The Church Draft: God’s Divine Roster for an Apostolic Age…
As the NFL draft approaches at the end of April, speculation runs rampant among fans about which players their teams will take and which areas of their rosters have the greatest needs. As a lifelong fan of American Football, I have spent countless hours poring over articles, highlight tape and opinion pieces, trying to predict […]
Here are the strengths of Dignitas Infinita — along with 7 notable ambiguities in the document…
Do human beings have infinite dignity? Certainly, those who through baptism receive a share in the divine nature, which is by definition infinite, also share in the infinite dignity of that nature. This is surely what Pope St. John Paul II had in mind when he said…
Whether you realize it or not, you are made for contemplation…
Perhaps the most overlooked truth about human life is that we are made for contemplation. All of us. It’s not that our activist and practical age directly rejects this. Almost worse, our customs, practices and expectations take for granted that anything called contemplation is simply peripheral…
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Meets Pope Francis, Follows Microsoft and IBM in Signing Vatican’s ‘Rome Call for AI Ethics’…
The CEO of Cisco Systems signed the Vatican’s artificial intelligence ethics pledge on Wednesday, becoming the latest technology giant to join the Church’s call for ethical and responsible use of AI. Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate…
Breaking News: The Vatican Is About To Unleash A Satanic New Decree On Apparitions
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Daily Devotional: April 24, 2024
Today is Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, the feast of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, a martyr, a Third class feast, with the liturgical color of red. In this episode: the meditation “St. Thomas is Converted and Confesses the Faith” a preview of today’s sermon: The Importance of Holy Fathers, And a quote from Archbishop Lefebvre The […]
Man stabs parishioner, says ‘Jesus is not real,’ outside San Francisco church during confirmations
(OSV News) — parishioner was stabbed outside a historic San Francisco church April 21, where the city’s Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone was administering the sacrament of confirmation. The San Francisco Police Department told OSV News that officers arrived just before 1 p.m. Sunday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, where an adult male was found […]
Vocations Continue Accelerating Decline Under Francis
The GiveSendGo campaign is at 99%! A viewer launched the campaign after I made my Easter personal announcement (Baby #4 is on the way, her name is Clare). She’s due in October. This has caused some chaos in our lives, of a good kind. Hence why the viewer launched the campaign. If you want to […]
In Nigeria, women religious are rescuing, rehabilitating victims of human trafficking
By Valentine Benjamin LAGOS, Nigeria (OSV News) — For decades, Nigeria has remained a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking in sub-Saharan Africa, with her citizens making up 6% of immigrants in Libya, where they are commonly traded in open markets, according to a 2021 report from the International Organization for Migration. But […]
As House reveals China’s fentanyl role, Catholic experts say US has just one path out of the crisis
By Gina Christian and Kate Scanlon (OSV News) — Catholics working to address the nation’s fentanyl problem told OSV News a new congressional report naming China — and blaming its government — as the key source of the drug is important but old news, and that healing rising rates of addiction ultimately demands divine assistance. […]