Catholic Church

November 5, 2018

Fr. Mark Goring, CC: Viganò Confirmed by Sullins Report (Watch Video)

Fr. Mark Goring, Companions of the Cross, Catholic Charismatic Center, Director - "Now is the time to straighten out the Church!"....

November 5, 2018

St. John of Avila: How to Begin Saving Your Soul

By St. John of Avila, Catholic Exchange - When a man first has the use of his reason, he should begin so to regulate his life that when death comes, his days may all have been spent in preparation for worthily receiving the crown of glory. When maturer age, the forerunner of death, arrives, he must repent and make amends for any past negligence. This is the time to renew our courage and to exert ourselves to remedy the weaknesses of our youth.....

November 5, 2018

Catholic Bishops Promised Reform in Sex-Abuse Scandal. But They Didn’t Look at Their Own Misdeeds (Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer)

By Jenn Abelson, Thomas Farragher, Boston Globe Staff and Jeremy Roebuck, Julia Terruso and William Bender of the Philadelphia Inquirer Staff - More than 130 US bishops — or nearly one-third of those still living — have been accused during their careers of failing to adequately respond to sexual misconduct in their dioceses, according to a Boston Globe and Philadelphia Inquirer examination of court records, media reports, and interviews with church officials, victims, and attorneys… At least 15… have themselves been accused of committing such abuse or harassment.

November 5, 2018

February’s Meeting of Bishops Will Not Succeed Without a Radical Change of Culture

By Christopher Altieri, Catholic Herald - February is still a good way off, but it is not as far off as it might seem. Presumably, the Vatican is already busily preparing for the meeting of the heads of the world’s bishops’ conferences, scheduled for February 21-24. There’s a lot riding on the meeting. To say that public perception of the Pope’s handling of the burgeoning global crisis is not good would put one in the running for understatement of the year....