‘Witness to So Many Graces’ — Cardinal Burke’s Shrine to Our Lady in Wisconsin Celebrates 15 Years
Courtesy photos As Founder of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Cardinal Burke continues to serve as President of the Board of Directors of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse is set in the picturesque hills of western rural Wisconsin along the Mississippi […]
Amid violent protests, Kenyan bishops plead for peace
Catholic bishops in Kenya appealed for an end to violence and for a pivot to dialogue, as scores are killed in anti-government protests.
Vatican prosecutor seeks 7 years in jail for cardinal, confiscation of $460 million from 10 people
The Vatican prosecutor asked a court July 26 to convict 10 people, including a cardinal, of a range of financial crimes, sentence them to three to 13 years in prison and order the confiscation of some 415 million euros ($460 million) to pay the Holy See back for bad investments and financial losses over the […]
Vatican abuse investigators begin their audit of secretive Peru-based Catholic society
Two key Vatican investigators have begun an audit in Peru’s capital of a secretive Roman Catholic society with chapters across South America and in the U.S. following allegations that its founder sexually molested young recruits.
Prosecutor seeks 7 years in jail for Cardinal Becciu in Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’
Unlike most defendants, Cardinal Becciu has attended nearly every hearing in the two-year trial and made several spontaneous declarations to the court.
My summer of prayer and muffin-making
A Reflection for the Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Laura Oldfather
What would you do for a chance at joy?
July 30, 2023, Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: This Sunday’s readings provide a reflection on the risk involved in building a life on shifting and contingent foundations.
From Mormon to Catholic w/ Stephen Johnson
Matt interviews Stephen Johnson about his growing up Mormon, becoming an atheist, and eventually making his way the Catholic Church — St. Michael’s Lent w/ Exodus 90: https://exodus90.com/matt-home/ — Banned Cartoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3BqLZ8UoZk Rough Stone Rolling: https://deseretbook.com/p/joseph-smith-rough-stone-rolling-richard-l-bushman-5351?variant_id=104298-paperback Craig v Hitchens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tYm41hb48o Craig v Harris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqaHXKLRKzg Great Apostasy: https://mi.byu.edu/book/ancient-christians/ Studies of the Mormon: B.H Roberts: https://www.amazon.com/Studies-Book-Mormon-B-Roberts/dp/1560850272 South […]
Patriarchy, parody, and the quest to decode ‘Barbie’
According to half a book I skimmed and a studied viewing of “Scooby Doo on Zombie Island,” a voodoo doll is a magical object which allows miniscule actions performed on the doll to reflect upon a real-world counterpart. Despite possibilities such a charm allows, it invariably returns to a giant pin. Director and writer Greta […]
US set to have fifth largest delegation at World Youth Day
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — When Pope Francis arrives in Lisbon for World Youth Day 2023, there will be plenty of pilgrims from the U.S. ready to greet him — close to 29,000. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced July 24 that more than 28,600 individuals, most between the ages of 18 and 25, and […]