Think of a newborn baby. In your mind’s eye marvel at the beauty, the complexity, the mystery of this tiny human being. And consider that this baby just didn’t magically somehow appear at birth, but, rather, was exquisitely knitted together in the mother’s womb through a myriad of mathematically incalculable step-by-step and perfectly...
A reflection on the readings of Sunday, November 19, 2023 — The thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Speaking as a husband and father, I think St. Paul’s use of the image of labor pains coming upon a pregnant woman is a brilliant illustration for the coming of the day of the Lord —...
There’s an ugly rumor — based on hearsay — that the US papal nuncio, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, once told Bishop Joseph Strickland that there is “no deposit of faith.” On Thursday’s episode of The World Over on EWTN, Bishop Strickland was asked about this rumored exchange. He said in his reply, “that’s the...
Amongst the many benefits to be expected from it will be the great benefit of drawing the minds of men to liberty, fraternity, and equality of right; not such as the Freemasons absurdly imagine, but such as Jesus Christ obtained for the human race and St. Francis aspired to: the liberty, We mean,...
DDF Prefect Cardinal Victor Fernández’s response to Brazilian Bishop José Negri’s dubia on transgender and “homoaffective” people, which can be consulted in Italian or Portuguese here, is a massive step in the right direction for the full integration of LGBT Catholics in the Church. This is, or should be, the primary takeaway from...
Due to the drama following Bishop Joseph Strickland’s removal last weekend, I haven’t had much time to cover the Fall General Assembly of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops this week in Baltimore, but there were a few highlights that merit discussion. As always, Cardinal Christophe Pierre gave a strong address, encouraging the...
Many people on social media are demanding to know the official justification for the dismissal of Bishop Joseph Strickland from his position atop the diocese of Tyler, Texas. Some are calling on the Vatican to provide an explanation. For example, EWTN Rome correspondent Joan Lewis wrote on her Facebook page, “How very sad!...
Starting at 4PM EST! Mike and Dominic react and respond to the removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler. What were the reasons? Was this a surprise? What’s next? Links: Strickland’s attack on the sacred – Where Peter Is Bishop Strickland Relieved from Pastoral Governance...
(Updated November 14) On Monday, November 13 — perhaps in response to the removal of Bishop Joseph Strickland from the see of Tyler, Texas — traditionalist author Peter Kwasniewski posted on both X and his Facebook page, “I’m beginning to wonder if hyperpapalism is the most subtle and insidious of all heresies. As...
A reflection on the Readings for Sunday, November 12 — The Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Every time we are going to start something—a new project, a rehearsal, a new chapter—it always requires of us that we prepare properly to be able to perform effectively. A new day of school requires us to...
This weekend, my wife and I took our first trip away together without the kids since 2011. Last week, I decided against covering next week’s big meeting of the Bishop’s conference (USCCB) in person in Baltimore, so I never bothered to ask for press credentials (letting the November 3 deadline pass). So of...
Moreover, do they not try to make the Church human by taking away from the infallible and divine authority, by which divine will it is governed? And does it not produce the same effect to think that the present discipline of the Church rests on failures, obscurities, and other inconveniences of this kind?...
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