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18 Things Every Man Should Do This Fall…
F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” We believe it. Fall is our favorite time of the year. It’s a season where things are dying and transitioning into dormancy. But there’s also a last gasp of physical and psychic energy in the air. It’s like our minds and bodies know that we’ll soon be holed up for the winter and need to get out and get s...
Miraculous Vision: How St. Thérèse’s Dream in 1896 Pointed to Blessed Anne’s Beatification in 2024…
On Sept. 8, 1896, St. Thérèse of Lisieux wrote an account of a dream she had earlier that year in which she received a “visit” from a Carmelite precursor, Blessed Anne of Jesus, the founder of the Carmelite Order in France, who was beatified today in Belgium by Pope Francis. Thérèse’s account provides a wonderful introduction to Anne and her personality and mission. Thérèse began: O Jesus, my Belo...
Pope in Brussels: Francis Lauds Belgium’s King Baudouin Who Chose to Temporarily Abdicate Rather Than Sign ‘Murderous’ Abortion Law…
By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Sep 28, 2024 / 14:15 pm Pope Francis lauded Belgian King Baudouin for choosing to temporarily abdicate the throne rather than sign a law legalizing abortion during a visit to the Catholic king’s tomb on Saturday in Belgium. The pope also expressed hope that the sainthood cause for King Baudouin, who ruled as king of the Belgians from 1951 until 1993, will advance. ...
Rome’s SCV expulsions smell of excess, canonical looseness, ecclesial payback, personal vendetta, and ideological resentment…
Speaking to a parish gathering of Catholic families several years ago, I concluded with the following remarks: If you’re like me, there’s always a skeptical little voice in your head. And right now it’s wondering if the more hopeful things I often say about the Church are really just pious idealism, and the world is headed for hell in a handbasket anyway. I can’t speak for the world.&nb...
Young men are flocking into pews — but the NYTimes says they’re joining ‘bad’ churches…
If you fly up to high altitude to study the past 50 years of American religious life, here is what you will see. Yes, there is the trend toward “nones” and then the “none of the above” believers, which began with the “Sheila-ism” phenomenon that the late sociologist Robert Bellah described in his classic book “Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life.” In it, the woman wh...
Ohio Bishops: Springfield Falsehoods Risk Igniting a Dangerous Blaze…
Is Sen. JD Vance telling the truth about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, eating pets? If not, should a Catholic political candidate be corrected for spreading falsehoods? The Catholic bishops of Ohio have done just that, as has the Catholic Republican governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine. Former president Donald Trump repeated the claim about Haitians killing and eating pets in his debate with V...
San Diego’s Cardinal McElroy Walks Back Initial Statement but Doubles Down on Anti-Homeschool Policy…
San Diego softens statement but doubles down on homeschool policy Skip to content Cardinal Robert McElroy has doubled down on a controversial homeschooling policy in the San Diego diocese, while walking back an initial statement that accompanied the release of that policy. McElroy recognized parents as the primary educators of children, while reiterating that homeschool programs in the diocese wil...
How ‘Vatican Watchers’ Report on the Papacy to Catholics Around the World…
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Days After Release of Long-Imprisoned American Protestant Pastor, USCIRF Says Xi Jinping’s China Has No Religious Freedom…
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The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion of Our Lord…
(Matthew 27:35-61; Mark 15:21-47; Luke 23:26-56; John 19:18-42) If you stop and think about it, the Christian message is utterly out of sync with what human beings would expect. That the Son of the All-Powerful and Ever-Living God would allow himself to be brutally killed, tortured for hours by some people in a backwater place in the Roman Empire, boggles the mind. That he should have allowed that...
Luxury, Justice Delayed, and Who’s Not Coming to Dinner…
Luxury, justice delayed, and who’s not coming to dinner Skip to content Happy Friday friends, And a very happy feast of St. Vincent de Paul to you all. One of the great cost savings working at places like The Pillar is that there is no office to go to — I’m in D.C. (sort of), JD and Michelle are in Denver, Luke and Edgar are over the other side of the Atlantic, so where, exactly, would we rent an ...
Fully 60% of the words in this Sunday’s Gospel are Jesus warning of harsh, dire consequences for sin — but take hope…
The Gospel for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B, shows Jesus denouncing sin in the strongest possible terms. It’s no wonder: The world has been destroyed by sin and the Church has been shipwrecked by it — in fact, by men and women who were taught to sin as children. But Jesus also gives a giant promise of hope for our future. Fully 60% of the words in this Sunday’s Gospel passage are Jesus...
