Catholic Spirituality

Bishops’ main duty is to safeguard their flock’s salvation – and many fail

09/02/2020 at 12:05 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Bishops’ main duty is to safeguard their flock’s salvation – and many fail ‘They are under an obligation to denounce ideas or individuals who present an urgent threat to their people’s spiritual welfare, and remove people from roles in the diocese, including schools, where they... read more

Banish Sin, Transform the Church

08/22/2020 at 3:42 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
David G Bonagura, Jr., August 16, 2020 The Second Vatican Council is back in the news lately, with two prominent, tradition-minded bishops revisiting well-known arguments of conciliar interpretation in light two recent Vatican documents, Amoris Laetitia and the Abu Dhabi statement [1] on world... read more

Cardinal Pell Speaks on Maintaining Hope in Prison, Touches on Vatican Finances

08/22/2020 at 12:06 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Cardinal Pell spent 13 months in solitary confinement, during which time he was not permitted to celebrate Mass. Catholic News Agency, August 18, 2020 WASHINGTON — Cardinal George Pell, who was acquitted this year after becoming the highest-ranking Catholic cleric ever to be convicted of... read more

The Cultural Revolution and Us

08/03/2020 at 8:51 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Bevil Bramwell, OMI, August 2, 2020 The United States is currently going through its own version of China’s Cultural Revolution, including rampaging mobs, hell-bent on the destruction of property and historical artifacts. These disturbances have obscured the sometimes quite legitimate... read more
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Farewell to Ulysses

07/27/2020 at 9:13 PM By Kevin Edward White
By Michael McMahon, Crisis, July 27, 2020The recent toppling of statues regarded as representing white supremacy is a sign that James Joyce’s Ulysses may soon be toppled from its top rank on the lists of great novels. Not only is James Joyce a dead, white, European male, but his work,... read more

Coronavirus Stalks in the Darkness, But Do Not Be Afraid

07/23/2020 at 4:16 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Msgr. Charles Pope Blog, July 18, 2020 I write this from my perspective as a priest responsible for the care of souls; I do not claim to be a medical expert. My pastoral concern is that we as a nation and as a Church have succumbed to excessive fear, which bespeaks a spiritual problem. The... read more

SAN GABRIEL MISSION FIRE ‘JUSTIFIED’?

07/23/2020 at 10:22 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
Mission spokesperson asserts 'right' to set buildings aflame by Martina Moyski  •  ChurchMilitant.com  •  July 22, 2020    SAN GABRIEL, Calif. (ChurchMilitant.com) - A spokesperson for California's San Gabriel Arcángel Mission reportedly told a fellow... read more

Storm Heaven on July 1, 2020

06/30/2020 at 4:26 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
Storm Heaven with Prayer! On this Wednesday, the 1st of July, please remember that we band together from the four corners of the earth to raise our united voice to Heaven. The 151,730 Rosary Warriors will be reciting the Holy Rosary and storming Heaven with prayer in union with the Holy Mass... read more

Catholic Church in Germany Lost a Record Number of Members Last Year

06/26/2020 at 11:32 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
According to the new figures, the number of Catholics in the country fell from 23 million in 2018 to 22.6 million in 2019. Catholic News Agency WASHINGTON — A record number of Catholics formally left the Church in Germany in 2019, according to official figures released Friday. The... read more

Don’t ‘blackmail’ kids into coming to church, Vatican official says

06/26/2020 at 11:20 AM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Cindy Wooden, Jun 25, 2020, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Don’t ‘blackmail’ kids into coming to church, Vatican official says ROME — Although he said, “I would never go to war” over the proper age to administer the sacrament of confirmation, Archbishop Rino Fisichella said too often... read more

The dangers of proliferating Communion services

06/08/2020 at 4:53 PM By Mary Anne Hackett
By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky | May 18, 2020 The cancellation of the public celebration of the Mass in dioceses across the US and the world—beginning in Rome—has established dangerous precedents. In addition to the breathtaking surrender to secular authorities with no public pushback on the part of... read more

Comfort for Today From Our Old Friend, Job

05/27/2020 at 3:14 PM By Kevin Edward White

Why Young Christians Get “Weird”

05/23/2020 at 2:52 PM By Kevin Edward White

Pope Francis’ confidant: Sunday Mass obligation isn’t ‘indispensable,’ it ‘could fall’

04/30/2020 at 3:48 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Storm Heaven on Friday, May 1, 2020

04/28/2020 at 5:37 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

US cardinal dismisses prayer power during pandemic: We can’t just pray and think things will change

04/17/2020 at 4:41 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

Converted in College: Hillsdale Students Find Truth of Faith on Campus

04/11/2020 at 11:27 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

Storm Heaven with Prayer, July 1, 2020

03/30/2020 at 11:46 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

“We Glory in Tribulations” – Living the Faith When Public Worship is Prohibited

03/25/2020 at 9:35 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

Just don’t take away the Mass

03/12/2020 at 9:28 PM By Mary Anne Hackett