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.
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A Crucial Moment For the Church: Intercommunion Debate in Rome in May
Image: Copyright EWTN / Paul Badde In May, there is to be an historic meeting with the CDF and some German bishops concerning the recent German pastoral guidelines on intercommunion. Many well-informed observers of this situation worry that this meeting might …
On the Rule of Law – and What Likely Happens when It Is Not Present
Many of our readers must be currently in a certain state of mind, namely: attentively watching a little child – who could be yours or mine – struggle for life in front of the eyes of much of the whole …
Members of New Life and Family Academy Make Statement in Alfie Case
Members of the newly founded John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family (JAHLF), which has been partly established by former members of the Pontifical Academy for Life (PAV), have decided to publish a statement in defense of …
German Bishops’ VP: If Pope Allows Married Priests in Amazon, We Want them Too
The German bishops’ vice president, Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, is now announcing that the German bishops would – and should likewise – ask the pope for a special permission for the ordination of “viri probati” (married proven men to be ordained …
CDF, Pope Reject Intercommunion Handout of German Bishops’ Conference
As the Austrian Catholic news website Kath.net reports today, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – with explicit approval of Pope Francis – rejected the 22 February 2018 pastoral handout concerning the admittance, in individual cases, of Protestant spouses …
Update: Petition Launched Against Expansion of the Syrian Conflict
Update 12 April : Bishop Athanasius Schneider has now also signed this petition. We are very grateful for his voice of reason and peace. There are now more than 3,000 signatories of the petition. Last week, we raised our concern …
Cardinals Burke and Brandmüller on Schism, Papal Authority, and the Sensus Fidei
At today’s conference in Rome on the state of the Catholic Church – “Catholic Church, where are you going?” – Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, one of the four dubia cardinals, made some stunning remarks about his cherished dubia colleague, Cardinal Joachim …
Final Declaration of Rome Conference Restates Catholic Doctrine and Answers the Dubia
Today, 7 April, the much-expected conference on “Catholic Church, where are you going?” took place in Rome. The conference was inspired by the late Cardinal Carlo Caffarra – one of the four dubia cardinals – who died last September. At …
Cardinal Schönborn: a Council Could Approve of Female Ordinations
During Easter, not only did a German priest and monk declare that he could well imagine a female pope in the future, but Cardinal Christoph Schönborn – whom Pope Francis has called a “great theologian” and to whom the pope …
Theologian: Seven German Bishops Show Mistrust Against Cardinal Marx and the Pope
In the wake of the 4 April revelation that seven German bishops have turned to the Vatican in protest against the recent decision of the German Bishops’ Conference in favor of intercommunion for Protestant spouses of Catholics, Ulrich Ruh, a …
