Pope Leo XIII

Liberalism is a Sin, but Liberty is Godly

By Kennedy Hall, One Peter Five, October 26, 2021 0 CommentsThe word “liberal” in today’s common parlance does not enjoy a precise definition. For example, if we were to apply the word as a descriptive for persons, we could find ourselves using it as a denotation for everyone from Nancy... read more

Hail Blase, Devoid of Grace?

By One Mad Mom blog, August 27, 2021Now more than ever we need to pray and make reparation for the Archdiocese of Chicago. Let’s just look at ONE week in review. Maybe you won’t think my title question too out there. One is totally free to wonder what in the heck is wrong with... read more

The demonic vision that inspired the St. Michael Prayer

By Philip Kosloski, Aleteia, September 25, 2017 Some reports claim that during the vision Pope Leo XIII was "pale and fearful." In 1886 Pope Leo XIII instituted what would later be known as the “Leonine Prayers” after Mass (something familiar to those who have attended a Low Mass in the... read more

Towards a Catholic Politics

Jeffery Cimmino, Crisis, March 10, 2020 A recent survey commissioned by EWTN News shed light on political fragmentation among American Catholics. Reading through the poll prompts the question of whether a unified Catholic politics is possible. Declan Leary recently lamented in these pages... read more

Psychologist gives searing critique of Vatican’s new gender doc: a compromise with ‘neo-paganism’

By Diane Montagna ROME, June 14, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — A Catholic psychologist has denounced the latest Vatican document on gender theory as containing “not one sentence of sound advice for parents who try to educate their children towards the virtues necessary for a Christian... read more

Why ‘classical’ charter schools can’t replace Catholic education

Catholic education, if faithful to its mission, is in a unique and powerful position to serve our youth and lead them to fulfilling lives of joy and meaning. Secular schools will always fall short. May 22, 2019 Dr. Daniel Guernsey, May 22, 2019   As principal of a “classical”... read more

U.S. bishops’ choice to lead pro-life activities is a relief, not a victory

By Phil Lawler, November 15, 2017 November 15, 2017 (Catholic Culture) — Pro-life Catholics across America are celebrating today over the selection of Archbishop Joseph Naumann to chair the pro-life committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). While I join in the celebration,... read more

NEARLY EXTINCT

Can't go on like this much longer. By Michael Voris, ChurchMilitant.com, October 13, 2017 Here we are now, exactly 100 years to the day since the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima, where the Mother of God performed said miracle to underscore the importance of her message. Exactly 33 years earlier... read more

What the Popes Have to Say About Socialism

By Gustavo Solimeo,  February 24, 2010 | Anyone who examines the ideology of socialism will see the contrast between the socialist doctrine and the doctrine of the Church.All the same, it is not out of place to review the condemnation of the popes starting with Pius IX and ending with Benedict... read more

Bishop Schneider: Catholic family is the first defense against our current ‘great apostasy’

By Bishop Athanasius Schneider Editor's note: This address was delivered by His Excellency Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary bishop of Astana in Kazakhstan, on 19 May 2017 at the fourth annual Rome Life Forum, which is organised by Voice of the Family. May 19, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – The... read more

The Truth Is Real, Not Rigid

By Fr. Gerald E. Murray, Thursday, May 18, 2017 Does reality matter? Is it the decisive and necessary reference point for discovering what is and what is not, what is true and what is false? Or is reality subject to revision based one’s preferences, desires, or some other factor? These... read more