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giulio napolitano / Shutterstock.com.. Jeanne Smits, Paris correspondent NEWSCATHOLIC CHURCH Mon May 1, 2017 – 12:05 pm EST Pope Francis’ teaching on marriage is not ‘in the Spirit of Christ’: scholar  Amoris Laetitia ,  Anna Silvas ,  Confusion In The Church ,  Pope Francis May 1, … Continue reading →

Sully’s Sympathy For Neoreaction By ROD DREHER • May 2, 2017, 10:50 AM Sangoiri/Shutterstock) Andrew Sullivan has really been on fire lately. I think his leaving blogging and returning to long-form essays has been great for him. In his latest piece for New … Continue reading →

In this 2015 file photo, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI meets with seminarians from the Diocese of Faensa-Modigliana, Italy, in the Vatican Gardens. (Diocese of Faenza-Modigliana) . . THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER  MAY. 1, 2017 . . Benedict XVI Warns of … Continue reading →

  Settimo Cielodi Sandro Magister  30 apr 17 A “Low-Intensity” Pope, As the Times Demand   The most updated diagnoses of the religious phenomenon in the West converge in defining it as “low-intensity.” Fluid, with no more dogmas, without binding … Continue reading →

Lay liturgy: ‘You miss Communion. You have to have a slice of bread’ Apart from that reservation, the laity who went priest-less in Limerick were enthused Tue, Apr 25, 2017, 17:37 David Raleigh THE IRISH TIMES Lay ministers at St. … Continue reading →

HOMILY FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Cycle A Bishop Rene Henry Gracida A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke 24:13-35 That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to … Continue reading →

Why do the Freemasons Love Pope Francis? Part II OnePeterFive OnePeterFive April 28, 2017 Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a longer three-part study of how the Freemasons in the world have responded to Pope Francis and his … Continue reading →

APRIL 26, 2017 Obergefell and the Apotheosis of Judicial Will SCOTT P. RICHERT CRISIS MAGAZINE New Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, left, stands with his mentor, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, … Continue reading →

The Democratic Party charade on abortion is finally over. Newly-elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has declared that every Democrat must be 100% pro-abortion. And according to an official statement: “that is not negotiable.” What does this mean? Tolerance, … Continue reading →

Inside the synod hall during the meeting of bishops and cardinals on Oct. 14, 2015. (Daniel Ibanez/CNA) . COMMENTARY  |  APR. 25, 2017 NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER A Tale of Two Interpretations of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ COMMENTARY: Guidelines issued by two dioceses … Continue reading →