Catholic Church

By Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine - It seems that pro-lifers are not-so pro-life. According to a recent Gallup poll, 46 percent of Americans identify as pro-life, but only 18 percent say that abortion should be “illegal in all” circumstances. So what accounts for this moral confusion?

By Msgr. Charles Pope, National Catholic Register - In this sort of climate, what is God to do? In many cases, it does not seem that reasoning with people can or will bear fruit. The hardness of heart and the self-righteous attitudes of increasing numbers, who arrogantly reject even the most obvious moral guidance, brings the dire conclusion that the only viable solution is a punishment so severe that all arrogant self-reliance will be impossible.... For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

By Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV, Catholic Exchange - There are so many things that we cannot explain or understand about such evil in our times. The fact that we cannot also predict these evils or avoid them adds to our fears. Our future appears both uncertain and scary. How can we ever find peace in such a chaotic world with violence that we cannot predict, avoid, or understand?

By Bishop Robert F. Vasa, EWTN News - The chancery was also in the heart of a severely fire-damaged part of the city but fortunately was entirely spared. I am not able to go to the chancery since it remains in the mandatory evacuation zone. Also, the power is out in that area so there is no possibility of working from there today and for the unforeseeable future.