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January 24, 2020

Debunking the Myth That Today’s Communion in the Hand Revives an Ancient Custom, by Peter Kwasniewski

By Peter Kwasniewski, LifeSiteNews - In his comments, the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments returned to a favorite theme of many of his speeches and writings: the urgent need to recover a reverent manner of distributing and receiving Holy Communion. Like Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Sarah is a strong proponent of reception on the tongue by faithful who are kneeling. The consistent good example and lucid teaching on this matter from Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Arinze, Cardinal Cañizares, Cardinal Burke, Cardinal Sarah, and Bishop Athanasius Schneider, among others, have led countless Catholics to return to the traditional manner of receiving Our Lord.

January 23, 2020

Two Crises, One Thing Necessary, by Dan Burke

By Dan Burke, Crisis Magazine - There is no arguing that we are facing a crisis of immense proportions in the Church. We most likely wince at the daily headlines of scandal, accusations, cover-ups, doublespeak, and unfaithfulness to vows, teaching, and immorality within the hierarchy of the Church—all of which leave her vulnerable and disreputable at exactly the time when the world most desperately needs her moral leadership… If you suspect that our enemy is employing a deliberate and tauntingly ironic strategy, you are correct.

January 23, 2020

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: Abortion and Preaching to the Choir

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - But when God’s law is clearly violated, we expect priests to stand up in opposition to evil and, as necessary, suffer the consequences. The largest number of imprisoned priests in history—over 2,000—was in the Dachau concentration camp during World War II, because these priests had opposed the Nazis. On the other hand, we are disappointed to learn that Nazis and Communists successfully bullied many priests and bishops into silence.

January 23, 2020

Trump Makes Mexico ‘Play Ball’, by Chad Groening

By Chad Groening, OneNewsNow - Illegal crossings across the border have plummeted following the Trump administration's requirement that asylum seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. court. More than 55,000 asylum seekers were returned to Mexico to wait for hearings through November -- ten months after the policy was introduced in San Diego… "We've seen an almost 80 percent decline in the number of Central American apprehensions at the U.S. border, and that's because they're all bottled up down in south Mexico, or they've gone home, or they're not even trying anymore," Bensman explains.