Catholic Culture reports: In a quiet May 27 vote, the Senate Armed Services Committee voted 15-12 to permit abortions at US military hospitals. The provision is now an amendment to an 852-page bill which, if approved, will repeal the military’s … Continue reading
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Cardinal Meisner of Cologne Addresses Priests in Rome on Importance of Confession
CatholicOnline reports: While priests from 110 different countries listened attentively, Cardinal Meisner insisted that the priest must experience both sides of the confessional screen as a dedicated confessor and as humble penitent. He must patiently dedicate many hours to the … Continue reading
Interview With Father Calvin Goodwin on the Traditional Latin Mass
This is a Zenit reprint from their Column God’s Men by Traci Osuna. Here is a clip: “We’ve probably trained several hundred priests, at least, in the last three years since “Summorum Pontificum,” just in our North American district. A … Continue reading
Physicist Stephen Hawking: Religion and Science Are Adversarial, Science Works
Of course Hawking throws all religions into the same heap, ignoring the fact that there can only be one true religion. True religion and true science are complementary, which anyone knows who has studied the history of the Catholic Church. … Continue reading
Chinese Government Demolishes “Official” Catholic Church
You can always trust the Communists to be Communists. Catholic Culture reports: Government authorities in Ordos City, a city of 1.6 million in northern China, demolished the city’s only parish on June 7 in order to make way for a … Continue reading
Susan Boyle Invited by Vatican to Sing for Padre Pio Tribute in Italy
Saint Padre Pio loved to hear an Ave Maria by a gifted cantante d’opera. How do I know this? Because of a photo I saw of him, smiling with folded arms, as he and his fellow friars listened to the … Continue reading
Whose Authority Allows Stalin’s Statue at DDay Memorial in Bedford VA?
That’s the question. The world’s greatest mass murderer (next to Mao Tse tung) had nothing to do with DDay anyway. Our Russian WWII “allies” weren’t in Normandy on June 6, 1944. So, why was there a statue unveiled of him, … Continue reading
No Intelligent Design Allowed Among Scientists’ Discussions at Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Catholic News: An Alliance Defense Fund allied attorney filed an amended complaint Monday in a lawsuit against Jet Propulsion Laboratory on behalf of an employee demoted, silenced, harassed, and threatened with termination for discussing his beliefs with willing co-workers … Continue reading
Jewish Convert, Pro-Life Crusader, Paul Schenck, to be Ordained June 12
Deacon Paul Schenck did more than talk the talk, he walked the walked, having been arrested many times for his anti-abortion activities. Good example of Catholic pro-lifers were a major factor in his journey to Catholicism. Now he will walk … Continue reading
Turkish Government Called Bishop to Warn Him About Murat Altun Hours before Murder
More news is now in on this terrible murder. Bishop Padovese’s driver, who was appointed for this job by the government four years before, had claimed that he was Catholic. After the warning, Padovese cancelled plane reservations for himself and … Continue reading
ADL Sponsors Interfaith Revision of Oberammergau Passion Play, Judas More Relevant
Mark Alessio of The Remnant has the story: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has announced the release of the “first-ever major study of the Oberammergau Passion Play by leading scholars on Christian-Jewish relations” (May 14, 2010): “The 16-page report examines the … Continue reading
Holy See Voices Protest of Three Year Old Israeli Blockade of Gaza
Zenit News: As the forced isolation of the Gaza Strip again drew international attention last week — due to an Israeli attack May 31 on ships carrying in aid — the Holy See joined its voice to that of those … Continue reading
Year For Priests Comes to a Close Tomorrow Through Friday
Zenit News: Priests from around the world are gathering in Rome this week for the official closing of their year. The Year for Priests, called by Benedict XVI, draws to a close with a Wednesday through Friday program of events. … Continue reading
Blessed Jerzey Popieluszko’s Mother Leads Rosary at Son’s Beatification
Zenit News: Armed only with “truth, justice and charity,” Father Jerzy Popieluszko sought to maintain and give witness to his freedom of conscience as a citizen and a priest. Full account is here.
Murderer of Bishop Padovese Was on Jihad Against “the Great Satan”
More details of this gruesome murder are now out and, perhaps, more facts will be revealed as the police investigation proceeds. CatholicOnline reports: The Bishop was stabbed in the house and then beheaded outside. He cried for help before he … Continue reading