Catholic Church

April 1, 2021

Equality Act Trashes Truth and Crushes Conscience, by Robert G. Marshall

By Robert G. Marshall, Catholic Culture - President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi want doctors and health care establishments to perform abortions and sex change operations, provide puberty blockers for minors, and assist at suicides even if private conscience and religious rights are violated. Presently, federal and state conscience laws protect doctors, nurses and health care establishments from having to comply with these immoral practices... Biden and Pelosi are promoting a radical rejection of the First Amendment’s Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of our U. S. Constitution.

March 31, 2021

Cardinal Burke Floats ‘Excommunication’ for Biden Over His ‘Aggressive’ Abortion Promotion, by Pete Baklinski

By Pete Baklinski, LifeSiteNews - U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke said that pro-abortion Catholics in public life such as President Joe Biden, who “obstinately and publicly” deny truths of the faith and act against them, must not only be denied Holy Communion but must now face the charge of the “crime of apostasy” where the “canonical penalty” for the guilty is “excommunication.”... “Such a person who claims to be a Catholic and yet promotes in such an open, obdurate, and aggressive way a crime like procured abortion is in the state, at least, of apostasy..."

March 31, 2021

Easter in Lockdown: ‘How Can I Keep From Singing?’ by Phil Lawler

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - The Easter Triduum approaches, promising us the most beautiful and solemn ceremonies in the Catholic liturgical tradition. But this year—like last year—for most Catholics that promise will be unfulfilled... Unless you are one of the fortunate few, you will not hear a performance of Allegri’s haunting Miserere this week. The congregation at your parish will not be invited to join in singing the Stabat Mater on Good Friday, or the traditional joyous hymns on Easter Sunday. ...

March 31, 2021

Aleteia: Everything You Need to Celebrate Holy Wednesday at Home

Aleteia - Here you have the prayers, readings, and everything else you need to celebrate with God's Word... This celebration of the Word of God at home is designed for people who are impeded from participating in the Holy Mass, particularly because of the pandemic... However, this Liturgy of the Word could also constitute a great form of family preparation for Holy Mass at the parish.