Catholic Church

By Peter M.J. Stravinskas, Catholic World Report - By now, unless you live under a rock or gave up all media for Lent, you have heard of the debacle that played out at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York (“America’s parish church”) on February 15 with the obsequies for one Cecilia Gentili. At this moment in the season of introspection and conversion, we can take to heart St. Paul’s admonition, “now is the acceptable time” (2 Cor 6:2), to ask just what happened, how it happened, and what lessons can be learned, so as to obviate a repeat performance. ...

By Gene Thomas Gomulka, Complicit Clergy - As a sex abuse victims’ advocate, I am often contacted by priests or former seminarians who are unjustly disciplined by bishops, rectors, vocation directors, or pastors for reporting clerical sexual predation or homosexual misconduct. In ​most cases, the ​victims or whistleblower​s ​are heterosexually oriented clerics and seminarians​, while ​the predators,  bishops, and superiors are often closeted homosexual​s.

By Michael J. Matt, Editor, The Remnant - An embarrassing Ukrainian retreat for Zelensky has even managed to turn Neocon Lindsey into an America firster again... Speaking of which, in a 45-second soundbite Robert Kennedy, Jr., provides the whole truth about NATO’s war in Ukraine that left the Lefties feeling left out... Speaking of Lefties, Taylor Swift and her gal friend go full on Luciferian at the Super Bowl but only after America’s sweetheart had played Satan in a new music video they did together. ....

By Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap., The Catholic Thing - The Gospel reading this year on the first Sunday in Lent is Mark’s summary account of Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness. Matthew’s Gospel provides a fuller depiction, and I will theologically examine both here... To grasp the significance of Jesus’ temptations we first need to know what immediately preceded it. John the Baptist was baptizing in the Jordan in preparation for the coming of the Messiah. Jesus came to him to be baptized.