ADVENTCAzT 2022: 21 – Saturday 3rd Week of Advent: Emmanuel

A series of 5 minute daily podcasts for Advent 2022. Today, Bl. Ildefonso Schuster remarks on the name Emmanuel.  Benedict XVI then picks up on the same name.  Finally, Fulton Sheen takes us across the line. We hear a snip … Read More →

Day 351: Draw Near to God (2022)

Fr. Mike reflects on the effects of wealth on our souls and our relationship with God. He emphasizes the importance of resisting the devil and invites us to draw near to God because he is constantly pursuing us, especially as we share in his suffering. Today’s readings are James 3-5, Colossians 1-2, and Proverbs 30:7-9. […]

Catholic counter-witness par éminence

Cardinal Ouellet’s decision to countersue a woman claiming sexual assault and the Vatican’s handling of the Rupnik case could have chilling effect on abuse victims

David Daleiden Scores Court Win Over University’s Fetal Tissue Research Documents

Eric Kayne David Daleiden (c), is shown in court in 2016 when he was indicted for his undercover videos that allegedly depicted how Planned Parenthood markets tissues and body parts removed from unborn babies. Under the terms of a Dec. 8 legal settlement, the University of Washington will have to provide unredacted information about its […]

St. Joseph’s doubt and the angel’s gift

Readings: • Isa 7:10-14 • Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 • Rom 1:1-7 • Mt 1:18-24 “Looking on thee, O Unwedded One, and dreading a hidden wedlock, O Sinless One, the chaste Joseph was riven in […]