Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

22 August: Mary’s Immaculate Heart and Queenship

On 22 August we observe, in the traditional Roman calendar, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  In the newer calendar it is the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary. When the angel Gabriel came to Mary he told … Read More →

Something Startling About Man and Sin

TRANSCRIPT   A vastly misunderstood teaching in Christianity regards sin — its severity, its means of being forgiven, what it actually is (mortal sin versus venial sin, for example). When Church Militant was originally founded back in 2006, it was to help Catholics come to a greater love and appreciation of the Faith. That hasn’t changed at all. […]

San Francisco Archdiocese files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, archbishop announces

SAN FRANCISCO (OSV News) — Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco announced Aug. 21 the archdiocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to facilitate settlements” with survivors of clergy abuse. The decision came after much reflection and prayer, and consultation with the archdiocese’s financial and legal advisers, he said in a letter to […]

Retired Calgary Bishop Demands Proof For ‘Missing Children’ Claims

Frozemint Childrens’ shoes displayed as part of a community memorial at the Vancouver Art Gallery June 6, 2021. Yet even hospitalized at age 80, the retired bishop expressed a sense of urgency for having what he regards as the whole truth told about Indian residential school history.

How to help Maui wildfire victims from afar

Volunteers load water onto a boat to be transported to West Maui from the Kihei boat landing on Aug. 13, 2023 in Kihei, Hawaii. / Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images St. Louis, Mo., Aug 21, 2023 / 15:45 pm (CNA). The devastating wildfires on t… […]