Catholic Church

May 16, 2018

America’s First Black Priest Moves Closer to Sainthood

By Joyce Duriga, Catholic Herald - The canonisation cause of Fr Augustus Tolton received important approval from the Vatican’s historical consultants earlier this year, moving the cause forward... Fr Tolton, a former slave, is the first recognised US diocesan priest of African descent. Chicago Cardinal Francis George opened his cause for canonisation in 2011, giving the priest the title “servant of God.”

May 16, 2018

Pope Francis: Holy Spirit Tells Bishops and Popes When to Step Down

CNA/EWTN News - At the end of his morning homily Tuesday, Pope Francis asked Catholics to pray for priests, bishops, and the pope, who he said, must learn to leave their posts when it becomes necessary... Pope Francis has previously hinted at the possibility that he might resign, saying in 2015 that the Catholic Church should not have “leaders for life,” and noting in 2014 that Pope Benedict XVI’s 2013 resignation “cleared a path” for future papal resignations.

May 16, 2018

Edward P. Sri: Resenting Chastity

By Edward P. Sri, "Resenting Chastity", Lay Witness - Why is virtue resented by many people today? First, living the virtuous life is not easy. It requires a lot of effort, practice, and self-denial. We are constantly battling against our fallen, selfish human nature. This side of the Garden of Eden, it is a lot easier to give in to our emotions and desires than it is to control them. For example, it is easier to indulge our appetite than it is to eat with moderation.

May 16, 2018

Tears of a Tyrant

By Theodore Dalrymple, Taki's Magazine - I think it was Jean Améry who said that once you have been tortured you remain tortured.... At first, it occurred to me that the scene with Kim in the hospital was staged; almost everything in North Korea is, at least everything in which Kim appears. But then I saw that this was not staged, but real. How did I know?