Monthly Archives: April 2016

Originally at: http://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2016/04/11/franciss_field_hospital_for_the_family_.html by Robert Barron On a spring day about five years ago, when I was rector of Mundelein Seminary, Francis Cardinal George spoke to the assembled student body. He congratulated those proudly orthodox seminarians for their devotion to the dogmatic … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://christiancentury.org/article/2016-03/making-saints-africa by Philip Jenkins Since earliest times, churches have recognized holy individuals as saints. Through the Middle Ages, Christian communities identified and venerated their own local spiritual heroes. In modern times, the Roman Catholic Church formalized and centralized its process … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2016/03/31/why-social-media-will-shape-vatican-iii/   By Archbishop Mark Coleridge Early in 2015 I was elected to represent the Australian bishops at the second of the two Synods on marriage and the family. Before I left for Rome, I was asked if I’d … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.cruxnow.com/faith/2016/04/03/how-even-the-busiest-people-can-find-time-to-pray/ by: Father James Martin, S.J. Not long ago a young man who sees me for spiritual direction said his prayer life was unsatisfying.  After asking what he meant, I asked the obvious question: “How often are you praying?” … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.wsj.com/article_email/the-little-sisters-vs-notre-dame-1459811818-lMyQjAxMTI2MDA3NTYwNzU2Wj by William McGurn In the Bing Crosby classic “The Bells of St. Mary’s,” a nun teaches a bullied boy to fight back, even though she herself believes in turning the other cheek. This coming Saturday, the Little Sisters of … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/ Francis’ Feast – Pope’s Hymn to Family “Is A Matter of Reaching Out to Everyone” When you get to the part of Amoris Laetitia where the Pope says, “I certainly value feminism,” seeing the statement in a … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.libertylawsite.org/book-review/an-enlightened-faith/#sthash.7UZNMl7l.dpuf by Samuel Gregg In his book Catholics and Unbelievers in Eighteenth Century France (1939), the historian R.R. Palmer wrote that on the whole, it must be confessed that the thought of the Age of Enlightenment, more than that of … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.russellmoore.com/2016/04/04/why-porn-kills-sex/ by Russell Moore This week’s TIME magazine features a cover story on a new initiative against Internet pornography. These anti-porn activists, though, aren’t the caricatured pursed-lip moralists. They are instead young men who say that pornography has compromised their … Continue reading →

The official English text of Pope Francis’ Divine Mercy Vigil address. Dear brothers and sisters, Good evening! With joy and thanksgiving we come together to share this time of prayer that begins Mercy Sunday. It is a liturgical feast which … Continue reading →

Originally at: http://www.realclearreligion.org/articles/2016/04/01/the_clash_of_civilizations_isnt_what_you_think.html by Russell Shaw While President Obama is correct in saying the war on terror is not and mustn’t become a war against Islam, it would be foolish to ignore the religious dimension of Islamic terrorism as now reflected … Continue reading →