Monthly Archives: February 2016

Originally at: http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/4604/the_jesuit_the_monk_and_the_malaise_of_the_west.aspx by Dr. Samuel Gregg Twenty-five years ago, one of the 20th century’s greatest Catholic theologians passed away in the Avenue de Breteuil in Paris in the care of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Born in 1896 as the … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/opinion/sunday/death-the-prosperity-gospel-and-me.html?_r=1 by KATE BOWLER Durham, N.C. — ON a Thursday morning a few months ago, I got a call from my doctor’s assistant telling me that I have Stage 4 cancer. The stomach cramps I was suffering from were not … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a34905/matthew-teague-wife-cancer-essay/ by Matthew Teague Most of September 17, 2012, has evaporated from my mind. I still have a few memories. I have the way the surgeon’s voice shook. I remember my wife calling my name while she was still … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/4545/behind_the_scenes_at_vatican_ii.aspx by Peter M.J. Stravinskas On January 29, 1959, Pope John XXIII shocked the Church and the world with his announcement at the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls in Rome that he was convoking the first ecumenical council … Continue reading →