Christian farmer reaches settlement with Michigan city that violated his First Amendment rights
Stephen Tennes and his Catholic family were awarded $825,000 after he was banned from an East Lansing farmers’ market because of their defense of traditional marriage.Read More
Ohio Supreme Court rejects attorney general’s appeal in heartbeat law case
While not surprising given the scope of Ohio’s pro-abortion constitutional amendment, the dismissal offers a grim preview of how most abortion-related lawsuits can expect to fare under the new status quo.Read More
Pornography site employee admits its use is addictive, damages relationships
An undercover journalist released video footage of an employee of Pornhub’s parent company declaring that porn use ‘can’t be healthy’ and is even a form of ‘cheating.’Read More
Texas education board approves new guidelines for prohibiting sexually explicit books
The Texas Board of Education said school libraries must first ‘[r]ecognize that parents are the primary decision makers regarding their student’s access to library material.’Read More
California Gov. Newsom’s scrapping of holiday traditions earns him ‘Ebenezer Award’
Gov. Gavin Newsom was awarded the 2023 “Ebenezer Award” after cancelling traditional holiday celebrations. / Credit: Becket Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA). California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom received this year’s “Ebenezer Award” for being “the year’s biggest Scrooge” after canceling the state’s annual Christmas tree lighting festival and choosing to […]
Irish Diocese to Rely on Laity to Preside Over Funerals Amid Shortage of Priests
JohnArmagh|Wikipedia St. Macartan’s Cathedral in the Diocese of Clogher, in Northern Ireland. Laypeople will soon preside over funerals in 12 parishes in the diocese due to a shortage of priests. Bishop Duffy said the lay ministers will continue to be trained over the coming months and be commissioned to preside over funerals in their parishes.
US bishops, LGBT Catholics react to Vatican approval of blessings for same-sex couples
Some Catholics see the Vatican declaration as a step forward for L.G.B.T. people in the church. Others are worried about the possibility of schism.
The Ember Days Begin Tomorrow: a Time for Fasting
Tomorrow (Wednesday, Dec. 20) is one of the Ember Days. The Ember Days are days traditionally set aside for prayer and fasting — on a Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. There’s one set of Ember Days for each of the four seasons in the northern hemisphere. In this episode of The Download, hosts Bradley Eli, Rodney […]
Who’s saying what about ‘Fiducia supplicans’?
Reactions are emerging around the world to Monday’s declaration from the Vatican’s doctrine office on “the possibility of blessing couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples.” The 5,000-word document Fiducia supplicans caused immediate controversy when it was issued Dec. 18 because it gave the green light, with caveats, to the “spontaneous” blessing of couples in […]
Papal Power and the Obedience of the Faithful [Must Read]…
For Niccolò Machiavelli, Pope Julius II was the model Renaissance prince. He was highly intelligent. He was skilled at diplomacy, politics, and war. And he was a visionary patron of the arts. Julius was also, according to those who served him, intensely vindictive. He was moody, humorless, and coarse, with a violent temper. He had […]