Catholic Church

By Jerome German, Crisis Magazine - For twenty years I, with my wife and our family, attended a certain small-town Midwest parish church. The pastor, Fr. George Mehok, was a devotee of the English writer G.K. Chesterton. In fact, I don’t recall a single homily of his that did not contain at least one Chesterton quote. However, I did not read or even see a book by Chesterton for many years—his works were simply hard to find.

By Claude Beard, LifeSiteNews - Loss of membership – or straightforward non-membership – is not, in itself, a punishment at all. It is just the factual state of having departed from the profession of faith... We are just apprehending facts when we say that Francis has affirmed things contrary to revealed doctrine; is aware of this contradiction and perseveres anyway; repeatedly reaffirms the errors after warnings, requests and accusations; that he has a duty as a Christian, let alone of any offices held, to profess the faith in this situation; and that he refuses to do so.

By Kristine Christlieb, Church Militant - A Jordanian-American businessman is recruited to help launch a new Catholic university in his native country. When he refuses to green-light several questionable multimillion-dollar business deals, the Vatican sacks him, confiscates his property, breaks its contracts with him and drives him out of his country in disgrace. He's suing the Holy See and nearly 20 other defendants for $31 million, in a California court. ...

By David Kilby, Catholic Exchange - When the bishops say to reach out to small groups and families, they’re talking about people like you and me: readers of Catholic publications and blogs who are more likely than not involved in a Catholic community. They’re not only reaching out to us though. They’re also relying on us to reach out to others.