Catholic Church

By Msgr. Charles Pope - This Sunday’s readings speak to us of the power of persistent prayer. The first reading (Exodus 17:8-13) in particular depicts prayer quite powerfully. In it, we can discern six fundamental teachings on prayer… I. The Problem for Prayer – In those days, Amalek came and waged war against Israel. None of us like problems, but one good thing about them is that they help to keep us praying. Israel was at war and her enemies were strong; it was time to pray.

by Christine Henzig, Church Militant - The Milwaukee Chapter of Catholics United for the Faith (CUF) — which has blown the whistle on the local Catholic hierarchy for green-lighting LGBTQ activities within the archdiocese — has given its highest annual award to the Catholic Church's most prominent whistleblower of late: Abp. Carlo Maria Viganò… Archbishop Viganò, a former papal nuncio to the United States who has accused "the very top of the Church's hierarchy" of covering up systematic homosexual predation, was honored Saturday by 100 attendees of the Milwaukee CUF chapter with an award recognizing "zeal for the priesthood, leadership of the laity and fidelity to the Magisterium."

By Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing - The Synod on the Amazon resumes today for its third and final week. Things slowed down over the weekend, so today’s synod report will be brief; we wait to see what will develop as the last days unfold… The ultimate outcome is not much in doubt, owing to the fact that the main lines were baked into the Working Document. In addition, the people selected to participate are almost exclusively of a certain orientation that’s not only Latin American, but even from the “peripheries” of Latin America.

By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency - At least four of the 12 language groups at the Amazon synod overtly propose the ordination of married men to the priesthood in summary reports published by the Vatican Friday, with the majority of the discussion groups expressing openness to the idea… “We ask, Holy Father, that you accept, for the Pan Amazon region, men to the priestly ministry and women to the diaconate, preferably indigenous, respected and recognized by their community, even if they already have a constituted and stable family, in order to assure the sacraments that accompany and sustain the Christian life of the community”...