Catholic Church

September 6, 2017

Let’s Stop Pretending: Something DID Go Wrong After Vatican II

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - If an entirely objective social scientist were to study the Catholic Church in the second half of the twentieth century, he would see one fact staring him straight in the face: the Church experienced a precipitous decline in the Western world during that time.

September 6, 2017

A BISHOP SPEAKS! Bishop Tobin: Ending DACA Shatters Lives. So Does Abortion

CNA, Sept. - Many Americans are justifiably outraged at the lives that will be shattered by the cancellation of DACA – but that same sentiment should extend to the unborn lives cut short by abortion, said Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence, R.I.... “At the same time, I wonder about the stunning lack of concern and compassion for the many unborn children who also don’t have a chance to live in our country because their lives are terminated by the cruel and violent practice of abortion”

September 6, 2017

The Seven Sorrows Rosary: Solace for Suffering Souls

By Maura Roan McKeegan, Catholic Exchange - It sounds strange: How could meditating on suffering help ease my suffering? Yet, in the paradox of the Cross, it did. In the hardest moments, praying through the Seven Sorrows helped me to remember that heaven understands how it feels to suffer. Walking with Mary was like having the dearest friend beside me to help me endure the pain.

September 5, 2017

Happy Labor Day! A Christian Vision of Work

By Deacon Keith A. Fournier, The Stream - On this Labor Day weekend, we’re invited to honor human work and all human workers… As Christians, we know that our work has dignity because we’re created in the image and likeness of God. Our age has lost sight of the true dignity of work because we have lost sight of the dignity of the worker.