Catholic Church

August 19, 2020

Fr. John P. Cush: What the Council of Ephesus Taught Us About Jesus and Mary

By Father John P. Cush, EWTN News - The Council of Ephesus was the Third Ecumenical Council of the Church. The main issue at stake was, how do we articulate the unity of Christ. In the year 428, the Emperor Theodorius II appointed Nestorius as the Patriarch of Constantinople. Here, it might be important to recall that Constantinople was the only Patriarchate that was not established by an Apostle ...

August 19, 2020

Senator Sticking Up for Catholics, by David Nussman

By David Nussman, Church Militant - Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., penned a letter to U.S A. G. William Barr Aug. 11, asking him to take action against those who attack Catholic churches and statues... "The trend of desecrating Catholic spaces and property must stop," Sen. Kennedy stated. "I trust you are actively working to identify and prosecute those who have committed these destructive acts. I ask that you also focus your efforts on preventing such violence to both Catholic people and property."... "The Founding Fathers considered freedom of religion so integral to the fabric of the nation that they codified it in the First Amendment to the Constitution. We cannot let a handful of people destroy this fundamental right."

August 18, 2020

The US Bishops’ One-Sided ‘Dialogue’ With Joe Biden, by Phil Lawler

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - (W)hen Biden was the vice-president-elect, another Florida prelate, Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, said plainly that pro-abortion politicians should not be barred from Communion. In a revealing blog post, Bishop Lynch said that he took that position because “one keeps open a dialogue with the Joe Bidens of the world.”... And how has the dialogue worked out? Twelve years later Biden is just as firmly committed to legal, tax-subsidized abortion on demand.

August 18, 2020

Catholic Radio Station Promotes Satanism, Violence, by Michael Hichborn

By Michael Hichborn, Church Militant - Founded in 1948, WSOU 89.5 FM is a student-run radio station owned and operated by the Catholic University of New Jersey, Seton Hall. Seton Hall, in turn, is a diocesan university belonging to the archdiocese of Newark. Mere months after McCarrick assumed the office of Newark's new archbishop, WSOU changed its broadcasting format to hard rock and heavy metal.