Catholic Church

October 25, 2023

Islam and Christian Realism, by Francis X. Maier

By Francis X. Maier, The Catholic Thing - Whoever knows the Old and New Testaments, and then reads the Koran, clearly sees the process by which it completely reduces Divine Revelation [emphasis in original]. It is impossible not to note the movement away from what God said about Himself, first in the Old Testament through the Prophets, and then finally in the New Testament through His Son. In Islam, all the richness of God’s self-revelation, which constitutes the heritage of the Old and New Testaments, has definitely been set aside.... – St. John Paul II, from Crossing the Threshold of Hope

October 25, 2023

Catholic Bishops Need to Vocally Speak Out Against Abortion, by Christopher Manion Ph.D.

By Christopher Manion Ph.D., LifeNews - Today, the few pro-family advocates at the USCCB are squirreled away in a tiny office in the conference’s D.C. headquarters, while our bishops advocate an endless stream of political programs that lie in the realm that properly belongs to the laity... And what about the family? As Cardinal Dolan observed in 2012, America’s bishops’ have suffered from “laryngitis over speaking about issues of chastity and sexual morality” for years... The truths of Humanae Vitae are timeless. One hundred years ago, America’s bishops clearly and steadfastly defended them. Today they’ve mostly gone silent.

October 25, 2023

Pope Francis Set to Attend UN ‘Climate Change’ Conference in Dubai: Reports, by Michael Haynes

By Michael Haynes, LifeSiteNews - The Pope has gone so far as to sign the Vatican up to the principles of the Agreement in 2022... Should he in fact attend the COP28 event as reports suggest, it would indeed be the first such occasion that a Pope has done so... The Pope’s previous environmental text, Laudato Si’, led to the birth of a global movement which links “climate change” activism to the Pope’s words. The Laudato Si’ Movement issues calls to divest from fossil fuels, and aims to “turn Pope Francis’ encyclical letter Laudato Si’ into action for climate and ecological justice.”

October 24, 2023

The Role of Mary in Mental Prayer, by Anthony Lilles

By Anthony Lilles, Catholic Exchange - Popular devotion is very important for contemplative prayer. Holy images, beautiful churches, holy shrines, rosaries, and Eucharistic Adoration are given to us to dispose us to a deeper encounter with God. Mary is of special importance... Different cultures have developed different expressions of Marian piety. These sources of contemplative prayer need to be rediscovered and promoted now more than ever. Her witness to maternal love and obedience to God keeps before us all that is good, noble, and true.