Crux: A 90-year-old statue in El Paso’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral was destroyed by a vandal on Tuesday morning. Report is here.
Category: News
Two High School Football Players Suspended for Carrying Police and Firemen Support Flags
PJ Media, Matt Margolis: Two high school football players in Ohio have learned the hard way that showing support for police officers and firefighters won’t be treated the same as showing support for Black Lives Matter. Report is here.
Scientist, Physician, Saint, Giuseppe Moscati
Catholic Stand, Janet Meyer: I have been reading about Saint Giuseppe Moscati. As a man of science, he is known for research leading to the use of insulin for diabetes. His mother died of it, inspiring him to find a … Continue reading
Peace-Priest Scandalized by Sister Deirdre Byrne’s Calling Rosary a Weapon
“Weaponizing faith is disgusting” says Father Dan Horan as he tip-toes through the tulips. Crisis, Matthew MacDonald: “This comment [of Sister Byrne] would later garner the criticism of Father Daniel Horan, OFM, professor of theology at Catholic Theological Union in … Continue reading
Newspaper of Italian Bishops Conference Defends Kiddie-Porn Netflix Movie
Fr. Z’s Blog: The Italian Bishops Conference has a daily national newspaper: Avvenire. Avvenire – the Italian Bishops Conference paper – has come out in defense of Netflix kiddie-porn – child-sex – pedophile fantasy movie “Cuties”. More here.
Fox News Cuts Off Newt Gingrich for Exposing George Soros’ Funding of Antifa and BLM
Newsweek, Ana De Liz: Former GOP congressman Newt Gingrich was cut off by a Fox News panel after linking George Soros to the instances of violence that have happened at Black Lives Matter protests. Report is here.
Another Case of a Priest Not Validly Baptized
CNA, Mary Farrow: In the second known instance in the United States, a man who believed himself to be a validly baptized Catholic and ordained priest had to “re-receive” all of his sacraments, including ordination, after discovering that his baptism … Continue reading
You Can’t Be Catholic and a Democrat
Church Militant, Marco Tosatti: [Archbishop Vigano] “What is clear is that Catholics cannot vote for, much less the hierarchy approve, a “Catholic” politician who does not put the integrity of the Church’s doctrine into practice. The self-styled Catholic Joe Biden, … Continue reading
Twin Brothers Ordained, Mother Was Pressured to Abort Them and Refused
Life News, Micaiah BilgerTwin brothers who both became priests are reaching thousands of people with the message of God’s truth after their mother chose life for them in difficult circumstances nearly 40 years ago. Story is here.
Charles Dickens and St. Jeanne Jugan
National Catholic Register, Patti Knap: With the Little Sisters of the Poor the focus of religious freedom threats recently, I was curious to know more about the order. St. Jeanne Jugan is the foundress of the Little Sisters, who today quietly devote themselves … Continue reading
Australia: Queensland Passes Law Requiring Priests to Break Seal of Confession
CNA: The legislature of the Australian state of Queensland on Tuesday passed a law requiring priests to violate the seal of confession to report known or suspected child sex abuse. Report is here.
WI Bishop Uses Canon Law Like a Pharisee Against Anti-Democrat Priest
Not the liberal lingo. “Dialogue.’ Huh? With whom? “Divisive”. You mean like sheep from goats? “Isolate and condemn”? You better do the same Bishop Callahan! CNA: After a Wisconsin priest said in a viral video that no Catholic can be … Continue reading
Drowning Man in Sobriety Saved by Floating Tiki Bar Full of Paulists
CNA: When Jimmy Macdonald found himself floundering in the waters of Lake George in New York next to his tipped kayak, he thought he might die. Story here.
Desecration and Theft of Tabernacle from Canadian Cathedral
LifeSite News: A tabernacle stolen from a Canadian Catholic cathedral early Tuesday morning was found Wednesday lying in a canal — but the consecrated Hosts that had been in it were nowhere to be seen. Report is here.
Father Paul Mankowski, Diogenes, RIP
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: My editorial career has brought me into close contact with quite a few impressive thinkers. I have worked with famous authors, with noted theologians and philosophers, with canny political strategists, with at least a half-dozen Nobel … Continue reading
