Monthly Archive: January 2016
Not so long ago, during a Council far, far away from Catholic tradition… It is a period of civil war. Rebel churchmen, striking from a hidden base, have won an unprecedented victory against the Empire of Christ. During the battle, Rebel bishops managed …
One of the greatest challenges faced by those of us who, by the grace of God, recognize the severity of the current crisis in the Catholic Church, is figuring out how to move beyond simply “preaching to the choir,” and to somehow go …
I’ve said it before and it bears repeating often: We are making a difference! I know… it doesn’t always feel like it, but as the following makes clear, this blog (and that means you as much as anyone) is being used by Our …
This past the weekend, as many of you know, Blizzard 2016 dumped over two-and-a-half feet of snow on the area where I live, about 30 miles northwest of Baltimore. It’s totally my fault. Last winter, after shoveling my driveway and sidewalks by hand …
It is often suggested in “conservative” Catholic circles that the faithful – clergy and laity alike – are awaiting the day when a Roman Pontiff will provide all concerned with an official interpretation of the text of Vatican Council II. In a 2013 …
According to today’s Bollettino from the Holy See Press Office: His Holiness Francis intends to participate in a joint ceremony of the Catholic Church and the World Lutheran Federation to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, scheduled to take place in Lund, …
In a recent interview (linked below), Cardinal Raymond Burke addressed the man-crisis in the Church; ever so careful not to go too far in speaking the truth… COMPLETE INTERVIEW HERE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: In my last video, I mentioned a lengthy interview of Cardinal …
Robert Barron, to my mind, is the quintessential poster boy for the so-called “New Evangelization.” He has all the right qualifications: He is a camera-ready media creation with practically nothing of substance to offer beyond sugar-coated platitudes packaged in Catholic language. He is …
By: Randy Engel Introduction According to Vatican Radio, on Monday, January 18, 2016, the day after Pope Francis’ visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome, the pontiff delivered a homily at his daily Mass in which he condemned Christians who are of “closed …
Readers of this space are by now familiar with the 10,000 word treatment on Nostra Aetate that was published last month by the Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews. As I wrote in a previous post on the matter, this document …
