great news on a Royal (a real one, not a baseball player…): Lord Nicholas, 40, who lost his place in the line of succession when he became a Roman Catholic, has written a controversial article in which he claims that … Continue reading
Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus Forum
There is a new online forum for discussion of the dogma and related issues. It’s called the Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus Forum. While it’s not a part of Saint Benedict Center’s apostolate, it looks like the folks there are more … Continue reading
Pope Delivers Powerful Address to Curia But It’s Food for Us All
The Holy Father used a vision from Saint Hildegard concerning the beautiful but sullied Church of the late twelfth century to show how the sins of priests have rent the garment of the Church today, but that they must “excita” … Continue reading
Where Did the Strength of Faith Go? Cardinal Zen Speaks Out for the Suffering Church in China
Cardinal Zen in his recent pastoral letter expressed his indignation in no uncertain terms over the Communist government’s forced convocation of bishops in the so-called Eighth National Congress of Catholic Representatives held last week. He is outraged and heart-broken, but … Continue reading
Vatican Deplores Illicit Bishops Meeting in China: Sign of Fear and Weakness
UCANEWS: With profound sorrow, the Holy See laments the fact that from 7 to 9 December 2010 there was held in Beijing the Eighth Assembly of Chinese Catholic Representatives. This was imposed on numerous Bishops, priests, religious and lay faithful. … Continue reading
German Priest: Traditional Mass is the ‘Mass of Tomorrow’
(kreuz.net / trans., The Eponymous Flower) Excerpt… Fr. [Hendrick] Jolie [of the German “Priest Network”] was asked how he priestly soul can be relighted. His answer: “Priesthood and the offering of Sacrifice go together.” The obedience of the priest is shown above … Continue reading
