Many commentators have remarked on the confusing nature of the post-abdication status and behavior of Benedict XVI. Although not possible under the constitution of the Church, we witness the contradictory appearance of...
Archive - April 2019
Brian McCallPope’s Exhortation to Young People: The Good, the Bad, and What Is Lacking
During a press conference in Rome on April 2, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ new post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit (“Christ is Alive”, abbreviated as CV), “the outcome of the fifteenth Ordinary...
Matt GaspersPete Buttigieg for President: An Ominous Sign of the Times
With scarcely 470 days remaining before the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, the Democratic field of presidential candidates currently stands at eighteen. That does not include former Vice President Joe...
Gary TaphornA Bad Bargain
On a purely human level, the bargain that some Council Fathers thought they were striking at Vatican II is understandable (albeit unacceptable). The Church faced unprecedented persecution in the 20th century from...
Prayers Requested for His Excellency Bernard Tissier de Mallerais
Prayers are requested for the health of Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais. His Excellency is undergoing surgery on his arm/hand today, April 8, 2019, as a result of an infection from a bug bite. Born in September 1945...
Lenten Meditations: Passion Sunday
126. Jesus Persecuted The First Sunday of the Passion By Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, O.C.D. 1. Today Passiontide begins, a time especially consecrated to the remembrance and loving contemplation of the sorrows of...
Catholic Family NewsNew CDF Point Man for Discussions with SSPX
As previously reported by Catholic Family News, Pope Francis abolished the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei and transferred its duties to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). The only personnel change...
Masonic “Human Fraternity” Advancing Under Francis
April 2019 Edition Now Available — Preview HERE Dear Friends in Christ, Last month marked the sixth anniversary of Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s election to the Papacy (Mar. 13, 2013), one of the most controversial and...