Catholic Church

By Dwight Longenecker - I should point out that if anyone is taken in by the propaganda pumped out by the National Not Catholic Reporter, and imagines that the Ecumenical Catholic Communion is some sort of wonderful new movement of the Holy Spirit–it is nothing of the sort. In fact there are loads of independent Catholic Churches–groups that have split away from the Church

By Ed Condon, Catholic Herald - For all the fanfare surrounding new Vatican departments and commissions aimed at cleaning up the curia, the corruption seems, if anything, worse than ever.. (his) aversion to the formal way of doing things is personal as much as structural: five years into his reign, Pope Francis is still suspicious of – and reportedly even downright hostile towards – many of the curial rank and file whom he suspects of not being supportive of him

By Mother Angelica, Catholic Exchange - Yes, Jesus will bear fruit in you if you cooperate with His Grace. Grace comes with repentance, Confession, Communion, prayer, Sacraments, Scripture, Good Works — love, faith and hope... We are only earthenware jars that hold this treasure, to make it clear that such an overwhelming power comes from God and not from us. (2 Cor. 4:7)

Fr. Mike Schmitz, Ascension Presents - In this week’s video from Fr. Mike, he discusses why confessing the same sins over and over isn’t entirely a bad thing. He also offers some ways we can make our confessions more effective in helping us avoid those same sins in the future. The practice of  naming, confessing, and renouncing our sins in Jesus’ name before, during, or after confession is one suggestion....