Yearly Archives: 2017

  Oldest German Diocese to Close 96% of Parishes Steve Skojec June 16, 2017 OnePeterFive Bishop Stephan Ackermann of the Diocese of Trier, in Germany, has announced that the diocese will be closing almost all of its parishes. From Gloria.tv: Trier … Continue reading →

Rod Dreher Tim Farron: Christian Canary In The Coalmine By ROD DREHER • June 16, 2017, 4:41 AM THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE Tim Farron (Dominic Dudley/Shutterstock) Tim Farron resigned his post as leader of the UK’s Liberal Democratic party. You might say that he quit because … Continue reading →

ET VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST ET HABITAVIT IN NOBIS ET VIDIMUS GLORIAM EIUS GLORIAM QUASI UNIGENITI A PATRE PLENUM GRATIAE ET VERITATIS AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH AND DWELT AMONG US FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH WE HAVE BEHELD … Continue reading →

Transgenderism is the latest version of snake oil.  Ever since it was suggested to Eve that “you will be as gods” man has toyed with the idea that he can control everything, including creation. The ancient Greeks understood that there … Continue reading →

CATHOLIC LIFE FEATURED OUR BEAUTIFUL FAITH Three Days of Silence     Hilary WhiteJune 14, 2017 OnePeterFive Have you ever been to a particularly boisterous and noisy party, and, perhaps getting a bit weary of the noise, slipped off into … Continue reading →

JUNE 14, 2017 On Bob Dylan’s Nobel Speech REV. JAMES V. SCHALL, S.J. CRISIS MAGAZINE [ Emphasis and {commentary} n red type by Abyssum ] {I was intrigued by Bob Dylan (aka Robert Zimmerman) from the moment he appeared on the musical … Continue reading →

Monday, 12 June 2017 Pope Francis approves electronic tagging for clergy As reported by Rorate Caeli, the Vatican is taking steps to keep its cardinals under control; if one of them is absent from Rome he is asked to let the … Continue reading →

JUNE 12, 2017 Why the Odds Favor Islam WILLIAM KILPATRICK Crisis Magazine On May 22, an Islamic suicide bomber detonated himself outside a pop concert in Manchester, England, killing and wounding dozens, many of them young children. The terrorist was a … Continue reading →

  Santa Trinità by Masaccio, 1425 [Santa Maria Novella, Florence]   Faith, Belief, and the Trinity Fr. Robert P. Imbelli SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2017 THE CATHOLIC THING   Oblate Father Ronald Rolheiser is among the most respected and prolific writers on … Continue reading →

  Juliana of Liege, the 13th-Century Religious Woman Who Brought Us Corpus Christi  Joanne McPortland | May 29, 2016 Marzolino/Shutterstock  ALETEIA How she helped the Church focus on unity in the Body and Blood of Christ This weekend Catholics in … Continue reading →