Hand Everything to Jesus: How to Pray the Comforting Surrender Novena

What is the Surrender Novena? The Surrender Novena is a nine-day prayer based on private revelations from Servant of God Don Dolindo Ruotolo. The words in the novena are said to have been given to Don Dolindo Ruotolo, an Italian priest who died in 1970, by Jesus himself. According to Catholic News Agency, “In the […]

A Successor for the St. Gallen Mafia?

Above: Cardinal Martini, architect of the St. Gallen Mafia. On April 8, 2024, Cardinal Victor Manuel “Tucho” Fernández sat for a press conference about his new document Dignitas Infinita. He was the recently-appointed head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (D.D.F.)—entrusted by the pope with changing the office’s reputation for policing orthodoxy. […]

Daily Devotional: April 12, 2024

Today is Friday, April 12th, 2024, a Feria, a Fourth Class Feast, with the liturgical color of white. In this episode: a Meditation on Jesus’ apparition to Mary Magdalene, News from FSSPX.News about the new shape of the American Episcopacy, and a Quote from Archbishop Lefebvre The email version of this Devotional is a perfect […]

Rome: A New Declaration from the DDF

On Monday, April 8, 2024, this year’s postponed feast of the Annunciation, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) published the Declaration Dignitas infinita on human dignity. This document was approved by Pope Francis on March 25, 2024.

The Confession Box – Episode 15

Changes not seen in the Irish Church for 1000 years happened today, when the Papal Nuncio announced the effective amalgamation of western dioceses. What does this mean for the Irish Church and is this the end of the beginning of the end of institutional Irish Catholicism? Michael Kelly joins us in studio for a Confession […]

Is Pope Francis Pumping the Brakes?

So the promised Easter document on human dignity has been released. By Catholic standards the document is quite problematic. However, by the standard of this pontificate, it is not as bad as it could have been. In any event, the document may indicate that Francis is pumping the brakes, which would be good news. But […]