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By John Schroeter, Catholic Exchange - “He that follows Me shall not walk in darkness,” says the Lord. These are the words of Christ, by which we are reminded that we must copy His life and conduct if we wish to be truly enlightened and to be delivered from all blindness of heart. To meditate on the life of Jesus should therefore be our chief study… Thus begins the great work known, loved, and venerated for six centuries as The Imitation of Christ, first published in 1418 by the German-Dutch monk and scribe, Thomas Hemerken of Kempen, better known as Thomas à Kempis…“The Imitation” became, and has remained, after the Bible, the most widely read and translated book in the world, and certainly the most influential of Christian devotional writings.

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Just about one year ago, the members of the USCCB voted down a resolution that would have, in respectful terms, “encouraged” the Vatican to release documents relevant to the case of the disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick… This week, in a report to the USCCB, Cardinal Sean O’Malley said that he expected the Vatican to provide a report on the McCarrick affair “soon.”… When they voted against that resolution last year, the American bishops were expressing their confidence that the Vatican would provide some clarity “soon,” without unnecessary prodding. No such luck.

LifeSiteNews, Nov 13, 2019 - The young man that Bishop Athanasius Schneider has called a hero for his daring actions in Rome, made his first appearance in America on Tuesday night in Virginia. LifeSiteNews Washington, D.C. Correspondent Claire Chretien was on hand at the Tradition, Family and Property House to talk to Alexander Tschuggeul about the movement that he hopes will kick off a revival in the Catholic world.

By George Weigel, Catholic World Report - During the 2001 Synod of Bishops, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, who’d suffered through a lot of synodal speechifying and small-group discussions over the years, made a trenchant observation: “Jesus Christ didn’t intend his Church to be governed by a committee.”