Catholic Church

By Janet Morana, National Catholic Register - Respect for human life is not a single issue. That’s the message, as I understand it, in the Apostolic Exhortation “Gaudete et Exsultate” that Pope Francis released today... People must choose their battles, and at Priests for Life, we choose to focus on ending abortion because the right to life is the most foundational right we have as human beings.

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Writing for First Things, Brandon McGinley comments on that “tradition unlike any other,” and the tight control that the hosts of the tournament exert in order to preserve its dignity. There are rules at August National: lots of rules. And they are enforced. Anyone whose behavior threatens the reverential atmosphere is quickly reprimanded. Television broadcasts are carefully scripted, and sardonic commentators are banished.

By Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Integrated Catholic Life - “For God so loved the world that he sent his only Son that whosoever believes in him may not die but may have eternal life.”.. Pope Paul VI, in his landmark letter on evangelization, confirmed that this verse, from this Sunday’s gospel, is indeed is the central theme of the entire bible… So then comes the million dollar question–how could a loving God ever send anyone to hell?.. The answer is very simple. He doesn’t.

By John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews - In his lengthy exhortation released this morning, Pope Francis chastised those who would see abortion as a more important issue than migration. “Some Catholics consider (immigration) a secondary issue compared to the ‘grave’ bioethical questions,” he said. “That a politician looking for votes might say such a thing is understandable, but not a Christian.”