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Amoris Laetitia Criticism, Chapter & Verse

In a recent exchange about Amoris Laetitia on Twitter, Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, OFM, of Durban, South Africa, leveled the charge that critics “misrepresent” and “vilify” Pope Francis by “ascribing errors to” AL “without actually identifying them.” He went on: With all due respect, it’s Pope’s critics who persist in making vague accusations, while steadfastly resisting…

Ep. 42 – Michael Hichborn on The Lepanto Institute and Corruption in Catholic Organizations

Guest: Michael Hichborn, founder and president of The Lepanto Institute. Description: The Catholic Church remains the largest charitable organization in the world, but are all of its programs and outreach efforts abiding by the Catholic moral and ethical framework? As Michael Hichborn has investigated the Church’s charitable work through groups like the Catholic Campaign for Human…

Colombia and Venezuela Burning: Is the Vatican Coddling Communists?

Editor’s note: The following comes from Domingo Caro, a contributor well versed in politics and the Church in South America. Colombia has been terrorized and turned into a drug-dealing country by communist subversion for decades. The worst force in this regard has a name: the “Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia” (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia),…

The Galat Case: A Lesson in Prudence for Papal Critics

Yesterday’s article on the excommunication of papal critic Professor José Galat, formerly the rector of La Gran Colombia University and founder of Spanish language TV station Teleamiga, has stirred up quite a firestorm in the comment box. And not without reason. Galat is not, however, just a papal critic. As reported by Maike Hickson, he takes his…

Colombian Professor Criticizes Pope Francis, Declared Excommunicated

Image: A panel on Un Café con Galat, the television program hosted by Professor José Galat (center). Some troubling news has, once more, just come to us from Colombia. As we reported a while ago, there was the case of Don Uribe Medina, a parish priest punished for criticizing Pope Francis and his novel teaching concerning…

Nonverbal Interaction: Another Take on Why Women Can’t Be Priests

Editor’s note: The following is an essay from Dr. Gintautas Vaitoska, lecturer for psychology and religion at the International Theological Institute in Trumau, Austria. He has taught at Kaunas Vytautas Magnus University and St. Joseph Seminary, Vilnius, Lithuania, and has done extensive work with pre-Cana programs, marriage counseling, and chastity education. Nonverbal communication has always been…

Students Speak: How to Demonstrate Reverence for the Eucharist

Editor’s note: Vivifica is a pen name for two Catholic university students studying theology. Established in the summer of 2017, Vivifica aims to revive and restore Catholic traditions through web videos, blogging, and parish missions.   Each Sunday, during holy days of obligation, and during the week when we can, we celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of…

Where Does Pope Francis Really Stand on Contraception?

Editor’s note: originally published in February, 2017, we are re-posting this today in light of dismissals by some media outlets that the Vatican would ever consider a new, contraception-friendly pastoral “re-interpretation” of Humanae Vitae. The nature of the statements and gestures below — and the sheer number of them — should put any confidence that Humanae Vitae could…

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