The heavens declare the glory of God
Editor’s note: This essay marks the debut of a new, regular column by Dr. Ramage, titled “God’s Two Books,” which focuses on the relationship between natural revelation and divine revelation (especially Sacred Scripture), the deep […]
Why Won’t the Vatican Stop the Climate Pandering?
TRANSCRIPT While a lot of attention has been focused on Pope Francis and his pro-globalist climate alarmism, it might be good to step back and look at the Vatican’s history in this area. Back in 2007, under Pope Benedict, not Pope Francis, the Vatican signed a deal to offset its carbon emissions output by […]
GOP presidential candidates debate abortion among other issues in wake of Ohio referendum
(OSV News) — Five Republican presidential candidates participated in a debate in Miami Nov. 8, reacting to Ohio voters approving a measure that will codify abortion access in the state’s constitution through fetal viability. In a debate hosted by NBC News, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Gov. […]
It took the Babylonian cataclysm 2,600 years ago to pave the way for a renaissance of faithfulness. Will it be the same for America and the West?
Reading the Prophets of the Old Testament can be a rather eye-opening affair. We often think of the Old Testament as the time of God’s wrath and judgment, whereas the New Testament is the time of God’s mercy and peace. What really changes, however, is not God, but people – with the Cross, Passion, Death, […]
Bishop Strickland Saga: Ousted Bishop Speculates on the Reasons the Vatican Removed Him
YouTube/Full Sheen Ahead Bishop Joseph Strickland. The 30-minute media appearance did not answer several key unknowns in the saga, such as what the Vatican’s stated reasons — if any were given — for his removal.
Strickland saga: Ousted bishop speculates on the reasons the Vatican removed him
Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas. / Credit: Peytonlow at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Nov 12, 2023 / 16:25 pm (CNA). Just hours after Pope Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland as the he… […]
What my Protestant relatives ask me about being a nun…
Sr. Julia grew up Protestant, and when she became Catholic, and then entered religious life with the Daughters of St. Paul, it raised all kinds of questions with her friends and family. She shares what she gets asked about being a Catholic sister by her Protestant loved ones, and some of the ways she’s responded […]
Around the world, gravestones with family recipes tell stories of love, grief, and remembrance…
On a clear day at Nome City Cemetery, you can watch planes take off over the Bering Sea. Within the field of white graves, you might also see a small black obelisk that shines brilliantly when it catches the sun. Getting closer, you’ll note an unmistakable symbol engraved near its base. It’s not a cross, […]
Pope Francis: Cultivate ‘the inner life’ rather than appearance and image
Pope Francis prayed the Angelus before over 20,000 faithful at St. Peter’s Square on Sun., Nov. 12, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 12, 2023 / 10:10 am (CNA). Pope Francis reflected on today’s gospel message, urging the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to cultivate the interior life and worry less about […]
7 of the World’s Most Interesting and Extreme Bridges…
Humans have been building bridges since at least 4000 BCE, and since then, spans have become ever more ambitious. As some of the most challenging construction projects on the planet, they require careful consideration of gravity, tension, compression, and the landscape in which they are built. But when complete, bridges can become not only feats […]