In the past several days, a letter from Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin to the German bishops has generated significant buzz, as it seems the Vatican has finally begun to take concrete action towards specific aspects of the German Synodal Way. In his letter, the cardinal identifies two areas where the German...
A reflection on the readings of November 26, 2023 — The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe The feast of Christ the King was introduced by Pope Pius XI in 1925 in the encyclical Quas Primas as a response to the growth of secularism and atheism in the world....
Wherefore, as appears from what has been said, Christ instituted in the Church a living, authoritative and permanent Magisterium, which by His own power He strengthened, by the Spirit of truth He taught, and by miracles confirmed. He willed and ordered, under the gravest penalties, that its teachings should be received as if they were His own....
I have been working on another project for the past several days, but I did want to do quick a post about the new letter from Pope Francis regarding the Church in Germany. Salvatore Cernuzio of Vatican News provides the background: Four women have written to the Pope to express their “concerns” about...
The Catholic media world is abuzz with the news that Michael Voris and Church Militant parted ways earlier today, with the board of directors requesting and receiving the controversial Catholic pundit’s resignation for “breaching the Church Militant morality clause.” I don’t want to spend more time than necessary on this scandal, but there...
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!...
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