Allow me to be lowbrow for a moment. Because let’s be honest, I’m a child of American pop-culture, and no matter how much I reach for erudition, I grew up in the 80s. So yes, I think of things in terms of Star Wars. We’ve been having a lot of discussion lately over whether or…
I’ve gotten some emails from folks lately about their comments disappearing. A couple months ago, when the comment boxes were being raided by sedvacantists, I cranked up the filters to 11. This means that certain words automatically triggered moderator approval. Words like “antipope”. There were a handful. I’ve found that moderating these consistently means big…
In his homily yesterday, Pope Francis (again) chastised the very people who care most about Catholicism by accusing them of causing division and Eucharistic profanation (with my emphasis): Divisions destroy the Church, and the devil seeks to attack the root of unity: the celebration of the Eucharist. That was the message of Pope Francis on…
Despite our best efforts to rally last month, we came up 32% short of our August fundraising goal. We went into September with a shortfall, and as we near the mid-month mark, we are stalled at 11% of our September goal…and holding. As I say to you every month, our donor base keeps this apostolate…
Last week, I told you about a document from a group of Argentine Bishops in the Buenos Aires region that made provisions for allowing certain divorced and remarried Catholics who were not living in continence to receive both the sacraments of Confession and Communion. A papal letter was also published as a response to this document, in…
In today’s feature, Andrew Bieszad teaches us about the importance of the Battle of Vienna — which took place on September 11-12, 1683 — as a day of remembrance and even revenge for Muslims with a long view of history. But September 11th has been significant at least three other times in the conflict between Islam and the…
Embed from Getty Images I see many people looking for a reason to finally commit to the belief that Francis is an antipope. Why? Why does this matter so much to you? Isn’t it enough to know that he is wrong and that he seeks ways — clever ways around the confines of his papal…
The Spanish-language Catholic journal InfoCatólica — which is based in Spain, but covers issues in Latin America as well — has published a document from the Argentine Bishops’ in response to Amoris Laetitia. They have also released a corresponding letter attributed to Pope Francis in which he praises their work, saying (according to the slightly cleaned-up machine translation we’re…
…as only she can: This from Bishop Fellay: And in fact, Rome is offering us a new body. At the head, a bishop. This bishop, chosen by the pope, with (from) three names, which a presented by the Society and taken in the Society. This bishop will have authority above (over) the priests. Above the…
I have just endured the worst week of my life. While the personal nature of what is happening still demands that I remain non-specific about the problem, it is fair to say that my wife and I have experienced more turmoil, upheaval, division, betrayal, and hurt than we would have previously thought possible. The subsequent emotional roller coaster…
As I was getting ready to go to bed tonight, I received several messages alerting me to a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in central Italy. The USGS says that the “The quake’s epicenter was 4.1 miles west-northwest of Accumoli, Italy, and at least 70 miles northeast of Rome.” Other reports say that the quake struck just 10km…
