Catholic Church

March 12, 2019

Rev. James V. Schall, S.J.: On the Divine “Plan”

By James V. Schall, S.J., The Catholic Thing - In the Prologue to John’s Gospel, even before Creation itself, the plan had an earlier “beginning” in a Word that was with God; that was God. Within this plan, the race of men was given “dominion” over other existing things. That precise word, “dominion,” did not mean some fancy ecological enterprise to save the planet for as long as possible from the activities of men themselves.

March 12, 2019

Fr. Roger Landry: After the Vatican Summit on the Protection of Minors in the Church

By Fr. Roger Landry, National Catholic Register - At the same time — and it hurts to say this, but out of love for the Church and to prevent future victims, it must be said — Rome 2019 repeated some of the most serious mistakes of Dallas 2002... The U.S. bishops in Dallas didn’t have the courage to address what the data clearly showed was the main part of the crisis: the culture of tolerance for unchastity in the clergy that made it both easier to abuse and harder for Church leaders to eradicate it.

March 12, 2019

Catholic Church Disinivites Politician Who Voted for Abortions Up to Birth From Its St. Patrick’s Day Parade, by Micaiah Bilger

By Micaiah Bilger, LifeNews - A New York lawmaker who voted to legalize abortion for basically any reason up to birth is being rebuked by Catholic leaders in his district... For his pro-abortion vote, state Sen. James Gaughran no longer is invited to the Irish-American Catholic St. Patrick’s Day parade in Huntington, New York, according to The Deacon’s Bench. The local Catholic organization also asked Gaughran to resign from its membership.

March 12, 2019

Msgr. Charles Pope: How Long, O Lord? A Meditation on Anger and Disappointment

By Msgr. Charles Pope - Among the struggles that many face in their spiritual lives is one in which we at times feel angry with God. While the sources of this anger can be varied, they tend to be focused in three areas: the existence of evil and injustice in the world (which God seems to permit), God’s seeming delay in answering our prayers, or some personal setback or trial in our life... The knowledge that God can prevent bad things often leads to the expectation that he should.