Czech Republic eliminates vaccine mandates for elderly, healthcare workers
Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced Wednesday that he is axing former Prime Minister Andrej Babis’ vaccine mandate for senior citizens and healthcare workers that was set to go into effect countrywide in March.
Boris Johnson announces UK will drop mask mandates, most COVID restrictions
Although COVID passports will not be legally mandated, Johnson said that organizations can still ‘choose to use the NHS [National Health Service] COVID Pass voluntarily.’
Canadian healthcare association says vaccine mandate ‘violates basic human rights’
In 1996, the Federal Government, in a report issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada, stated that: ‘Unlike some countries, immunization is not mandatory in Canada; it cannot be made mandatory because of the Canadian Constitution.’
COVID vaccines don’t stop omicron, another Israeli medical expert says
‘We were surprised to discover at the end of the day that no, the vaccines are not protecting us, are not providing what we call sterilizing immunity.’
City Names 2022 the Year of Edith Stein to Mark 100 Years Since Her Baptism
Public Domain. Edith Stein, pictured as a student in 1913-1914. Wrocław Auxiliary Bishop Jacek Kiciński inaugurated the year on Jan. 9, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, in the parish church where Stein used to come to pray.
Vatican II Iconoclasm: Destroying What Our Fathers Built
The bishops who came home from Vatican II (or the “liturgist” wolves they failed to stop) initiated acts of violent destruction and iconoclasm in the name of the Council. The zeal for change disparaged the Church’s heritage and liturgical tradition and naturally influenced its architecture and design. This ended up destroying the monuments that our […]
Father Rutillo Grande: the (future) patron saint of breaking mental health stigma
Rutilio Grande bore mental health issues as his personal cross. Now he can become a patron saint for all Catholics who seek and deserve mental health care.
Alice von Hildebrand used her great intellectual gifts to serve the Church
After more than a week off, Mother Miriam is back to commemorate Alice von Hildebrand, a Catholic philosopher and theologian who passed away this month at age 98.Read More
A Catholic perspective on COVID ‘mass formation psychosis’ with Franciscan University professor
On this week’s episode, John-Henry speaks with Dr. Stephen Sammut, a professor of psychology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, about the “mass formation psychosis” of the COVID pandemic, a term that has gained considerable traction over the past couple months.Read More
Ontario truck driver predicts vaccine mandates will cause major supply chain issues in US, Canada
‘The numbers I’m hearing are in around 38,000 [trucks] coming off the road.’Read More