Pastor of Catholic church in Bethesda, Maryland, describes arson, desecration of tabernacle
Flames visible inside St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Parish in Bethesda, Maryland, on July 10, 2022. / Screenshot from YouTube video Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 10, 2022 / 21:37 pm (CNA). The pastor of a Catholic parish in Bethesda, Maryland, gave a powerful testimony Sunday hours after his church was set on fire, telling […]
Day 192: The Prophet Isaiah (2022)
Today we begin reading the book of the prophet Isaiah and the book of Tobit! Fr. Mike helps us understand the historical context of Isaiah’s ministry to Judah, and the themes of condemnation and consolation present in his writings. As we enter into the book of Tobit, Fr. Mike emphasizes Tobit’s virtuous character. Today we […]
St. Benedict
The founder of the Benedictine Order, St. Benedict (ca. 480-547) came from a distinguished Italian family (his sister was St. Scholastica). He studied in Rome as a young man, but disturbed by the city’s sinful and chaotic nature, he chose to live as a hermit at the age of twenty. Soon afterward some monks asked […]
Pope Francis: Pray to see others as God sees them
Pope Francis gives a blessing at the end of the Angelus on May 22, 2022 / Vatican Media Vatican City, Jul 10, 2022 / 08:00 am (CNA). Pray for the grace to see and treat others with the compassion of God, Pope Francis said on Sunday.In his messa… […]
Should we get rid of daylight saving time and use ‘God’s clock’ instead?
Photo illustration. / Shutterstock Denver Newsroom, Jul 10, 2022 / 13:56 pm (CNA). It may be an alarming proposal for some, but Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to make daylight saving time a thing of the past.Obrador submitt… […]
In the Footsteps of St. Maria Goretti
Bret Thoman The birth house of St. Maria Goretti can be visited in the farmland in an area called Pregiagna. Here, Maria Goretti was born and lived the first six years of her life. There are three sites related to the life of St. Maria Goretti that can be visited today: Corinaldo, Colle Gianturco and […]
Natural Law and Moral Virtues Bring Independence From Tyranny
John Trumbull, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1819 In the very opening sentence of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson appeals to the authority of “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.”
How to Strengthen Your Family in a Post-Christian Culture
Mary Rice Hasson ‘Parents need to be countercultural,’ says Mary Rice Hasson, ‘and do what they can to surround themselves with other families, teachers and mentors who are countercultural as well.’
Jesuits in moment of silence in Mexico for murdered priests
MEXICO CITY — The Roman Catholic Church began a special round of prayers for peace in Mexico on Sunday after two Jesuit priests and a tour guide were slain June 20. Jesuits held a moment of silence for the priests, who were alledgedly killed by a local drug gang leader as they tried to protect […]
‘Anti-Democracy, Anti-America’
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (ChurchMilitant.com) – When leftist billionaire George Soros speaks, people should “believe just the opposite,” says a prominent conservative Catholic. On Thursday night’s Evening News, Church Militant had a live discussion with Gen. Michael Flynn, a former advisor to President Donald Trump. One of the topics the discussion touched on was George Soros’ influence on […]