Catholic Church

December 11, 2018

Phil Lawler: Oh, Good. In February the Pope Might Make a Statement About Abuse

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Give John Allen credit for honesty, in his analysis (for Crux) of what we can expect from the February meeting at the Vatican to discuss the sex-abuse crisis. Not much: Almost by definition, Americans are likely to be frustrated with what may seem the scant results of the February meeting... It will be a short meeting, Allen observes, and the agenda is restricted. A large number of the participating bishops are still not convinced that this really is a crisis. Dramatic action is unlikely...

December 11, 2018

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski: No Matter How Bad You Think the Corruption Is, It’s Worse

By Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, OnePeterFive - The difference with the clerical sodomites is that they become professional apostates. It is not enough for them not to believe in the sacraments; they must make others not believe in them as well. They will not stop twisting and mutilating the Church until she blesses their sin, along with many other sins. To achieve their goals, they must wreak havoc on every last aspect of the Church. This is what the faithful must stop – forget about the contemptible bureaucracy of the USCCB with its well heeled lawyers and slick marketeers.

December 11, 2018

Fr. Bill Peckman: If a Man Wouldn’t Make a Good Husband & Dad, He Won’t Be a Good Priest Either

Fr. Bill Peckman, ChurchPop - I think the current scandals in the Church scream that loud and clear… A good husband is totally faithful to his wife. A good priest is totally faithful to the Church… A good husband teaches his children how to totally love their mother. A good priest teaches his flock how to totally love Christ and His Church.

December 11, 2018

Philip Kosloski: Did Charles Dickens have a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary?

By Philip Kosloski, Aleteia - He describes the spirit who visited him as dressed in "blue drapery, as the Madonna might in a picture by Raphael."... In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, character Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits who show him the error of his ways and lead him to a conversion of life. It is a classic Christmas tale that has survived the test of time.