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June 9, 2018

What You Should Know About the Immaculate Heart of Mary

By Gretchen Filz, The Catholic Company - One of the most popular Marian devotions in the Catholic Church today is that of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, often honored alongside the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This devotion has its roots in Sacred Scripture, which makes frequent mention of Mary’s contemplative heart, for example in Luke 2:19: “But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.”... According to Catholic doctrine, Mary is the Immaculate Conception; that is, in preparation for the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Holy Trinity in her womb, Mary was conceived without the corruption of original sin....

June 9, 2018

The Holy Mass is a Sacrifice — Never Forget That

By Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register - Catholicism is the one religion in the modern world today that still offers a sacrifice on a regular basis… the Catholic Church is the only religion that still maintains a full sacrificial system through the mystery of the Mass—and does so worldwide at every altar, every day… Why is this? Why have sacrifices pretty much died out everywhere, yet it remains within Catholicism? Because the cross of Christ is the “one, full, final sacrifice.” On the cross the sacrificial systems of the world were fulfilled. All was completed. The Mass is the daily remembrance of that one, full, final sacrifice.

June 9, 2018

Louisiana Spent Over $1 Million Defending Against Pro-Abortion Lawsuits

By Calvin Freiburger, LifeSiteNews - Louisiana also recently approved a ban on abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy, but that law won’t be going to court, as it has a provision delaying it from taking effect until the fate of a similar law in Mississippi is decided... “We will exhaust every legal option we have to ensure these laws are upheld,” Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry said, explaining the state relied on its own attorneys and outside counsel. “In Louisiana, it is clear, we will not put a price tag on an innocent, unborn child.”

June 8, 2018

Why is Cardinal Parolin Attending a Bilderberg Group Meeting?

By Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald - The Bilderberg Group is meeting in Turin this week, and Cardinal Pietro Parolin will be present. Cardinal Parolin is the Vatican’s Secretary of State, arguably the most senior official in the Vatican and the nearest thing the Holy See has to a prime minister... The Bilderberg Group is viewed by conspiracy theorists as something of a shadow world government, but a quick look at the list of participants, published on its website, reveals something a lot less threatening.