Milei travels to the first canonisation of an Argentinian woman
By Severina Bartonitschek (KNA) Argentinian summit meeting in the Vatican: one inspired people for the Christian faith over 200 years ago, the other has also been working towards this goal globally for eleven years, the third recently won an election with completely different convictions. 11 February could be an interesting date for the Pope’s home […]
5 Beautiful Reasons to Love the Miraculous Devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes
Feb. 11 is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, patroness of the sick. The Blessed Mother gave us this devotion through Saint Bernadette Soubirous, a young and humble young girl from Lourdes, France. Millions throughout the world love this devotion – with good reason! Here are 5 Beautiful Reasons to Love the Miraculous Devotion […]
Super Bowl Star Harrison Butker Teams Up With Catholics on Dignified Men’s Fashion
On Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. Among the players, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker previously made headlines for his devout Catholic faith and infamous 2020 Commencement speech at Georgia Tech where he tells the graduates the “Key to happiness is to get […]
Introducing Tolkien Fans to the Western Canon
Above: a scene from Ivanhoe. There has been a steady incline in popularity of the delightfully entertaining novels written by the brilliant author J. R. R. Tolkien. This is largely indebted to the fact that Hollywood has made 16 hours-worth of impressive epic film on these stories. I enjoy them and so do many people […]
Sisters of Life Answer the Top Questions People Ask About Nuns in Viral Video
In a recent video posted by Ascension Presents, Sister Mary Grace and Sister Marie Veritas of the Sisters of Life answer some of the most-asked questions about nuns and religious sisters on the internet. Some questions include “Do sisters still exist?” and “How do sisters get their names?” Others cover their habits and daily life. […]
When the Pope Communes and Colludes with Heretics…
Above: St. Basil Cathedral, Moscow. An Eastern Message to Western Trads, Part III Russian icon of St. Maximus St. Maximus the Confessor defended the Latins from accusations of heresy in the 7th century, just as John Bekkos and other Uniates did and still do in the 13th, 15th, and 16th centuries, and up to the […]
Call to defund Women’s Council after ‘deeply offensive’ St Brigid post
A social media post from the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) linking St Brigid to a push for liberalisation of Ireland’s abortion laws has been criticised by a spokesperson for the Pro-Life Campaign as “deeply offensive to Christians”. Eilís Mulroy of the PLC also called for the defunding of the NWCI and said that […]
A referendum that ignores the trojan work of mothers
The View In March 8, one of the amendments to our Constitution that you are being asked to vote on seeks to remove the recognition and protection given to the extraordinary role that women and mothers play in society. In fact, a ‘Yes’ vote would remove the word mother from the Constitution entirely. As well… […]
Michelle O’Neill – symbol of social change?
There’s a theory that if women ruled the world, the world would be a nicer, kinder place – and politics less confrontational. It hasn’t always been borne out by female leaders from history, who, from Catherine the Great to Margaret Thatcher have included warrior queens and steely autocrats. But now, Stormont is carrying out a… […]
Staff deeply frustrated after Catholic college suspends historic dialogue
Staff at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) are “deeply frustrated” after President Eugene Wall announced the suspension of a historic dialogue meant to safeguard the college’s future. Prof. Wall’s announcement came after he and University of Limerick (UL) President Kerstin Mey failed to find “a meeting of minds” with Department of Higher Education officials on January […]