Catholic Church

September 19, 2020

Waiting for the “Spring”, by Stephen P. White

By Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing - When Pope John Paul II announced a Great Jubilee to mark the dawn of the third Christian millennium, he spoke boldly of a “new springtime of Christian life.” The Jubilee promised to be a crowning moment in a pontificate filled with great achievements. The pope had begun his pontificate by exhorting the Church to “Be not afraid!” He finished the Great Jubilee on a similar theme, echoing the Lord’s command to his disciples: Duc in altum! Put out into the deep! The Great Jubilee came to a close on the Feast of the Epiphany, 2001.

September 18, 2020

Adoration: The Most Perfect Prayer, Raoul Plus, S.J.

By Raoul Plus, S.J., Catholic Exchange - We may pray to adore, to give thanks, to implore pardon, or to ask for the graces we need. But whereas, in the last three cases, our thought comes back to ourselves, in the first, we forget ourselves entirely and think of God alone... If I give thanks, it is because I have received; if I implore pardon, it is because I have sinned; if I ask, it is because I need. I am never absent from my prayer. But in the prayer of adoration, the only person considered is God, to whom I pray.

September 18, 2020

Biden Presidency ‘An Existential Threat,’ Says Catholic Group

By Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow - Catholic Vote is the group running a $9.7 million ad campaign in six swing states to draw attention to Democrat Joe Biden's campaign for president... Brian Burch, who heads the organization, tells OneNewsNow that Biden, who professes to be a devout Catholic... "He began as pro-life; he moved to pro-abortion; and now he's even in favor of taxpayer funding of abortion," Burch summarizes. "Of course, for Catholics the sanctity of life is the foundational issue. The USCCB called abortion the preeminent issue because of the number of lives lost and because it takes place within the sanctuary of the family."

September 18, 2020

Dear Bishop: Fr. Altman Deserves Your Praise, Not Threats, for Telling Catholics They Can’t Be Democrats, by Mary Ann Kreitzer

By Mary Ann Kreitzer, LifeSiteNews - Many of our members have watched and listened to the edifying sermons by Fr. James Altman and remarked on what a blessing he must be to his bishop for speaking the truth with clarity and charity about the moral obligation of Catholics, particularly our shepherds, to defend intrinsic moral issues.