ROME 23/10 – Day 06: Pointed comments and puntarelle
In Rome today the sun rose at 07:10 and will set at 18:46. The Ave Maria should sound at 19:00. This is a 1st Friday! See to your devotions. Devotions are more important than ever, I think, for our troubled … Read More →
Archbishop Aguer: Pope Francis is opening Pandora’s box through the Synod on Synodality
The synod, and the Pope with it, should close Pandora’s box, and present to the faithful and to the world the authentic ‘Way,’ the true goal of Christianity.
Hillary Clinton claims Trump supporters are in a ‘cult’ and need ‘formal deprogramming’
Clinton’s comments ignited controversy among conservative commentators, who likened her call for ‘formal deprogramming’ to instituting ‘re-education camps.’
Bridges of Iowa Offers Path to Freedom From Addiction
Clockwise from left: A stained-glass window in the chapel of Bridges of Iowa, a drug-rehabilitation facility in Des Moines, Iowa. Don Lamberti, founder of Bridges of Iowa, hugs a graduate of the program; at left is Don’s wife, Charlene Lamberti. Aisha Ewald, 40, a 2014 graduate, addresses recent graduates during a graduation ceremony on Sept. […]
Fact Check: Does the Synod Website Really Feature Artwork From Father Marko Rupnik?
Father Marko Rupnik CNA looked into the claims.
Can Doctrinal “Development” Flout the Laws of Logic?
Above: Cardinal Burke at the Vatican. The new “Dubia Brothers” include two of the original four (the other two now deceased), plus the modern confessor Cardinal Zen, the contemplative Cardinal Sarah, and Mexican stalwart Cardinal Íñiguez. Editor’s note: as the subject of doctrinal development is at the heart of the new Dubia, and indeed, the […]
With a new cardinal, Jerusalem (finally) finds its place at the heart of the Catholic Church
In his first Mass as cardinal, he acknowledged the flood of congratulations he had received from all quarters and all sects of his diocese. “Cardinals in our time are no longer the princes of the church,” Cardinal Pizzaballa said, “but its servants and those of the people of God.”
Sophie the Cat’s Lesson on the Complementary of the Sexes
My sister and brother-in-law have a vacation home on the ocean just outside of Newport, Rhode Island. This is the kind of place where, from the moment you arrive, the outside world immediately takes a back seat. A unique hybrid somewhere between charming and enchanting. The natural beauty is only surpassed by the genuinely warm […]
‘I forgive you. I pray for you,’ Florida inmate says in final statement before execution
Before he became Florida’s sixth inmate to be executed in the state this year, convicted murderer Michael Duane Zack concluded his final statement Oct. 3 with a message: “To Governor DeSantis and the Clemency Board: I love you. I forgive you. I pray for you.” Zack, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. by lethal […]
“Saints, not worldly” – Pope’s new book hits stores
The Vatican Publishing House LEV releases Pope Francis “Saints, not worldly. God’s grace saves us from interior corruption” , a new book collecting two texts published at different times: an article dating back to 1991, with the original title “Corrupción y pecado” , then republished in 2005, when Jorge Maria Bergoglio was Archbishop of Buenos […]