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No Mercy for Sex Abuse Victims Written by  Elizabeth Yore THE REMNANT Last modified on Monday, January 2, 2017 “And peace to the children, on this special day on which God became a child, above all those deprived of the joys … Continue reading →

(Image: us.fotolia.com/eugenesergeev) The Pastoral and Moral Crises That Lie Ahead Fr. Mark A. Pilon December 30, 2016 INSIDE THE VATICAN [ EMPHASIS AND {COMMENTARY} IN RED TYPE BY ABYSSUM ] What we are witnessing today, following the publication of “Amoris … Continue reading →

HOMILY FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD Bishop Rene Henry Gracida O GOD,  WHO THROUGH THE FRUITFUL  VIRGINITY OF BLESSED MARY BESTOWED ON THE HUMAN RACE  THE GRACE OF ETERNAL SALVATION, GRANT, WE PRAY,  … Continue reading →

 The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Pope Orders Cardinal Müller to Dismiss Three CDF Priests Maike Hickson January 2, 2017 OnePeterFive   Marco Tosatti, the well-informed and well-respected Italian Vatican specialist, has just revealed another quite troubling development … Continue reading →

  Salafist protestors in Germany The Future of the Past Robert Royal THE CATHOLIC THING MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2017 Some European newspapers have reported lately – very quietly – that, according to police in Germany’s North Rhineland/ Westphalia region, from … Continue reading →

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME by Ryan Fitzgerald  •  ChurchMilitant.com  •  August 11, 2015 Bishop Athanasius Schneider is defending tradition and analyzing the crisis in the Church Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan, an outspoken champion of the Traditional Latin Mass, is … Continue reading →

VATICAN  |  DEC. 30, 2016 Debating ‘Amoris Laetitia’: A Look Ahead NEWS ANALYSIS Father Raymond J. de Souza THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER [ EMPHASIS AND {COMMENTARY} IN RED TYPE BY ABYSSUM } It was officially the Jubilee of Mercy, with … Continue reading →

  Restoring a Sense of the Sacred to the Mass Brian Williams November 12, 2014 OnePeterFive [ EMPHASIS AND {COMMENTARY} IN RED TYPE BY ABYSSUM } In October 1966, less than a year after the conclusion of the Second Vatican … Continue reading →

Speak Truth to Power? Anthony Esolen THE CATHOLIC THING THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2016 “But what, Quintus Propertius, sir,” says the old bearded fellow, wringing his hands as he tugs at the reins of the centurion’s horse, “do you have to … Continue reading →

The Rockettes, performing during the Celebration of Freedom Concert on the Ellipse in Washington, with the White House in the background, January 2005. Freedom of association isn’t just for the Rockets by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe December 28, 2016 … Continue reading →