In a seminar in Ottawa on the subject “Faith in the Public Square” Archbishop Chaput stressed our mission to get back on track and make up for our failure to be public witnesses for Christ: “Christians in my country and … Continue reading
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Two Lebanese Prelates Voice Concerns at Synod About Futility of Religious Dialogue with Moslems
Catholic Culture reports: Two Lebanese Catholic prelates questioned the feasibility of dialogue with Islam during discussions on October 21 at the Synod of Bishops. Read more here.
Faith and Obedience Necessary for Salvation, Cardinal-Designate Burke Affirms
Named only days ago as cardinal, Archbishop Raymond Leo Burke will be created cardinal in a consistory on November 20 of this year. Toward the end of a paper he presented for the October 9 World Prayer Congress for Life … Continue reading
The Story Behind the Painting Madonna della Strada
I came across a link to an article by Joanna in Catholic Phoenix which gives the history of the famous picture that we are all so familiar with from Marian prayer cards of a young Madonna and Child. It was … Continue reading
Frances Kissling: “We Have to Get Rid of the Idea of Evil”
This woman, who founded “Catholics” for a Free Choice, has been on a life-long mission to promote abortion. She now teaches bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. This is what she said at a conference she organized at Princeton last … Continue reading
Chinese Officials Drag Screaming Woman Away to Kill Her Eight Month Old Pre-Born Son
LifeNews.com: The victims of a recent forced abortion are speaking out to the media about a recent forced abortion that involved a woman in her eight month of pregnancy. Construction worker Luo Yanquan has told media outlets his wife was … Continue reading
Christians in Southern Sudan Face Ominous Threat from the Moslem North
Almost four million Christians have died in civil wars in Sudan in the past fifty years. The following article by Paul Jackson for Catholic Online provides an excellent analysis of the situation. Prayers are much needed for peace in this … Continue reading
Chairman of Anglican Forward in Faith, Bishop Broadhurst, To Enter Catholic Church
Catholic Online reports: Last week, Bishop Broadhurst made an announcement which Damien Thompson, one of the most accurate sources on all things Catholic in the United Kingdom, referred to as an “Earthquake in Anglo-Catholicism” The Bishop announced that he will … Continue reading
Gilbert Arizona Bans Residents From Holding Bible Study Meetings in Homes
World Net Daily: The city of Gilbert, Ariz., has ordered a group of seven adults to stop gathering for Bible studies in a private home because such meetings are forbidden by the city’s zoning codes. The issue was brought to … Continue reading
Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral Files for Bankruptcy
Catholic Online reports: The fact that the Crystal Cathedral in Orange County, California was in dire financial straits had been apparent over the past several years. Event cancellations, several employee layoffs and a noticeable drop in revenue were all seen … Continue reading
Dr. Mildred Jefferson Pro-Life Champion:RIP
LifeSite News reports: I am at once a physician, a citizen and a woman, and I am not willing to stand aside and allow this concept of expendable human lives to turn this great land of ours into just another … Continue reading
Two US Prelates Named to College of Cardinals: Archbishops Raymond Burke and Donald Wuerl
Catholic Online reports: In a much anticipated announcement from Rome this morning, 24 names were chosen by Pope Benedict XVI to be elevated to the status of Cardinal in a consistory to be held within a month in Rome. Among them, … Continue reading
National Abortion Federation Will Not Be Moved; It Is Its Own Measure of What’s Credible
Diogenes of Catholic Culture reports: Senator Mike Johanns of Nebraska is pushing for federal legislation requiring that women seeking late-term abortions be informed that the procedure causes pain for the unborn child. Approving the legislation, he says, is “an issue … Continue reading
Writer For Foreign Policy Magazine Warns of Global Underpopulation
Catholic Culture reports: “Not so long ago, we were warned that rising global population would inevitably bring world famine,” writes Phillip Longman in the November 2010 issue of Foreign Policy. “Because of the continuing fall in birth rates, humans will … Continue reading
It’s Official: Brother André is a Saint!
I give thanks for the grace of being present when the Holy Father declared my patron, Brother André Bessette, CSC, to be a Saint. It happened in St. Peter’s Square this very morning. Thanks to the good graces of a … Continue reading
