Catholic Church

By Eric Sammons, Crisis Magazine - We must always keep in mind this distinction between power and authority. Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick for decades had the support of high-ranking Church officials, even though many knew of his monstrous misdeeds. Why? Because he had immense power in the Church, even after he was retired and had little to no authority.

By Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, Integrated Catholic - I love holidays. I love family. The two just seem to go together, don’t they? Some holidays are joyful gatherings, some not so much. We are all too human, as the saying goes. But I say, give me holidays and family any day; warts and all! Especially give me Christmas, one of the two greatest of all holiday celebrations, if you ask me!

By Maximilian Doty, OnePeterFive - The bishop begins the Mass. I will go to the altar of God… Send forth Thy light and Thy truth... As was previously posted here on OnePeterFive, before dawn on December 11th, Bishop Conley, ordinary of Lincoln, Nebraska offered a Pontifical Solemn Rorate Mass at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Newman Center... Many woke early that Saturday morning to worship in so sublime a way — totaling four hundred faithful, many of whom were students.