Synod Archive
Some optimistic souls, God bless ’em, are still holding out hope that the upcoming Synod will ultimately uphold Catholic tradition. Now, I don’t mean to be pessimistic here, but I do intend to remain realistic: We’ve seen this act before; namely, in the …
The seductive words of Satan… Surely they come to us from various voices and many places, but from the Bishop of Rome? You better believe it.
… And they shall feed you with knowledge and doctrine. What fascinating times we Catholics live in! The anthropological twist that we are experimenting in the Church—in all ecclesial settings, but most especially palpable in the liturgy—wreaks utter havoc. It is the cult …
From Vatican Radio: A note released by the Holy See Press Office says that the Pope has expressed his closeness to the Greek people who are suffering the effects of the current crisis. Describing the news from Greece “regarding the economic and social …
Last week, the Holy See published the Intrumentum Laboris (“working instrument”) that will guide the upcoming Synod of Bishops on Marriage and Family. Since then, most of the attention it has received seems to concern “how some passages in this document secure a …
In a lengthy interview with LifeSite News published on March 24th, Cardinal Raymond Burke said in part: It’s clear that there was a manipulation because the actual interventions of the members of the synod were not published, and only the mid-term report, …
And so the effort to grease the skids in preparation for what promises to be the upcoming Synod’s assault on Catholic doctrine in the name of “pastoral solutions” has been ratcheted up a notch: Specifically, Pope Francis’ recent announcement of an “extraordinary Jubilee” …
Most readers here, I presume, have already read the recent Remnant article by Michael Matt wherein he shared a letter that he received from an unidentified priest, “Father Anonymous.” If you haven’t yet had a chance to do so, please check it out. …
On March 2nd, the Rorate Caeli blog published an exclusive interview with Raymond Cardinal Burke. Though I am certain that most readers here are well aware of its contents, I’d like to offer just a few observations of my own. When asked about …
On Wednesday, March 4th, the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome will open a three-day event, co-sponsored by the Italian Bishop’s Conference, dedicated to examining “Liturgy as a means of evangelization.” This conference (one that Pope Francis presumably will address, either in person, or …
