A sub-category of News.
We’ve all been told that “preaching to the choir”—that is, speaking the truth to those who are already on our side—is a waste of time. But is it? I believe that preaching to the choir is not only fruitful and good but that it should be a priority. Here are my reasons: 1. The “choir”…
Lately in Rome, the city where rumors are often reliable news, murmurs have been circulating that the Vatican may soon impose a more rigorous edict of suppression for the Traditional Latin Mass, and perhaps for other rites as well (e.g., the sacraments and divine office). Should such an edict appear, it will once again raise…
Sara Milliken, a 23-year-old plus-sized model, has recently been crowned Miss Alabama, igniting a fierce debate that stretches far beyond the confines of a single beauty pageant. While Sara celebrated her victory in the National American Miss pageant over Memorial Day weekend, her joy was soon overshadowed by a deluge of online abuse. Online critics…
Last weekend the conservative organization Turning Point USA hosted a major convention in Detroit featuring top conservative figures like Vivek Ramaswamy, Kristi Noem, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Charlie Kirk (the founder of Turning Point). The big draw was Donald Trump as the keynote speaker. What I saw at the convention was instructive for understanding the…
A new study has attempted to discredit the infamous pew study from 2019 which showed the dismal reality of Catholic liturgical catechesis, that even among practicing Catholics very few believe in the Real Presence. If this new study is indeed more accurate, then this is good news! From the Reporter: — The Pew study asked…
Above: French President Emmanuel Macron with His Holiness. Photo credit. A fascinating takeaway from last week’s European parliamentary elections is the extent to which French Catholic voters have not so much drifted but hurled themselves to the right. According to an exclusive survey by French pollster IFOP for news site La Croix, 42 percent of…
Those of us of a certain age remember the illustration in the Baltimore Catechism when it came to talking about how three sacraments—Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders—imprint a spiritual “character” on the soul that cannot be effaced and which, therefore, renders those three sacraments unrepeatable. The picture was usually of two little kids with Jesus…
One reason I was so eager to visit Uganda was to witness its reputed vibrant Catholicism. Uganda is about the geographic size of Oregon (4.5 million population) and has a population of 45 million. Those I spoke with told me that 100 percent of Ugandans believe in God. Catholics are the majority at 39.3 percent…
Is the Vatican Going to As we approach the third anniversary of the new iconoclastic regime in the Vatican (which began with Traditionis Custodes), our friends at Rorate have put out a significant and urgent appeal to Trads worldwide: — Dear readers, Once again, as at least twice in the past (before the crackdown on…
I have never heard even one remotely persuasive argument why Catholics should read or watch the news. To the contrary, to fulfill their duty as responsible citizens who contribute to the common good, most Catholics should probably stop doing so. Indeed, in many cases, watching the news is a sin. An honest assessment of why…
