Monthly Archive: May 2014
Imagine a day in the coming year when Pope Francis will make a surprise announcement: “In today’s world, shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of the poor, in order to guide the Church in the way of synodality and to …
I’ve said many times that Sundays in the fall and winter for me are about Faith, Family and Football. (That’s American Football for those of you on other continents, but don’t be offended, I really like “soccer” too.) I’ve played lots of sports …
Pope Francis just concluded what is being billed as an “Apostolic Journey” when in truth it was little more than a tour diplomatic; with multiple calls for peace and unity and exactly zero calls for conversion to the one true Faith. On Monday, …
My conservative Catholic friends love them some “smells and bells” in the Mass of Paul VI. Sure, I get it, but the truth of the matter is this: traditional elements such as these in the context of the Novus Ordo ultimately do more …
I recently stumbled upon a post at the USCCB Blog by Fr. Ronald Roberson, CSP, Associate Director of the U.S. Bishops’ Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (pictured above), in which he attempted to defend a statement made by Pope Francis in his …
In a recent article at CatholicCulture.org, Phil Lawler highlights a review of Cardinal Walter Kasper’s, Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to Christian Life, a book that Pope Francis has publicly praised. According to the book’s reviewer, the contents are …
In the year 1950, the American Jesuit theologian Fr. John Courtney Murray, S.J. – the architect of the Declaration on Religious Freedom of Vatican II – sent a memorandum to one Msgr. Giovanni Battista Montini, the future Pope Paul VI and an official …
For more on Cardinal Kasper’s presentation at the Consistory of Cardinals in Rome in February 2014 see: Rumblings in Rome
The optimistic title to a recent Catholic News Service article states, “U.S. priest trusts Christian unity is possible.” Highlighted therein is Philadelphia native Monsignor Gregory J. Fairbanks (pictured above with Pope Francis and Cardinal Koch), who specializes in dialogue with the Baptists at …
Over the past few days, a story has been circulating around the Catholic blogosphere about a “Black Mass,” hosted by The Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club and The Satanic Temple, scheduled to take place on Monday, May 12th. Initial reports, which have since …
