Catholic Church

January 4, 2018

Alice Von Hilderbrand: The Secular War on the Supernatural

By Alice Von Hilderbrand - The supernatural is the greatest gift that God has given us… The supernatural is a partaking in God’s very life. There is not one single religion that can compete with Christianity, a religion allowing us to become God-like by participation in His life… The supernatural is something that could never have been invented by the most inventive human person. The supernatural is a new song, a new music coming from above that never entered man’s head…

January 4, 2018

Cardinal Burke: Homosexuality is ‘Abnormal,’ Church Should Not Apologize for Her Teaching

By Claire Chretien, LifeSiteNews - The Catholic Church doesn’t need to ask forgiveness for its teachings on sexual morality, Cardinal Raymond Burke said in a new interview… Burke, one of the dubia cardinals and best-known defenders of Catholic orthodoxy around the world, addressed the Pope’s June 2016 claim that the Church should apologize to homosexuals. He blasted abortion and homosexual acts as “absolutely unacceptable” and “against the nature that God has created for us.”

January 4, 2018

Paying it Forward Until. . .

By Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing - Is it indelicate to suggest, instead, that “the problem” started much further back? Each annulment case the tribunal must consider is a failure in marriage preparation. If the Church can legitimately annul so many marriages each year, then she must face the grim truth that each year thousands of Catholic couples are not being prepared to marry validly. Trying to deal with the problem at the annulment stage is like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet hole.

January 4, 2018

Fr. Mike Schmitz: The Secret to Sticking to a New Year’s Resolution (Video)

By Fr. Mike Schmitz, Ascension Press - So you felt a strong wave of inspiration and became determined to make a New Year’s resolution. Great. Now what? In this video, Fr. Mike teaches how to strike a balance between great change and manageable consistency, so you can tackle that resolution with determination and wisdom. By starting with small steps and plotting a course of action, you will experience what it means to be faithful and become who God is calling you to be by the end of the year.