Dr. Maike Hickson, born and raised in Germany, studied History and French Literature at the University of Hannover and lived for several years in Switzerland where she wrote her doctoral dissertation. She is married to Dr. Robert Hickson, and they have been blessed with two beautiful children. She is a happy housewife who likes to write articles when time permits.
Her articles have appeared in American and European journals such as Catholicism.org, LifeSiteNews, The Wanderer, Culture Wars, Catholic Family News, Christian Order, Apropos, and Zeit-Fragen.
Author: Maike Hickson
Dr. Ingo Dollinger, R.I.P
Padre Pio of Pietrelcina and Father Ingo Dollinger, 1967 On this Trinity Sunday, 11 June 2017, Dr. Ingo Dollinger died. We just received notice from his secretary in Germany that he peacefully died at 3:57 P.M. German time, in his home, surrounded …
Polish Bishops’ Conference: No Communion for the “Remarried”
Poland, Castle Yesterday, 7 June, the Polish Bishops’ Conference ended its General Assembly in the Polish city of Zakopane. According to the official website of the German bishops Katholisch.de, the speaker of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Pawel Rytel-Andrianik said that …
Pope Francis Re-Appoints Cardinal Eijk as a Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life
Image: screenshot/YouTube. A surprising piece of news comes to us today from Netherlands. Cardinal Willem Eijk, the Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands), announces on his diocese’s official website that he has been re-appointed to be a member of the Pontifical Academy …
Two German Dioceses Did Not Ordain Any New Priest This Year
Image: Osnabrück, St. Peter’s Cathedral The official website of the German bishops, Katholisch.de, reported on 2 June that the Diocese of Osnabrück and of Mainz (the home diocese of Cardinal Gerhard Müller) will not ordain any priests this year. As …
Belgian Bishops Approve of Amoris Laetitia’s Approach to the “Remarried” Divorcees
Belgium, Landscape The Belgian bishops have recently (on 24 May) issued a Pastoral Letter in Dutch and in French where they, too, give their consent and support to the post-synodal exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, thus joining the ranks of the German …
Suffering as a Source of Strength: Cardinal Sarah’s New Book
At a May 24 event presenting his new book, Cardinal Sarah reflected on suffering, on silence, and on the invasion of a godless humanism into the heart of the Church's liturgical life.
Is Catholic Opposition to Pope Francis Growing?
Is there now a significant Catholic opposition to Pope Francis and his reform agenda or not? This topic has been raised repeatedly in recent days, which is reason enough to present some of the different arguments here. When delivering on 1 …
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