Here’s a quote from ADL’s regional director in St. Louis. Catholic Culture reports: “One of the things that the Jewish community knows, or should know, with confidence is that the Catholic church does not proselytize, particularly to Jews,” said Karen … Continue reading
LifeNews reports: The Senate today approved President Barack Obama’s nomination of pro-abortion activist Elena Kagan to replace retiring pro-abortion Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. Kagan joins four other justices who support unlimited abortions allowed under Roe v. … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: Cardinal Jaime Ortega y Alamino, Archbishop of Havana, Cuba, announced at the Knights of Columbus’ annual States Dinner that thanks to the mediation of the Catholic Conference of Cuban Bishops, fifty-two prisoners of conscience will be released … Continue reading
CNA reports: This week Archbishop Braulio Rodriguez of Toledo, Spain accompanied 750 young people on a 13 mile leg of the Way of St. James, the pilgrimage route leading to Santiago de Compostela, where the apostle’s remains are buried. The … Continue reading
When the Church took up the question of altar girls under John Paul II in 2003 it was part of an investigation into liturgical abuses. Nothing came of it, however, except to say that the Vatican left it up to … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops denounced an August 4 ruling in which a federal court struck down a California law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Full story here with … Continue reading
May I quote you on that Father? Head of Alliance, Father Cooper, on new translation: “The language of prayer is supposed to be evocative, graceful, uplifting. This reads like clunk-clunk-clunk-bang-boom.” Catholic Culture reports: Milwaukee priests quoted in a local newspaper … Continue reading
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger turned 70 in 1997, he asked Pope John Paul to relieve him of his duties as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and permit him to become archivist of the Vatican Secret … Continue reading
I was astonished reading this clip. Two million people — that’s half the population of Costa Rica — came to the Marian basilica in Cartago on August 2. I will have to do some more research on the miraculous statue … Continue reading
In his homily on July 30, Bishop O’Connell spoke of his Gospel motto: To minister, not be ministered to. Among other things he stressed the vocation of a bishop: “A bishop serves his people by teaching truth, the truth that … Continue reading
Today is the feast of Saint Peter Julian Eymard. His Eucharistic retreats given to an order of sisters and a women’s lay sodality in France fill eight volumes. We published one of his most exquisite Christmas sermons “Mary at Bethlehem” … Continue reading
At a time when it appears that more people are waking up to the horrid reality of abortion, sympathy for terminally ill suicides, falsely called euthanasia (good death) is rising. The Church must speak firmly on these issues and back … Continue reading
If you like Japanese art this is a worthy piece of work. Worthy of the great holy Archangel for sure. See here.
This is a very inspiring story from Jim Graves of the National Catholic Register. The Church needs lay leaders like Jesse Romero, who are not afraid to take the Faith out into the marketplace and highways and byways. His last … Continue reading
Catholic Culture reports. Here’s a clip from Father Michael Rodriguez’ column in today’s El Paso paper: “I urge all of the Catholic faithful to treat homosexuals with love, understanding, and respect,” he added. “At the same time, never forget that … Continue reading
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