Charity

BreakPoint: The Church vs. Hatred

Proclaim Love in Word and Deed by: John Stonestreet The words “hate,” “bigotry” and “intolerance” are mis- and over-used. But that makes it more important that we speak out against the real thing when it’s there. President Trump began his first address to Congress by citing... read more

De Mattei: When public correction of a pope is urgent and necessary

By Roberto de Mattei, February 22, 2017 Corrispondenza Romana May a Pope be publicly corrected for his reprehensible behaviour? Or should the attitude of the faithful be that of unconditional obedience, until the point of justifying anything the Pope's says and does, even if  openly... read more

ST AGNES AND THE WOMEN’S MARCH

BY: BR. MARTIN DAVIS, O.P., POSTED ON FEBRUARY 3, 2017 “Jesus Christ was recklessly charitable,” a wise friar told me after hundreds of people lined up to use the restroom at a Dominican priory. There were not enough restrooms set up for the Women’s March that took place in Washington,... read more

Teens Step Forward to Serve as Pallbearers for Veteran with No Family

By Todd Starnes, Posted January 4, 2017 Navy veteran Jerry Wayne Pino died on Dec. 12th in Long Beach, Mississippi.  He was 70 years old. We don’t know that much about Jerry. He was born in Baton Rouge and joined the Navy in New Orleans. He was a petty officer third class in Vietnam.... read more

West suburban dentist treats clergy for free

Dr. Patrick Blaney By Manya Brachear Pashman, Contact Reporter, Chicago Tribune The nuns always come to the Westmont dentist in pairs, dressed in full habits, to which the dentist adds a white paper bib when it's time for one sister to lean back, open her mouth and say "Aaahh." Before they... read more

Catholic Bishops Give $70,000 to Pro-Abortion, Pro-Homosexual Group

BY MICHAEL HICHBORN, 2016-11-16 Catholic Campaign for Human Development Continues to Fund Anti-Catholic Groups The annual collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development is this weekend, and once again, the Lepanto Institute is encouraging Catholics to refrain from donating.  Last... read more

Catholic Relief Services

By Michael Hichborn, Lepanto Institute In a week that could only be described as interesting, Catholic Relief Services issued a series of rebuttals to our latest Lepanto Institute Report. ...before it had even been issued. Remarkably, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Archbishop Coakley... read more

In Rome, personal attacks are replacing debate

by Fr Raymond de Souza, posted 1 Nov 2016 A new mode of Vatican rhetoric, characterised by assertions and attacks, is one of the greatest contrasts with the past 35 years A recent column of mine, looking back at the family synod a year later, earned a rebuke from Fr Thomas Rosica, who called... read more

Caritas India to recruit transgender people

Church \ Church in Asia Caritas India, an official agency of the Catholic Church, has decided to fight against an openly discriminatory mentality, announcing the launch of a programme for the assistance and social promotion of transgender people. The Catholic Church's social service wing has... read more

Investigation of Catholic Relief Services

Executive Summary The Case Presenting evidence gleaned from dozens of government documents, this report will demonstrate that in a federally-funded program conducted between 2006 and 2010, Catholic Relief Services received and facilitated the delivery of 2.25 million units of contraception... read more

Never give up: St. Augustine’s stirring call to pastors

By Msgr. Charles Pope October 4, 2016 (Archdiocese of Washington) -- Today I would like to present excerpts from a stirring sermon that St. Augustine delivered to the priests and people of Hippo. In times like these we must all be reminded of the need to preach the Word of God even if the... read more