Monthly Archives: January 2017

The Epiphany by Carravaggio HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD BISHOP RENE HENRY GRACIDA In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men: and the Light shined in the darkness and the darkness … Continue reading →

  JAN 7 Posted by Brian Williams -Liturgy Guy They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. That being the case, the picture above is a powerful argument in favor of the Mass being offered ad orientem. In the picture … Continue reading →

00 Ecumenism, “Proselytism”, and the Danger of Doctrinal Ambiguity Matthew Cullinan Hoffman CATHOLIC WORLD REPORT December 09, 2016 [ EMPHASIS AND {COMMENTARY} IN RED TYPE BY ABYSSUM ] Working to overcome the divisions brought about by the Reformation and the … Continue reading →

Five Words That Would Calm the Storm Steve Skojec December 13, 2016 3 Comments 814 Shares OnePeterFive 80932 In one of the pivotal scenes of the Gospel — one of several moments in which the apostles begin to recognize Christ’s true … Continue reading →

St. Peters and the Vatican Shutterstock  Fri Dec 16, 2016 – 6:48 pm EST Climate of fear in Vatican is very real  Amoris Laetitia ,  Cardinal Cupich ,  Catholic Moral Teachings ,  Dubia ,  Fidelity ,  Four Cardinals Letter ,  Pope Francis December 16, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Our Nov. 16-23 visit to Rome was … Continue reading →

CHURCH NEWS THE PAPACY Pope Defends the Dismissed Grand Chancellor of the Order of Malta – and Perhaps Further Shows His Bias Maike HicksonJanuary 6, 2017   OnePeterFive Christopher Lamb, writing for the professedly progressivist Catholic weekly newspaper The Tablet, reported on 5 … Continue reading →

The meaning of Pope Francis’ silence 01/06/2017 at 5:08 PM Posted by Mary Anne Hackett By Joseph Shaw December 7, 2016 (LMS Chairman) — Silence is not necessarily a neutral response to a question. There is an interesting discussion of it in … Continue reading →

  Martin Luther by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. 6 Jan 20178 BRIETBART A new Vatican document in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation has officially recognized Martin Luther as a “witness to the gospel,” reversing a centuries-old tradition. … Continue reading →

The Newer Clericalism THE CATHOLIC THING Fr. Mark A. Pilon THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2017   [EMPHASIS AND {COMMENTARY} IN RED TYPE BY ABYSSUM] Attention TCT readers: Robert Royal will appear tonight with Father Gerald Murray and host Raymond Arroyo on EWTN’s The World Over, … Continue reading →

Claire ChretienFollow Claire NEWSCATHOLIC CHURCH Wed Jan 4, 2017 – 10:32 am EST Cardinal Brandmüller gives details about possible ‘fraternal correction’ of pope  Catholic ,  Catholic Church ,  Dubia ,  Four Cardinals Letter ,  Pope Francis ,  Raymond Burke , Walter Brandmuller January 4, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, one of … Continue reading →