Monthly Archives: February 2017

Migrants from many countries in Chiapas on their way to the U.S. Border with Mexico Catholic World News Migrants flooding into Guatemala, heading for US February 21, 2017 Hundreds of migrants are pouring into Guatemala, evidently hoping eventually to reach … Continue reading →

View today’s Transom in your browser WHAT TOCQUEVILLE CAN TEACH US ABOUT FREEDOM: James Poulos at Vox. http://vlt.tc/2qh7  “In 1831, Tocqueville is sent to America by the French government to study the American prison system. Tocqueville was a very young, very … Continue reading →

Knights of Malta Coup Turns Sights on Cardinal Burke Steve Skojec February 21, 2017 OnePeterFive Last month, we recounted the long and sordid story of the toppling of the Knights of Malta. Three particularly troubling events stood out at the conclusion of … Continue reading →

  Twin priest joins his brother in eternity Fathers Bruce and David Noble journeyed together from Anglicanism to Catholicism By Mary Ann Mueller VOL Special Correspondent http://www.virtueonline.org February 22, 2017 A Roman Catholic priest died over the weekend. This priest … Continue reading →

A Brief Primer on Catholic Faith and Conscience Fr. Mark A. Pilon THE CATHOLIC THING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017   In 1930, the Anglican Communion abandoned the universal Christian moral teaching of two millennia, which condemned artificial birth control as … Continue reading →

Settimo Cielodi Sandro Magister  22 feb 17 Marriage and Divorce. The General of the Jesuits: “Jesus Too Must Be Reinterpreted”   Incredible but true. In the eighth chapter of “Amoris Laetitia,” the most heated and controversial, the one in which … Continue reading →

Archbishop of Malta Claims Fidelity to Pope on Exhortation Guidelines Steve Skojec February 20, 2017 OnePeterFive The focus is back on the Maltese bishops this week after it was revealed that in a meeting with the priests of his archdiocese, … Continue reading →

Pope Francis Praises Soros-Funded Organization; Encourages “Resistance” Maike Hickson February 20, 2017 OnePeterFive On 17 February, Pope Francis released a letter written for those gathered for the World Meeting of Popular Movementsheld in California from 16-19 February — a meeting organized by the Vatican. … Continue reading →

San Diego Bishop Tells Catholics to ‘All Become Disrupters’ (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images) By Deal W. HudsonMonday, 20 Feb 2017 12:33 PM  Both the Catholic bishops of the United States and the Vatican have now virtually endorsed the strategy of “disruption” being … Continue reading →

Death row inmate may get a new trial, a potential juror was dismissed because she was a Christian  February 18, 2017 Episcopal Cafe.com In 2004, Christopher Young was convicted of killing the owner of a mini-market in San Antonio TX. As … Continue reading →