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Catholic school students kicked out of Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in DC for wearing pro-life beanies…
Why the new Smithsonian Latino exhibit is a ‘travesty:’ Gonzalez What to watch next Click to expand Replay Video UP NEXT The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum kicked out a dozen Catholic high school students and their chaperons for wearing beanies inscribed with pro-life messages. On January 20, students and chaperones from Our Lady of the Rosary School based out of Greenville, South Carol...
I must admit that if I thought the way some of my brother bishops think, I would have left the Catholic Church long ago…
Detail from “Christ and the Rich Young Ruler” (1889) by Heinrich Hofmann (WikiCommons) I have written of my concerns in the past with the German Synodal Process, as well as concerns with other bishops and cardinals and their take on the process. They essentially ignore the oft repeated words of Pope Francis, that in the synodal process there must be a deep listening to the Holy Spirit,...
Thousands of People Dead After Powerful Twin Earthquakes Strike Near Patriarchal City of Antioch…
Two powerful earthquakes struck Turkey on Monday, collapsing buildings in dozens of cities and killing thousands of people in the south of the country and in northern Syria. The first quake, of 7.8 magnitude at 4:17 a.m. local time, was felt as far away as Lebanon and Israel. Area affected by the initial earthquake Shake intensity Mediterranean Sea Area of detail Severe shaking Mediterranean Sea A...
“There is no greater blessing on earth,” said Aristotle, “than when husband and wife rule their home in harmony of mind and will”…
“There is no greater blessing on earth than when husband and wife rule their home in harmony of mind and will.”Aristotle, Economics The notion of ‘ruling’ a home might seem outdated. We can wonder whether some other notion or term could better capture the blessing of what man and wife do together. In answer I suggest the notion of ruling highlights precisely what is sorely missing in our understan...
Did Archbishop Fulton Sheen prophesy about these times?
Did Archbishop Fulton Sheen prophesy about these times? In a talk 72 years ago, Bishop Fulton Sheen appeared as visionary as prophets of old. “We are at the end of Christendom.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen said during a talk in 1947. Making clear he didn’t mean Christianity or the Church, he said, “Christendom is economic, political, social life as inspired by Christian principles. That is ending — we...
Pope at Mass in South Sudan: ‘In the Name of Jesus, Lay Down the Weapons of Hatred’…
In his homily, Pope Francis said that Christians are called to be “people capable of building good human relationships as a way of curbing the corruption of evil, the disease of division, the filth of fraudulent business dealings and the plague of injustice.” He explained that the Beatitudes “revolutionize the standards of this world and our usual way of thinking” by telling us that “we must not a...
Here are the world’s 20 most beautiful places that you didn’t know existed…
There are plenty of cities, towns, and rural escapes around the world that are so stunning and so widely photographed, it’s hard to appreciate the beauty when there are swarms of tourists clogging up the views. And we’re not knocking those places—they really are worth the trek. But how about spots just as gorgeous, but with a fraction (or maybe even none) of the crowds? Sure, some require multiple...
Father Ed Broom: How to seek holiness through humility…
“The saints are God’s heroes but they’re very humble because they recognize all the good that they can do is because God gives them the grace” that corresponds to it, said Fr. Ed Broom, OMV, an author who wrote a recent article at Catholic Exchange, “Humility: the Cornerstone of Holiness.” Later in the interview, Fr. Broom said, “A lot of people don&#...
Last Sunday Jesus explained what makes you “Blessed” — this week he tells you what makes you a blessing…..
People love pretty lies, so the world needs Christians who are willing to say hard things in a convicting way. Or, to put it another way, “You are the salt of the earth.” At the same time, people feel embattled and crushed by life, so the world needs Christians to say encouraging things about our ultimate purpose. In other words: “You are the light of the world.” This is the paradox that has made ...
Father James Martin Receives a Papal Clarification — and in Record Time…
SYDNEY — Cardinals, bishops and venerable prelates may be distressed by Pope Francis on occasion. They just have to accept their lot; Francis is pope, like it or not. When Jesuit Father James Martin is not happy, though, he does not have to take it. Word is sent to the Holy Father. The Holy Father gets the message and corrects course. Father Martin is thus, by the Holy Father’s own choice, the liv...
Priest, 5 students arrested for chants against president after Pope Francis event in DRC…
When Pope Francis spoke against corruption during the Feb. 2 event, part of the crowd broke into a chant in the Lingala language directed at the country’s president and saying his mandate was over, according to the Associated Press. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi, who took office in January 2019, will be up for reelection in December. Father Jean Baptiste Malenge, a delegate for the Congolese bish...
Pope Francis Meets 2,500 Refugees in South Sudan’s Capital of Juba as African Pilgrimage Continues…
Pope Francis met 2,500 internally displaced persons during his visit to Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4, 2023. Elias Turk/CNA “You, from all your different ethnic groups, you who have suffered and are still suffering, you who do not want to respond to evil with more evil. You, who choose fraternity and forgiveness, are even now cultivating a better tomorrow,” he encouraged those present. “Be seeds of...
