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Indiana Jones 5 and the Temple of Relativism…
Will the 2023 film reflect the ‘faith seeking understanding’ element of ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,’ or the drab rationalism of ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?’ The film industry is abuzz over Disney’s forthcoming movie about the world’s most beloved archaeologist — Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones, Jr. Details are still scant on plot, but Harrison Ford once again is donning the whip and fedora in what he has hinted may be his last acting gig before retiring. John Williams is again scoring the music in what he has indicated will also be his final film. Series creator George Lucas is not involved, having sold Lucasfilm properties (Star Wars, Indiana Jones) to Disney in 2012. Director Steven Spielberg, who helmed the previous four Indy sagas, turned over directing rein...
What happens during a heart attack?
[embedded content] Approximately seven million people around the world die from heart attacks every year. And cardiovascular disease, which causes heart attacks and other problems like strokes, is the world’s leading killer. So what causes a heart attack? Krishna Sudhir examines the leading causes and treatments of this deadly disease… Join Our Telegram Group : Salvation & Prosperity
Presence even when absent: A husband’s gift to his wife…
“The beloved is said to be in the lover… [even] in the absence of the beloved, because of the lover’s longing towards…the good he wills to the beloved with a love of friendship.”Thomas Aquinas One thing my marriage has taught me is that really ‘being-present’ to someone must be learned and practiced. It would seem this should come naturally—given that it is at the very heart of human life. Perhaps it comes ‘naturally’ in the sense that true love grounds and calls for such presence. But that does not mean it comes without effort. Experience shows that even when we love, we can still be quite distracted, and even fail to ‘be there’ for loved ones in basic ways. This has the most obvious significance in marriage. Here, as in all deeper relationships, there is the dual challenge of being reall...
FBI releases video of attack on firebombed Buffalo pregnancy center, says FACE Act charges possible…
By Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 14, 2022 / 14:07 pm The FBI has released a video and photos of the June attack on the upstate New York pro-life pregnancy center, CompassCare Pregnancy Services, that shocked pro-lifers across the nation during a string of violent assaults against pregnancy centers country-wide. The FBI also announced a reward of up to $25,000 for any information leading to the arrest of the arsonists. And in another notable development, the FBI’s press release states that those responsible for the vandalism could be charged with a violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or FACE Act, which has been used predominantly, if not exclusively, against pro-life activists. “FBI Buffalo is seeking the public’s help to identify the individuals respons...
What ‘active participation’ at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass really means…
By Phil Lawler ( bio – articles – email ) | Nov 14, 2022 Vatican II called for active participation by the laity in the Eucharistic liturgy. No one, to my knowledge, disputes that active participation is desirable. The question is: what does “active participation” mean? Let me offer an answer, in a roundabout way. Eighteen years have passed—yet the memory is still fresh—since that happy evening when Keith Foulke grabbed a bouncing ball, tossed to first base, and the den in the Lawler household exploded in jubilation. After years of painful disappointment, we had won the World Series! Did you notice that I said we won? Unless I am much mistaken, nobody who wore a Red Sox uniform that night was aware of the Lawler family’s existence. We had thrown no pitches, fielded no flies, st...
Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services Elected USCCB President…
The archbishop has been a staunch defender of religious-freedom protections for those serving in the military. BALTIMORE, Md. — Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, was elected Tuesday to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) for the next three years in a vote of 138-99. Archbishop Broglio will be taking the role after serving for three years as secretary of the conference. Archbishop Broglio was viewed as a likely candidate for the role after he was nearly elected to serve as vice president for the USCCB in 2019 but lost a runoff election to Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron. The USCCB vice president usually goes on to serve in the role of president, but Archbishop Vigneron is ineligible for the role of president due to the fact that...
The Holy Rosary really is ‘the Bible on a string’…
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Jim Davis – Florida Catholic Trinitarian Father Daniel Houde holds a giant rosary along with participants at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard School’s celebration of the feast of the Holy Rosary, Oct. 7, 2022.Trinitarian Father Daniel Houde, pastor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard Church and School, blesses rosaries and Miraculous Medals before distributing them to the school children on the feast of the Holy Rosary, Oct. 7, 2022.Large rosary beads and Miraculous Medals were given to children of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard School to mark the feast of the Holy Rosary, Oct. 7, 2022.A student at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary-St. Richard School, prays during a school-wide event to mark the feast of the Holy Rosary, Oct. 7, 2022...
Let’s look at the Trilemma Of C.S. Lewis: Was Jesus mentally ill?
In the previous pieces for this series, we referenced C. S. Lewis’s Trilemma, essentially his argument: in claiming He was God, Jesus was either a liar, insane, or God. In the previous installment, we addressed the question: Was Jesus a liar? Below, we’ll address Lewis’ next possibility: Was Jesus mentally ill?
Willem Cardinal Eijk of Utrecht, Netherlands, Asks Pope for Encyclical Warning Against Gender Theory…
Cardinal Wim Eijk, the Archbishop of Utrecht in The Netherlands, has asked for a papal encyclical warning against gender theory. The request was made in meetings with Vatican officials during the Dutch bishops ad limina visit in Rome. “I have asked if it would not be good for the pope to issue an encyclical on gender thinking”, the cardinal said Wednesday evening at a press conference in Rome, Dutch newspapers Nederlands Dagblad and Katholiek Nieuwsblad report. “Gender theory is being pushed in all kinds of organizations and we as a Church have not said that much about it,” Eijk said. According to the cardinal, there is a need for an encyclical, an important papal document in which the teachings of the Church are explained and, if necessary, further developed. The Dutch cardinal, who is a ...
Minutes from a Demonic Meeting…
33rd Sunday in Ordinary TimeBy Fr. Victor Feltes Once upon a time, an unknown number of years ago, there was an important meeting of demons. Amidst hell’s fires and shadows, with putrid smoke hanging in the air, the demonic hierarchy plotted their next strategy for how to mislead humanity. Since the rebel angels cannot hurt God directly, they tempt and attack those he loves, hoping to corrupt and dominate us. When the Lord Jesus comes again to rule the earth with justice, the demons do not want us to experience his healing rays; they want us to burn and suffer like themselves. As the demons met and brainstormed schemes, one of them suggested, “What if we try deceiving them that there’s no such thing as evil?” The chairman, after pouring out a stream of insults, said, “The humans will never...
Revitalizing Christian faith and culture in a post post-Christian era…
Detail from “Triumph of Christianity” (1582) by Tommaso Laureti. (Image: WikiMedia Commons) It was 2020, in the depth of COVID lockdowns, when one priest began writing. The unthinkable was taking place: Easter in the United States would be “canceled”. Churches would be shuttered. It was in this environment that Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era was written — a series of meditations about the state of the Church and Christendom, along with thoughts about where we ought to go from here. Catholics are in jeopardy, and too few are willing to acknowledge where they stand, even as the sand beneath them shifts and slides. In his latest book, Father Robert McTeigue, S.J. implores readers to assess honestly the state of Christian culture and societies...
Major Archbishop Shevchuk Denounces ‘Genocidal’ War in Ukraine…
The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church last week met Pope Francis as well as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, and other dicastery heads. In Rome for the first time since the war in Ukraine began, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk also celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica — in front of the tomb of St. Josaphat on Nov. 12, the saint’s feast day. The Mass saw the participation of many bishops from Ukraine who had come to Rome for different reasons. They were joined by Archbishop Gintaras Grušas, president of the Council of the European Bishops Conferences. In an exclusive interview with CNA, Archbishop Shevchuk took stock of his week in Rome. He provided a perspective on the history and role of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. An...
