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By Fr. Mike Schmitz, Ascension Presents - If you’ve ever been in a conversation where you had to defend the Catholic Faith, people have probably asked you this question. It can be a tough one to answer, but Fr. Mike lays out many reasons why confessing our sins to a priest makes perfect sense. Confession isn’t a man-made tradition of the Church...

By Msgr. Charles Pope - There are many roles that come to mind when one thinks of a parish priest or pastor: he is to celebrate the Liturgy, to preach, to teach, and to care for the people’s pastoral needs… Jeremiah refers to a role many of us would not think of. As he reflects on his prophetic role, Jeremiah says to the Lord, Remember that I stood before you to speak in their behalf, to turn away your wrath from them (Jer 18:20).

Catholic News Agency -The event “is to offer a rich reflection and articulated on a topic that is sometimes unspoken and controversial,” Father Benigno Palilla, an exorcist from Sicily, told Vatican Radio on February 22... Palilla told Vatican Radio that there are 500,000 alleged cases of demonic possession or activity in Italy annually... He said demonic possession claims have tripled in recent years...

By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register - The Letter says neo-Pelagianism refers to individuals who believe themselves to be “radically autonomous,” who presume to be able to save themselves and their own strength, and are unable to recognize that they derive “from God and from others.” Such ways of thinking are “incapable of welcoming the newness of the Spirit of God,”