Why Are the Bishops in Lockstep With Democrat Censorship?
TRANSCRIPT Next week is the big press conference in Baltimore during the bishops’ annual meeting there, blowing the lid off the phony science surrounding environmental alarmism and its economy-devastating consequences. It’s hosted by the Deposit of Faith Coalition, and it’s built on a strategy of going around the media censorship of the bishops, the religious […]
Edith Stein: Seized by the Truth, Martyred for Love
Edith Stein poses for a photo in Breslau (Wrocław), Poland, between 1913 and 1914 ‘St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross says to us all: Do not accept anything as the truth if it lacks love,’ said Pope St. John Paul II. ‘And do not accept anything as love that lacks truth.’
The Call of St. Matthew Reveals God’s Overpowering Mercy
Caravaggio, “The Call of St. Matthew,” ca. 1599 I don’t deserve God’s loving mercy. Neither did St. Matthew. And neither do you. But rejoice, for his mercy endures forever.
The Debate on Divine Revelation Was a Pivotal Moment of Vatican II
Pope John XXIII celebrates the opening Mass of the Second Vatican Council Oct. 11, 1962 at St. Peter’s Basilica. A little over a month later, the Council Fathers concluded their debate on the Sacred Liturgy. Then they would tackle the issue of divine Revelation. COMMENTARY: A glimpse at the development of the constitution ‘Dei Verbum’ […]
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Call No Man “Father?”…
Today’s gospel understandably prompts a question. Jesus says, “Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in Heaven.” So why are Catholic priests called “Father”? Some non-Catholic Christians object to calling Catholic priests “Father” and abstain from doing so. However, I have never witnessed anyone similarly object to using the title […]
Se insta a los católicos de EE.UU. a promover, animar y rezar por las vocaciones del 5 al 11 de noviembre
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Cada año, la Iglesia católica estadounidense dedica una semana de noviembre a rezar y promover las vocaciones al sacerdocio, al diaconado y a la vida consagrada a través de la oración y la educación. Este año, la Semana Nacional de Concientización sobre las Vocaciones se celebra del 5 al 11 de […]
Pope Francis’s Visit to Marseille, September 22 and 23, 2023
“Theology, particularly in the Mediterranean context, is called to be a theology of welcome and dialogue,” Francis explained in Naples, June 21, 2019. It is a message inspired by the geography, history, and cultures of the Mediterranean rim. This is the mission given to the Institute of Sciences and Theology of Religions (ISTR), born within […]
Science Lifts a Corner of the Veil on Near-Death Experiences
It was in the mid-1970s that the notion of near-death experience (NDE) burst upon the general public, with the publishing success of Raymond Moody’s work, Life After Life. The author brought together a number of disturbing stories based on his meetings with people who emerged from a coma after being considered clinically dead. The descriptions […]
On the Effectiveness of the Holy Mass for the Living and the Dead
The following reflections, contained in the embedded video, were offered by Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta in Menzingen, Switzerland on November 2, 2018. The divine sacrifice of the Mass contains and immolates the same Jesus Christ who offered Himself on the Cross, but without the shedding of blood. Through Him we obtain mercy and find […]