Was Mary’s Compassion Satisfaction for Our Sins?
Pope Leo XIII explains in Jucunda semper, his encyclical on the rosary: “When she professed herself the handmaid of the Lord for the mother’s office, and when, at the foot of the altar, she offered up her whole self with her Child Jesus—then and thereafter she took her part in the laborious expiation made by […]
In a violent world, some find Gospel nonviolence a worthy alternative
Mary Jo Greil had it all, as they say, in the early 1990s, working in a successful career at a Fortune 50 corporation in Memphis, Tennessee, helping the company grow and build its profile. The more success she had, the more hard-driving she became. Along the way her management style became more and more aggressive. […]
Michael Warsaw: ‘For the good of humanity,’ Senate must reject ‘horrific’ abortion bill
U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 26, 2022 / 08:22 am (CNA). The U.S. Senate on Monday is scheduled to vote on a bill that would nullify state restrictions on abortion and permit unborn children to be killed even up to the moment of their birth, for any reason. Titled […]
Ukrainian Catholic Leader: ‘No One Has the Right to Stay Silent’
Aid to the Church in Need. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk is the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. ‘Ukraine is alive, Ukraine is struggling, but today we ask the world to stand in solidarity with us and not to be silent,’ said Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk.
Resist and Restore
Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Resistance is carrying out its mission in the trenches — to restore Christendom one soul at a time. It has come a long way since its humble beginnings. Church Militant’s James Fedewa takes a look at where Resistance has been and where it’s going. […]
Detroit Church Demolished
Your browser does not support the video tag. CLICK TO WATCH THE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT It’s becoming a common sight throughout the West — the demolition of a church. And Detroit is no exception. Church Militant’s Martina Moyski tells about the archdiocese’s latest target — All Saints Church, a once-proud structure and vibrant Catholic community in southwest Detroit. Anonymous […]
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No fervorino today. WORDLE
Priest finds inspiration for preaching in Corita Kent’s vibrant serigraphs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sulpician Father Dominic Ciriaco finds inspiration for preaching in the vibrant serigraphs of artist Corita Kent, who created art as a religious sister and later as a former religious. And he hopes the seminarians he leads as rector of Theological College in Washington will be inspired too. An exhibit of Kent’s work […]
Driver is honored for getting students off bus before train accident
CHICAGO — Students and staff at St. Michael School in Orland Park in suburban Chicago honored bus driver Sue Mitchell Feb. 16 for her actions keeping students safe when her bus stalled at a railroad crossing Feb. 4. While the bus was hit by a commuter train, no one was hurt. “We really are grateful […]
Catholic groups push for greater vaccine equity domestically, worldwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. — COVID-19 cases are now so numerous it makes little sense to wait for a numerical milestone. In the United States, the death toll is bound to pass 1 million sooner rather than later — and worldwide 6 million — perhaps even before the second anniversary of the World Health Organization’s pandemic declaration […]