Catholic Church

By John A. Monaco, Crisis Magazine - Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School— the Jesuit-run high school which famously disobeyed the Archdiocese of Indianapolis over its refusal to fire a teacher in a same-sex union— continues to pride itself in its LGBT inclusivity. The school, which is named after a Jesuit martyr tortured and killed for preaching the Faith to the Iroquois (something that today would be considered a colonialist “microaggression”), is hosting a “Pride Week” ....

By Msgr. Charles Pope - What is honor? The full etymology of the word is debated, but what seems most likely is that it comes from the Latin word honos, which, though translated as “honor,” also points to the word “onus,” which means “weight” or refers to something heavy. Hence, to honor someone is to appreciate the weight, significance, or burden of something he has done. It is to acknowledge that he carried a great burden well, that he withstood a heavy load, that what he did was weighty, significant.

By Michael W. Chapman, CNSNews - Sister Deirdre Byrne, a surgeon and retired Army colonel who spoke at the 2020 RNC, said the ongoing political and cultural conflicts in the US are not at root "between Republicans and Democrats" but "between the Devil, who is real, and Our Lord."... "This battle we face is not a battle between Republicans and the Democrats, it’s not conservatives or liberals, or left versus right... This is a battle between the Devil, who is real, and Our Lord.”

By Kathy Schiffer, EWTN News - Every year, 19 days after Pentecost, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. But where did that tradition originate?... Devotion to the wounded heart of Jesus has its origins in the eleventh century, when pious Christians meditated on the Five Wounds of Christ.