Catholic Church

By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy has sent a letter to the governors of 22 states, who are worried about the dangers of the abortion drug mifepristone, telling them he has opened a “real-world” review of it. The high-level study of the drug was initially announced earlier in the week… The abortion pill has killed dozens of women and injured tens of thousands more – and of course it has killed millions of babies… Kennedy and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary wrote to 22 Republican attorneys general informing them of the review, which they said will examine “real-world outcomes and evidence, relating to the safety and efficacy of the drug.”

By Salena Zito, Patriot Post – If you were looking for young people distraught over Sept. 10’s brutal assassination of Charlie Kirk here, you were looking in the wrong place… They went to The Sanctuary church by the busloads. Even Pastor Jason Howard was taken aback by the size and scope of the number of young people who came out on Sunday, Sept. 14, for service… “I’ll be honest with you, I am in my forties, so I was caught off guard by the response from people who are in my church in their twenties. They were much more in tune with Charlie’s influence than I was,” he explained. …

By Alyssa Murphy, National Catholic Register – Allen’s proclamation is motivating more souls to do the same… In the wake of Erika Kirk publicly forgiving husband Charlie Kirk’s killer, in front of millions watching in our country as well as across the world, actor Tim Allen took to social media to announce to his followers that, by seeing her example, he has now found it in his own heart to forgive the man who took his dad’s life more than half a century ago.

By Shawn Fleetwood, The Federalist – The Russia collusion hoax is arguably one of the most harmful and damning scandals in U.S. history — and none of it would have been made possible without corrupt intel hacks like Comey… Thursday’s indictment is welcome news for Americans who still care about the rule of law and delivering justice for those engaged in wrongdoing. Let’s hope these are but a few of the many charges awaiting Russiagate’s other key players, whose damaging antics must be held to account.

By Tyler O’Neil, The Daily Signal – Hillary Clinton’s secret to a “more perfect union”? Marginalize conservative Christian white men…. When MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski asked the former first lady and secretary of state whether America is “still headed toward a ‘more perfect union’” on Wednesday, Clinton attacked conservatives as the reason why the country’s progress is “on pause.”… “The idea of ‘We the People,’ that all men and women are created equal, that seems to be in the crosshairs of those on the Right who want to turn the clock back on the progress that has been made, writing out huge chunks of our history ….

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word – Luke 9:43-45 – 43 And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he did, he said to his disciples, 44 “Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men.” 45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

By Breccan F. Thies, The Federalist – ‘It is alarming that both private companies and public institutions alike appear to be using foreign workers to work in [DEI] roles — placing non-Americans in positions where they are tasked with policing the speech and thought of our own citizens.’… American companies and institutions have utilized the notoriously abused H-1B work visa program to staff diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices, according to documents released by Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo.

By Shaun McAfee, National Catholic Register – St. Pio’s life of holiness stands as a powerful testimony to the redemptive nature of suffering.
St. Pio of Pietrelcina, born Francesco Forgione on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy, is one of the most revered saints of the Catholic Church. From a young age, he demonstrated a deep devotion to God, often experiencing visions and spiritual phenomena that set him apart from his peers. He joined the Capuchins at 15 and took the name Pio in honor of Pope Pius I.

By Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, The Catholic Thing – How hard it will be for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!… Is that true? Jesus said it (Mark 10:23) to His Apostles after the encounter with the rich young man, so it must be true.  In affluent countries where everyone, even the poor, is rich in relative historical terms, Christians are inclined to think that Jesus did not really mean it. Or that it is not really true, and that Jesus was employing the hyperbole (“cut it off”, “pluck it out”) that marked Biblical preaching.

By John Stonestreet , LifeNews – A whistleblower lawsuit against Planned Parenthood under the federal False Claims Act could force the nation’s largest abortion business to repay as much as $1.8 billion in fraudulent Medicaid claims… The lawsuit, filed in 2021 by an anonymous whistleblower identified only as “Doe,” accuses Planned Parenthood of continuing to bill Medicaid for services in Texas and Louisiana even after those states revoked the abortion organization’s eligibility in 2015. The revocations followed undercover videos released by pro-life activist David Daleiden that showed Planned Parenthood altering abortion procedures to harvest and sell aborted baby parts.