Catholic Church

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.

By Shane Kapler, Catholic Exchange - As Catholic parents we want to do absolutely everything in our power to help our kids develop a relationship with the Blessed Trinity that will sustain them into eternity. In short—we want to raise saints. But how do we do that? Well, I recently met a gentleman, Patrick O’Hearn, who spent the last three years trying to figure that out.

By Hadley Arkes, The Catholic Thing - Not long after Roe v. Wade was decided (1973), a notable figure in medical research opined that the Court had not been liberal enough in fashioning this right to have an abortion virtually through the end of the pregnancy.  He suggested that the parents be given four or five more days to gauge any disabilities in the child and whether they wished to keep her alive.