Monthly Archive: June 2013
The Archdiocese of Baltimore, my home diocese, is suggesting that the faithful take the “Fortnight for Freedom Pledge” which goes as follows: I Pledge to Pray: …for the success of the Fortnight for Freedom and for the preservation of religious freedom for …
Ask pretty much any regular, even daily, Mass-going Catholic… Novus Ordo Mass-going Catholic, that is… how important the homily is, and the odds are pretty good the answer will be, “It’s incredibly important!” In May of 2012, America Magazine ran a story about …
Pope Francis welcomed recently appointed Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to the Holy See today for their first face-to-face encounter. Vatican Radio provided a full transcript of the Holy Father’s address, and it is one that the overwhelming majority of Catholics will …
On May 28, 2013, self-identified “Bishop” Janice R. Huie of the United Methodist self-proclaimed “Church” presided (a proper use of the word) over a rite of commissioning and so-called “ordination” involving some fellow heretics. This is nothing new, of course. Protestants have been …
In an interview with Catholic News Service on May 17, 2012, Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with Jews, said, “The ‘Nostra Aetate’ declaration of the Second Vatican Council is a clear decree and is important for every …