Diebus Saltem Dominicis: Palm Sunday – Don’t be a froward ass.
The journey we began even as early as the pre-Lent “Gesima” Sundays, has brought us to this last time of trial and transformation, the four days remaining in Passiontide and the last three, their own set, the Sacred Triduum. Some people will take the road of the least they can do, and perhaps attend Mass […]
The Adverse Effects of Pornography: Digital Dangers #6
The long lasting effects of pornography cannot be understated. Exposure to it, especially at a young age, can leave an imprint on the mind that remains for years. Repeated exposure often leads to addiction, which is not easily overcome. Although all things are possible with God’s grace, those who have been exposed to this harmful […]
Super Bowl Star Harrison Butker Says He Prays Daily Family Rosary & Loves Latin Mass in EWTN Interview
In an EWTN News In Depth interview published on March 15, reporter Mark Irons sat down with back-to-back Super Bowl Champion Harrison Butker. Butker, the placekicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, is well known for publicly expressing his traditional Catholic views. Despite an extremely hectic schedule, Butker aims to prioritize his duties as a husband […]
Bishops’ Conference rejects criticism from Cardinal Müller
Regensburg (KNA) The Catholic Bishops’ Conference has rejected Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller’s criticism of its approach to political extremism. “The German bishops are neither opportunistic nor anti-democratic when they take part in demonstrations against the right or the left,” Matthias Kopp, press spokesman for the Bishops’ Conference, told the newspapers of the Bavarian Media Group […]
The Meaning of Palm Sunday: 5 Fascinating Facts Every Catholic Should Know
The Sunday before Holy Week is Passion Sunday, also known as Palm Sunday. It marks the arrival of Christ in Jerusalem just days before His crucifixion. Palm Sunday is marked by special traditions and Mass readings. It prepares us even further for Holy Week, and ultimately, Christ’s death and resurrection. Here are five things to […]
Against Pettiness
If there is anything that really marks out our present era, it is pettiness – small-mindedness. One thinks immediately, of course, of the campaign against the Tridentine Mass on the part of many in the Catholic hierarchy. The torture in which so many prelates seem to delight in ranges from closing down long-established Latin Mass […]
Truth is under attack
Truth is no longer just the first casualty of war, it is the target, writes Martina Purdy Three little words, uttered by a politician, echo down the ages: “What is truth?” The question will be posed again at Good Friday services next week, the words of Pontius Pilate – a politician, who gets a… […]
We need politicians who say what they mean – and mean what they say
It’s amusing that Govt representatives campaigned for a ‘yes’ and voted ‘no’, but it is corrosive of politics, writes Michael Kelly You don’t hear much from former Labour leader Pat Rabbitte these days. He left active political life in 2016, with a pension pot of some €2 million. Mr Rabbitte – now aged… […]
Euthanasia is becoming the sole solution to wide-ranging problems in some countries
Assisted suicide, and/or euthanasia, now accounts for one in 20 deaths in the Netherlands. This was just one of the many disturbing pieces of evidence presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on ‘Assisted Dying’. Today it’s expected the committee will make a recommendation to introduce assisted suicide and euthanasia into Irish legislation. We are meant… […]
‘Frustration’ in parish over asylum seeker treatment
There is “concern” and “frustration” in the Dublin parish where a tent city of asylum seekers has cropped up due to lack of accommodation, according to the parish priest. Fr Enda Cunningham, Administrator of Westland Row parish, spoke to The Irish Catholic about the controversial settlement of people seeking international protection on Mount Street, outside […]