Catholic Church

By John Cassara, Crisis Magazine - ... China’s involvement in the top twelve categories of transnational crime shows it is the largest actor involved in international lawbreaking. Measuring its involvement in “specified unlawful activities” or predicate offenses to charge money laundering, the PRC is responsible for approximately $2 trillion of illicit proceeds—or roughly one-half of the roughly $4 trillion laundered globally every year... Yet the current pope turns a blind eye to the sins of the CCP. In 2018, Francis agreed to a Vatican-Beijing deal that handed over to the CCP the power to nominate the bishops of the Chinese “Catholic” Church. The details of the agreement are cloaked in secrecy.

By Msgr. Charles Pope - As we examine the Gospel for this weekend’s Mass we do well to understand that is about human desires and how the Lord reaches us through them. Prior to examining the text in detail, let’s consider a few things: What it is that really makes you happy? We desire so many things: food, water, shelter, clothing, and creature comforts. We long for affection, peace, and a sense of belonging. Sometimes we want stability and simplicity, at others we yearn for change and variety. Our hearts are a sea of desires, wishes, and longings. Today’s Gospel says that a woman went to the well to draw water. She represents each one of us and her desire for water is symbolic of all our desires. ...

By Church Militant, Church Militant - What can we give back to the Almighty that He does not already possess? What can we give to God that will add to His infinite grandeur? To Him, Who created all things, my "giving up desserts for 40 days" is of minuscule consequence... But perhaps we can give Him a gift he is sure to accept: "My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a contrite, humbled heart, O God, you will not scorn." (Psalms 51:19)

By E. Christian Brugger, Catholic World Report - In his recent response to “critics on sexual sin, the Eucharist, and LGBT and divorced/remarried Catholics” Cardinal Robert W. McElroy defends the morality of some instances of sex between LGBT and divorced and remarried Catholics... I reply here to four problems with his defense: it proposes 1) a misleading conception of conscience ...