Thomistic Insights on Social Media’s Effect on the Soul
St. Thomas Aquinas is known by Catholics and non-Catholics alike as one of the greatest (if not the) greatest thinker of medieval times. His steadfast balance of contemplation and preaching led the Church to declare him a Doctor of the Catholic faith. In his masterpiece, The Summa Theologica, Aquinas showcases his style of thinking through the strategy […]
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Pencil Preaching for Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Indiana governor vetoes bill that would reserve girls’ sports to females
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signs bills in Indianapolis, March 10, 2022. / Governor Eric Holcomb via Flickr (public domain) Denver Newsroom, Mar 22, 2022 / 16:23 pm (CNA). The governor of Indiana has vetoed a bill aiming to prohibit the parti… […]
Michigan pressure on Catholic adoption agencies backfires, costs $800,000 in legal fees
Expensive/Shutterstock. Denver Newsroom, Mar 22, 2022 / 17:10 pm (CNA). Michigan officials tried to bar funds for Catholic child placement agencies. Instead, they are paying at least $800,000 in legal fees in settling two agencies’ successful F… […]
Day 82: The Valley of Achor (2022)
Fr. Mike explains the meaning of circumcision for Israel’s relationship with God. He also underscore the gravity of Achan’s sin, and how the Valley of Achor symbolizes shame that is painful but not hopeless. Today we read Joshua 5-7 and Psalm 125. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult […]
St. Turibius of Mogrovejo
One of the first saints of the New World, the Spanish bishop St. Turibius of Mongrovejo (1538-1606) was born in Mayorga, Spain, and educated as a lawyer. He was such a brilliant scholar that he became professor of law at the University of Salamanca. In 1580 the archbishopric of Lima, capital of Spain’s colony in […]
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“Man’s need for truth and love opens him both to God and to creatures: it opens him to other people, to life ‘in communion’, and in particular to marriage and to the family.” — St. John Paul II, Letter to Families
High-profile arson attack not related to Freedom Convoy, Canadian police admit
‘There is no information indicating (the man charged in the incident) was involved in any way with the Convoy protest which was going on when this arson took place,’ Ottawa police said yesterday.
Glenn Beck interviews John-Henry Westen about Our Lady of Fatima and Russia
The conservative commentator asked LifeSite’s co-founder and editor-in-chief to explain the significance of Pope Francis’ upcoming Consecration of Russia.
Texas school instructs students as young as four to keep LGBT discussions confidential
Some are questioning whether an elementary school’s instruction to keep LGBT class discussions confidential violated Texas law. The school has since altered its class instructions.