It’s “dirty work,” but it must be done… No, not the effort that is carried out here at akaCatholic by its contributors and commenters; a privilege for which we (and I am sure I speak for all concerned) are thankful to God. Rather, …
As Pope St. Pius X explained in his Encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis – On the Doctrines of the Modernists – such persons often play fast and loose with language; “twisting words” and engaging in certain “novelties of words.” To this end, the Holy …
Jorge the Collegial is at it again; issuing yet another motu proprio from on high, this time, with a directive that amounts to a reconstitution of the John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences. The motu proprio, presently available on …
With the publication of the Envirocylcical, Laudao Si’, many were shocked to discover that this represented the first time the once-condemned French Jesuit, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, was cited in a papal (if you will allow) encyclical. (Laudato Si’, footnote no. 53) In 1962, …
As I write, it has been exactly one year to the day since the Dubia was delivered to Francis. Since then, he has refused to provide a formal response. (Though it must be said yet again that he has responded in any number …
Yesterday, Francis addressed a gathering of newly consecrated bishops on pilgrimage in Rome. In reality, it was a seminar on how to apply the pastoral pearls of wisdom found in Amoris Laetitia. The theme of the address (available on the Holy See website …
One of the big stories in the U.S. over the last week or so concerns the confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill for Circuit Court of Appeals judicial nominee Amy Barrett, a Catholic mother of seven. At issue is the line of questioning directed …
“I was wrong.” Three simple words, but for some, not easily said; even when they are plainly merited. A kind reader recently informed me that I made a mistake in my last post, Welcome to the vineyard, Johnny. In truth, it is not …
In a recent Fatima Perspectives rant (addressed HERE), an unhinged Christopher Ferrara lambasted unnamed “grandstanding Catholic bloggers” who, in his opinion, “contribute nothing but useless controversy aimed at promoting one-man enterprises under the guise of ‘defending the truth.’” “They are, at best,” he …
Last year, at the Fatima Conference in Chicago, attorney Elizabeth Yore gave a riveting presentation entitled, An Unholy Alliance: the UN, Soros, and the Francis Papacy. Though the title of her presentation tells the tale, if you’ve not yet watched the video (available …
