Yearly Archives: 2017

Pope Francis visits All Saints Anglican parish in Rome Feb. 26. (Instagram.com/Franciscus) VATICAN  |  FEB. 27, 2017 Pope Francis Visits Anglican Parish in Rome Feb. 26 event was first time a Roman pontiff has set foot in an Anglican parish … Continue reading →

Three Lessons from Lourdes Fr. Paul Scalia THE CATHOLIC THING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017 “Drink from the spring and wash in it,” said the beautiful Lady. At her command Bernadette Soubirous, the little shepherdess of Lourdes, looked around for a … Continue reading →

John Henry Cardinal Newman Conscience – the “Aboriginal Vicar of Christ” Roy Heusel OnePeterFive February 24, 2017   In light of the controversies surrounding chapter eight of Pope Francis apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, the role of conscience has taken center stage. The … Continue reading →

Cardinal Raymond Burke. (Bohumil Petrik/CNA) . . FEB. 18, 2017 . Cardinal Burke Firmly Rejects Account by Order of Malta’s Acting Head The Cardinal Patron of the Order says he is “stunned” by Von Rumerstein’s account of Albrecht von Boeselager’s … Continue reading →

The Archbishop in St. Marys, KS at about the time this letter was written A Lenten Message on Fast and Abstinence My dear brethren: According to an ancient and salutary tradition in the Church, on the occasion of the beginning … Continue reading →

  “The Eucharist is alive. If a stranger who knew nothing about the Eucharist were to watch the way we receive, would he know this? When you and I approach the Eucharist, does it look like we believe we are … Continue reading →

HOMILY FOR THE EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Cycle A Bishop Rene Henry Gracida No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot … Continue reading →

‘Love’ Wins again! (Ollyy/Shutterstock) Rod Dreher Polygamy: The Next Frontier By ROD DREHER • February 18, 2017, 9:54 PM THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE . . Here’s the jacket copy for a forthcoming book from the University Press of New England: Legalizing Plural Marriage: The … Continue reading →

Settimo Cielodi Sandro Magister  25 feb 17 A Lone Man In Charge, To the Crowd’s Acclaim   [Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum] Popularity and solitude are the two faces of the current pontificate, contradictory only in appearance. {bipolar: … Continue reading →

Pope Francis helps SSPX take over church, complex, in heart of Rome Posted on 24 February 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf Il Foglio today as a story about how Pope Francis was a decisive factor in handing over a neo-Gothic church in the center of … Continue reading →