Catechetics

BARNA STUDY: Non-Denominational Pastors Far Outpace Other Groups Regarding Biblical Worldview

09/06/2022 at 9:46 PM By Kevin Edward White
Jones Literary, September 6, 2022 Earlier this year, research from the American Worldview Inventory 2022, conducted by Dr. George Barna and the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University, revealed that just 37% of Christian pastors have a biblical worldview. A new report,... read more

Pope to institute formal ‘ministry of catechist’

05/06/2021 at 11:06 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service, May 5, 2021 ROME — While millions of laypeople around the world are recognized as catechists in their parish or diocese, Pope Francis is preparing to formally institute the “ministry of catechist.” The Vatican press office said May 5 that Pope... read more

A Pope who doesn’t fear schism may cause one

09/12/2019 at 10:24 AM By Kevin Edward White
By Phil Lawler, CatholicCulture.org, September 11, 2019 “I am not afraid of schisms,” Pope Francis told reporters during his latest airplane press conference. Well, I am. And I’m afraid of any Roman Pontiff who isn’t afraid of splitting the universal Church. Which means that, yes,... read more

Crying out for ‘the homily of the future’

07/29/2019 at 4:33 PM By Kevin Edward White
Archbishop of Munich questions preachers' lack of variety, wants them to be more inclusive of 'gifted' laity By Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner, La Croix, July 26, 2019 Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the President of the German Bishops' Conference, admits he has been "a little disappointed" by some of the... read more

Cardinal Gerhard Muller: ‘True Reform of the Church Is About Her Renewal in Christ’

07/10/2019 at 4:53 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
In a wide-ranging interview that discusses the Pan-Amazon synod and the Church in his home country of Germany, the cardinal says Western Christianity is experiencing a crisis of faith and spiritual leadership. By Edward Pentin, July 5, 2019 The thinking behind the much-debated working... read more

Pope Francis on the loaves and fishes

07/03/2019 at 12:54 PM By Kevin Edward White
Why miracles aren't magic tricks By David Mills, LaCrix, July 3, 2019 As predictable as a Baltimore Orioles loss, anti-Francis Catholics celebrated Corpus Christi with a misleading story about Pope Francis, of the "Look at how this foolish man is undermining the faith now" sort. It popped... read more

Does Bp. Schneider’s call for Pope to ‘correct’ Abu Dhabi statement lend weight to heresy accusations?

05/17/2019 at 11:10 AM By Kevin Edward White
Editor's note: Catholic Philosopher Paolo Pasqualucci is one of the first 19 signatories of the Open Letter to Bishops accusing Pope Francis of committing heresy. By: Paolo Pasqualucci, Life Site News, May 16, 2019 [ANALYSIS] It seems to me that the recent, courageous and explosive... read more

How to Fight the Coming War

03/15/2019 at 1:01 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Damien Peterson, The Remnant, March 12, 2019 The bell rings. Everyone stands. Incense fills the air. The priest and altar boys make their slow and humble procession around the pews and down to the altar. Several words are chanted in a language set apart only to be used for speaking to God... read more

Herald of Hope: There is a Right Answer in Abortion Debate

02/20/2019 at 5:09 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
The Catholic Herald | February 18, 2019 BY ARCHBISHOP JEROME LISTECKI When missionaries reached the shores of newly discovered lands, they were confronted with the culture of people who had no relationship to Christianity. In fact, some still practiced the brutal custom of human sacrifice to... read more

Bishop’s Blog / Glorious Chastity – One Bishop’s Reflection

02/16/2019 at 10:07 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Bishop Strickland, February 14, 2019  In the year 2019, we live in a world that’s off kilter. One of the deepest roots of the present chaos is the lack of willingness to embrace Glorious Chastity. I specifically use the word “glorious” because I believe it is God’s plan that... read more

Amoris Laetitia in Light of Theology of the Body

05/15/2018 at 4:08 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Msgr. Robert Batule, May 14, 2018 Pontificates are hard things to peg. When they begin, we can never be sure how they are going to turn out. In 1978, a Polish cardinal who had been an active participant at the Second Vatican Council was elected the 263rd Successor of Saint Peter. He was... read more

Brady doc: ‘Tom vs. Time’ and the pursuit of perfection

02/04/2018 at 11:14 AM By Kevin Edward White

Is Doctrine Divisive?

06/28/2017 at 11:20 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

The Real Jesus of Scripture Might Surprise You

11/25/2016 at 10:42 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Must Catholics Believe that Islam Is Peaceful?

08/16/2016 at 3:01 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Cardinal Caffarra: Pope Cannot Change Doctrine in a Footnote

05/28/2016 at 10:28 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Pope says Schonborn interpretation on Communion for remarried is the final word

04/17/2016 at 10:12 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

DETROIT DEGRADATION

04/16/2016 at 9:38 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

A Wise and Prudent Father

04/14/2016 at 9:35 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Priest: Pope Francis’ pastoral revolution goes against 2,000 years of tradition

04/14/2016 at 4:57 PM By Mary Anne Hackett