Monthly Archive: August 2014
Attention passengers: In preparation for takeoff, please secure all tray tables in the upright and locked position. Our in-flight entertainment this afternoon will be Francis the Talking Pope. On the return flight back to Rome from Korea, Pope Francis held another casual press …
As violence against Christians in Iraq escalates, most of us welcome the fact that Pope Francis and other churchmen are beginning to speaking out in their defense. And yet, all of us recognize that something crucial is missing from their rhetoric; namely, the …
In his Angelus Address on Sunday, August 10th, Pope Francis decried the violence being leveled against Iraqi Christians saying: The news reports coming from Iraq leave us in dismay and disbelief: thousands of people, including many Christians, driven from their homes in a …
There is a much talk in recent days about the Requiem Mass offered at at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church for Tony Palmer, the Pentecostal leader whom Pope Francis addressed as “my brother bishop.” John Vennari has posted an excellent article …
In a tribute to Pope Francis’ “brother bishop” Tony Palmer that ran in the Boston Globe yesterday, it is reported that Cardinal Bergoglio advised him against conversion to the Catholic faith. Palmer and Bergoglio had intense discussions about Christian separation, using the analogy of …
I’m pleased to announce that I will be speaking at an event hosted by the Fatima Conference in Burlington, Ontario (near Toronto) on October 3-5, 2014. Please click on the images below for a full sized image of the conference brochure, and share …
Consapevoli del Male Apostolic Letter of the Holy Roman Pontiff on the failure of the Church Aware of the evil that has been perpetrated over much of the last century by many who were pleased to call themselves Catholic, including even certain of …
In light of Pope Francis’ well publicized “Top 10 Secrets to Happiness,” I offer the following. 1. “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God.” (Mt 6:33) These words of Our Blessed Lord are the key to a life well-lived, for revealed within them …
