Charity

Nine Bad Arguments for Catholics Attending Invalid “Weddings”

05/26/2023 at 10:10 AM By Kevin Edward White

We’ve become so used to Catholic priests and influencers telling us that we may go to these invalid “weddings” that we’ve forgotten to question the premise: What is the authoritative source for that advice? By Leila Miller, Crisis Magazine, May 10, 2023 You know how we’ve all been... read more

Who’s The Real Hero of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life?’

12/20/2022 at 11:48 AM By Kevin Edward White

Clarence opens our eyes to the reality that our virtuous actions are not done in a vacuum; they help heal the world. By John Clark, National Catholic Register, December 20, 2022 Even after repeated viewings, It’s A Wonderful Life refuses to grow stale in our hearts. The film is so rich... read more

For the church to live in eucharistic coherence, we must be willing to challenge Catholics persisting in grave sin.

04/14/2021 at 1:58 AM By Kevin Edward White

By Samuel J. Aquila, America, April 14, 2021At my first Mass as a priest, and at Masses I have offered since, I have prayed quietly one of two prayers offered by priests around the world before we receive the Lord’s body and blood: May the receiving of your Body and Blood, Lord Jesus Christ,... read more

American priest to Pope: I’m ‘wearied from being scorned and demonized by you’

09/12/2019 at 8:11 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

By Dorothy Cummings McLean September 11, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – A widely-recognized and respected American priest has responded to Pope Francis’ recent remarks on “young, rigid priests,” saying in a social media post addressed to the Pope that he must “honestly and painfully say... read more

President of Polish Episcopate Issues Statement on LGBT+

08/09/2019 at 10:08 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

Respect for Individuals Cannot Lead to Acceptance of an Ideology PAWEŁ RYTEL-ANDRIANIK, HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE, AUGUST 08, 2019 Respect for specified individuals cannot, however, lead to the acceptance of an ideology that aims to revolutionize social customs and interpersonal... read more

Do Your Children a Favor — Be a Burden on Them

07/20/2019 at 4:50 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

They may very well get to thank you some day — at the Pearly Gates. Vincent Weaver Blog, July 19, 2019 It’s almost cliché. Those of the “Greatest Generation” absolutely, positively do not want to be a “burden” on their children. This generation of people who gave so much for so... read more

For Catholics, Holy Communion must remain at the center of the abortion debate

06/18/2019 at 4:19 PM By Kevin Edward White

By Peter Kwasniewski, LifeSiteNews, June 18, 2019 In a statement dated June 2, 2019, Most Reverend Thomas Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield, Illnois, made it clear that pro-abortion Catholic politicians are forbidden to approach the Lord in Holy Communion. Because they have violated the most... read more

Cato and St. Paul

06/15/2019 at 3:37 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

By David Carlin, June 14, 2019 We all remember the ancient Roman Cato the Elder and how he was in the habit of concluding every speech he made in the Roman Senate, regardless of the subject matter, with the words, “Carthage, it seems to me, must be destroyed.” Well, it seems to me that... read more

Draft of Vatican’s New Curial Constitution Would Reform Lines of Authority

05/30/2019 at 8:33 PM By Mary Anne Hackett

According to the most current version of Praedicate Evangelium (Preach the Gospel), the authority of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith would be reduced. By Edward Pentin, May. 29, 2019 VATICAN CITY — According to a draft of a new constitution for the Roman Curia, almost... read more

A Leaven In The World… The Pope Is A Catholic

05/23/2019 at 10:29 AM By Kevin Edward White

By Fr. Kevin M. Cusick, The Wanderer, May 20, 2019 The Church is in the grip of a frenzy of accusations, some of them rather superficial. It seems we may be in a bit of a correction period after the pendulum of papolatry swung so far during the reign of Pope St. John Paul II. He enjoyed a very... read more

Hannah Arendt, the Covington High School Students, and Charity in our Political Culture

02/01/2019 at 10:04 AM By Mary Anne Hackett

January 30, 2019 By Tiffany Barron, January 30, 2019 In politics, charity requires that we not assume the worst of those we disagree with politically, at least not without substantial proof. Charity is not some fuzzy feeling; it is the principle that motivates people to seek all of the facts... read more

Charity

Nine Bad Arguments for Catholics Attending Invalid “Weddings”

Who’s The Real Hero of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life?’

For the church to live in eucharistic coherence, we must be willing to challenge Catholics persisting in grave sin.

American priest to Pope: I’m ‘wearied from being scorned and demonized by you’

President of Polish Episcopate Issues Statement on LGBT+

Do Your Children a Favor — Be a Burden on Them

For Catholics, Holy Communion must remain at the center of the abortion debate

Cato and St. Paul

Draft of Vatican’s New Curial Constitution Would Reform Lines of Authority

A Leaven In The World… The Pope Is A Catholic

Hannah Arendt, the Covington High School Students, and Charity in our Political Culture

The Screening, Protection, and Crisis Education of Seminarians

Miters and Millstones

Cash for Commies Edition!

USCCB Gives $240,000 to Group Promoting Planned Parenthood, Prostitution, LGBTs

CCHD Is At It Again Edition

US Catholic Bishops’ Relief Agency is Major Funder of Contraception Lobbying Organization

Here’s What Happened After Liberal Activists Shut Down Catholic Adoption Providers in Illinois

The Unintended Consequences of the Welfare State on the Human Spirit

Hanna Chrzanowska’s ‘Blessed’ Witness to Charity