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May 3, 2021

Fr. Ed Broom: Ten Ways to Celebrate May, the Month of Mary

By Fr. Ed Broom, OMV, Catholic Exchange - May is the month of Mary... Mary is the Daughter of God the Father, the Mother of God the Son and the Mystical Spouse of the Holy Spirit, the Queen of the angels, saints, of heaven and earth. And St. Louis de Montfort acclaims her as the Queen of all hearts and God’s masterpiece of creation... The saints acclaim in powerful, inspired and often poetic terms the glories of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

May 3, 2021

CNA: Louisiana Diocese Ends Mask Requirement at Mass, but Bishop Advises ‘Continued Vigilance’

CNA - A Louisiana bishop has lifted mask requirements for Mass in several of the state’s cities... “While masks will no longer be required for those attending Mass in our diocesan Catholic churches, I do still strongly encourage those at Mass to continue to wear masks, and also to socially distance themselves as best they can,” said Bishop Shelton Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux..

May 3, 2021

Let’s Not Be Reasonable, by Robert B. Greving

By Robert B. Greving, Crisis Magazine - A good description of the devil is “one who comes along when I’m very tired and suggests something very reasonable that I know I shouldn’t do.” This came to mind when seeing the responses to the recent Vatican reiteration of the Church’s teaching on homosexual acts. Some dismissed it; some of us were pleasantly surprised. Many, however, who do not (necessarily?) want to change the teaching, once again expressed pique at the words “inherently disordered” to define homosexual tendencies.

May 1, 2021

This Papal Reform Is a Blockbuster, by Phil Lawler

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Early this week, in a a pair of essays... the Pope unleashed two significant reforms, announced yesterday and today... Today’s announcement—that cardinals and bishops may be required to face charges before the Vatican’s criminal tribunals—was certainly significant. But the previous day’s news was a veritable blockbuster.