William Kilpatrick nails it when he ticks off five important lessons to be learned from the December 11 terror attack at the Christmas Market in Strasbourg, killing five (as of the latest update) and wounding 13…. Read more>>
Crisis— Americans like to think of themselves as living in a classless society, and historically this is largely, but not entirely, true, with a large middle class dominating the country’s economic, political, and social life. In the traditional social model, there was a small and moneyed upper class above the middle class, typically marked by its…
Crisis—In the American Catholic Church and in the Church worldwide under the Francis papacy, we’ve entered the Cupich Moment. With his appointment to the Archdiocese of Chicago, and with his being selected as the primary American organizer of the gathering of bishops this coming February for the purpose of addressing the sexual abuse crisis (which…
Crisis—It is not hard to see why Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, whose 100th birthday will be celebrated on December 11, would be such a compelling figure for Jordan Peterson, the Jungian psychologist who has become an international cause célèbre for defying Orwellian speech codes added to Canada’s Human Rights Act. In addition to advocating an ethic of individual…
News Tribune—Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of the Diocese of Jefferson City — one of the youngest and newest of those attending the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops — was among the first and loudest to respond when the Vatican asked the conference to delay action on the sexual abuse crisis facing the church. Many were…
Several countries have days dedicated to giving thanks, often in connection with the fall harvest. The American holiday of Thanksgiving dates back to the 17th Century Puritan origins of New England. George Washington, the country’s first President, declared it a holiday in 1789 under the newly ratified Constitution. It was celebrated on different days in…
LifeSiteNews—Approximately 3,000 lay Catholics are registered to attend the “Silence Stops Now” rally scheduled to take place outside this year’s U.S. Bishops conference. The rally will begin at 12:30 p.m. ET at Baltimore’s MECU Pavilion, a short distance from the hotel in which the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will have their meeting. The Catholics gathered…
CNA – About three months after calling for an investigation into the claims made by former Apostolic Nuncio Carlo Vigano, Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas is not confident that the Vatican will ever properly investigate allegations outlined in the nuncio’s August letter. In an interview with CNA on Monday at the USCCB’s Fall General…
Crisis—Last night’s election returns were not a total disaster for people of faith, or for Catholics in particular. Republicans actually increased their majority in the Senate, which means that President Trump’s uniformly textualist judicial nominees will continue to be confirmed. That’s very good news for the Constitution, and with it for people committed to norms…
A staggering 36 million voters cast their ballots ahead of Election Day this year, setting the stage for much-higher-than-usual turnout for a midterm — and, potentially, big surprises on… Read more>> RELATED RESOURCES: Pro-life, pro-family voting guides and resources – for EVERY STATE! How and Why every election affects YOUR daily life – EXCELLENT! –…
Below please find the full text of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s third testimony in which he refutes much of Cardinal Ouellet’s letter of Oct. 7 —translation by Edward Pentin On the Feast of the North American Martyrs To bear witness to corruption in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church was a painful decision for…
Washington D.C.-CNA—Two churches in Maryland have held days Eucharistic Adoration with prayers for healing from the recent scandals that have plagued the Church. St. Andrew Apostle Church in Silver Spring, along with Sacred Heart Church in La Plata, hosted a 24-hour “Day of Prayer: Repair My House” October 4-5. About six weeks before the event,…
Here below is the full text of the letter (Vatican working translation), released October 7, 2018, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. “OPEN LETTER FROM THE PREFECT OF THE CONGREGATION FOR BISHOPS, CARDINAL MARC OUELLET, ON THE RECENT ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE HOLY SEE Dear brother Carlo Maria Viganò, In your last message…
(CNA/EWTN News) – Princess Alexandra of Hanover, daughter of Princess Caroline and Prince Ernst August of Hanover, is a member of the royal family of Monaco. By birth she was also way down in England’s line of succession to the throne. But the 19-year-old Princess has reportedly been removed from her distant place in the…
Purposefully dated September 29, 2018—the Feast Day of Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael—Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò (former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States) released a new letter reinforcing his exposure of insider complicity at the highest ecclesiastical level regarding a cover-up of Archbishop Theodore McCarrick’s alleged sex abuse crimes against adult males including seminarians. Entitled…
I refuse to be apologetic for radical Islam in the West. I refuse to gloss over the darkest consequences to which rampant extremism has led. I do not waffle beneath the idea of multiculturalism or tolerance; some things are not meant to be tolerated. The message of the apologists is clear: Get in line. Send…
ACI Prensa—Benin City, Nigeria—In a strong critique of Nigeria’s governing administration, the country’s Catholic bishops have said that Nigeria must find a new approach to self-governance as it prepares for its 2019 general election. The bishops added that prayer for Nigeria is essential to the country’s future. “As we look forward to the elections of…
Crisis—Anyone who wonders why the Catholic Church is in its present crisis need only read Dr. Scott Bruce’s “Do We Still Need to Believe in Hell?” The Wall Street Journal article (9/15-16/18) recently appeared in its popular weekend review section. It was a rather typical yet brutal appraisal of the notion of Hell. The author…
NCRegister—The victims of this abuse, and all those scandalized by it, deserve the bishops’ very best efforts — Like many in the Church from both the clergy and laity, I am increasingly shocked by the depths of the crisis before us. Every day seems to bring forth new allegations of sexual immorality or the cover-up…
Crisis Magazine—I dare say that most people who have read history would like to think that if they had been present at some pivotal point in history, they would have chosen the right side—with the Allies and against the Axis, with Wilberforce and against the slave traders, with the Romans and against the child-sacrificing Carthaginians.…
