Catholic Church

By Msgr. Charles Pope - While the value of praying for the living is not widely disputed, praying for the dead is a spiritual work of mercy that has suffered in recent decades. Too many Catholics today “miss a step” when a loved one dies. There are often immediate declarations that the deceased is “in Heaven” or “in a better place.” But Scripture doesn’t say that we go right to Heaven when we die. No, indeed. First, there is a brief stopover at the judgment seat of Christ.

By Fr. Edward Looney, Catholic Exchange - I recommend visiting the graves of our loved ones often to those who experienced the loss of a parent, sibling, child, or friend.  Doing so is quite biblical.  Jesus visited the tomb of Lazarus, only to call him out and raise him from the dead.  On the morning of the Resurrection, Mary Magdalene was on her way to the tomb of Jesus to pay her respects, when she discovered the empty tomb

By Lisa Bourne, LifeSiteNews - The U.S. Church has a serious problem with negligent bishops in the clergy sex abuse crisis, and Pope Francis must act… “I think that Archbishop Viganò responding to Cardinal Ouellet has said very eloquently what’s at stake here,” Murray told Arroyo, and said that Viganò’s testimony may have been lost in the news on the Synod and other things… “We have a serious problem in the United States with negligence by bishops concerning priests who committed sexual abuse,” Murray said.