Catholic Church

July 13, 2018

Fr. Mike Schmitz: What Boredom Can Teach Us (Video)

By Fr. Mike Schmitz, Ascension Presents - When the summer days get long and hot, the gift of free time can become the burden of boredom. In this video, Fr. Mike shows us how boredom can also be a gift if we take the time to be creative, instead of just looking for something to distract us like food or social media.

July 13, 2018

Catholic Bishops Hide Seminarian Sex Scandal Under Border Crisis

By John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews - In a media coup that beggars belief, the bishops in the know managed to have the mainstream media not only looking the other way but in fact cheering them on while at the same time one of the most serious revelations of sexual abuse by one of their senior members garnered little notice… Several bishops were feted in the media for issuing statements slamming President Trump’s tougher standards at the border as “immoral” and calling it a “right to life” issue. One bishop went so far as to suggest excommunication for Catholic border guards involved in implementing Trump’s immigration policy.

July 13, 2018

St. Benedict’s Rule: Fr. Mark Goring, CC (Video)

Fr. Mark Goring, Companions of the Cross, Catholic Charismatic Center, Director

July 13, 2018

The “Francis Effect” Five Years Out

By John M. Vella, Crisis Magazine - In his recent book on Pope Francis, Lost Shepherd, Philip Lawler reminds us that the papacy should be a source of Church unity. However, as Lawler points out, under the current pontiff this is not so. He lays out two reasons why: the first is Francis’s autocratic style and the second is the divisive program he is advancing… He hopes that his book will encourage Catholics to rely more on consistent Church teaching from reliable sources like the Catechism, while also calling upon bishops to do their part by preserving and proclaiming traditional teachings to the faithful in defiance of Roman designs.