Catholic Church

By Fr. Maurice Meschler, Crisis Magazine - Saint Joseph, therefore, bade adieu to Bethlehem with sincere gratitude to the people who may have befriended him, but above all with thanksgiving to God for all the many joys occasioned by the birth, manifestation, and circumcision of the Child who had been given to him there. The road to Jerusalem led again over the plain of Rephaim, which at this time was resplendent in the adornments of spring.

By Veronica Nygaard, Crisis Magazine - “The school was committed to being a real Catholic school: our mission came from the Baltimore Catechism, namely, that we are to know, love, and serve God in this world and be happy with Him in the next,” Middleton said. “We upheld the supernatural vision that God enlightens us through Scripture, tradition, and the Magisterium..." ...“Our initial board meetings resembled something like a pirate ship rather than a church meeting,” Middleton said, “because we knew we were fighting a battle, a battle for the souls of these children.”

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - Bureaucratic elites desire more than compliance. They want our hearts, souls, and minds. “Diversity, equity, and inclusion” training officers behave like KGB agents (or the dread “flying monkeys” in The Wizard of Oz). They monitor expressions of dissent on the job and social media and administer pedantic training modules to ensure “best practices.” Corporate executives are also captive to politically-correct interests because they fear the effects on their careers, company profits, and reputations. ...

By Joan Frawley Desmond, EWTN News - Bishop Daly was among a number of U.S. Church leaders who worried about whether the faithful would view the new framework as both effective and credible... “My concern initially was that you have to involve laypeople with a level of competency in law enforcement,” he said. “Because even if a metropolitan archbishop is well-intentioned, some of the public will still see the ‘old-boys’ club” at work — a concern he deemed to be reasonable, given the recent scandals.