Monthly Archives: May 2012

HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE DIRECTOR: THIS IS THE MOMENT FOR FULL SOLIDARITY WITH THE POPE

Vatican City, 31 May 2012 (VIS) – Yesterday, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Holy See Press Office, held a meeting with journalist to answer questions on the publication of reserved Vatican documents, an act for which the Pope’s … Continue reading

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Kinsey’s Secret: The Phony Science of the Sexual Revolution

By Sue Ellin Browder From Crisis Magazine It’s now more than 50 years since the revolution began. Sexual “liberation” has been endlessly ballyhooed by the national media, promoted in the movies, embraced by Playboy guys and Cosmo girls as a … Continue reading

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Why Sola Scriptura Cannot be True

by Deacon Mike Bickerstaff St. Jerome and the Bible The Protestant Belief in Sola Scripture (Scripture Alone) One of the “pillars” or founding principles of the Protestant Reformation is the Protestant teaching of Sola Scriptura. Simply defined, Sola Scriptura is the … Continue reading

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Wednesday General Audience: WE MUST NOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE OVERCOME BY TRIBULATIONS AND DIFFICULTIES

Vatican City, 30 May 2012 (VIS) – During his general audience this morning, which was celebrated in St. Peter’s Square, the Holy Father continued a series of catecheses on Christian prayer according to St. Paul who, the Pope said, saw … Continue reading

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THE POPE: DESPITE THE WEAKNESS OF MAN, THE LORD WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT HIS CHURCH

Vatican City, 30 May 2012 (VIS) – At the end of today’s general audience, the Holy Father made some remarks concerning recent developments in the Vatican. “The events of recent days involving the Curia and my collaborators have brought sadness … Continue reading

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Medieval Christian Synthesis through the Present

Dr. Peter Kreeft Creation of Adam (detail) by Michaelangelo Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of 2 of Spiritual History 101: How Did We Get to the Edge? Part 1, which covered Periods 1 to 4, can be read here.   The … Continue reading

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The Divided Self & the Moral Failings of Christians

by ANTHONY DISTEFANO From the Catholic Phoenix When we Christians are reminded of our moral failings, how should we respond? The question is not do we act badly, or if we do so often or spectacularly. Of course we do, just … Continue reading

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Extraordinary Form Mass for Primary School Children

From New Liturgical Movement By Melanie Bullivant On Thursday 24th May 2012, Fr. George Grynowski celebrated Mass according to the usus antiquior for the Junior school children of St. John Fisher Primary School, West Heath, Birmingham. It was our second … Continue reading

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Never cease to centre your lives in the Sacred liturgy’: the full text of Cardinal Raymond Burke’s homily at the London Oratory

Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura pays tribute to St Philip Neri By Cardinal Raymond Burke Cardinal Burke enters the London Oratory on Saturday (Photo courtesy of the Oratory) This is the full text of the homily preached by Cardinal Raymond … Continue reading

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CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH PUBLISHES NORMS REGARDING DISCERNMENT OF PRESUMED APPARITIONS

Vatican City, 29 May 2012 (VIS) – The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith recently published its “Norms regarding the manner of proceeding in the discernment of presumed apparitions or revelations”, translated into various languages. The document was approved … Continue reading

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Blessed John Paul II: Great Britain 30 years on …

From News.va On the 28th May 1982 for the first time in history a Bishop of Rome set foot on English soil, four centuries since the break of the Church of England with Rome. That was thirty years ago and … Continue reading

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Bishop Mark Davies’ homily on Priestly Celibacy

The Right Rev. Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury, led a day of recollection at Oscott College this weekend. During Mass today he preached on Priestly Celibacy. Here is the text of his homily and an audio recording. You will receive … Continue reading

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The “family” that lives with Benedict XVI

The Vatican On the nine loyal individuals who have access to His Holiness’s private apartments From Vatican Insider Giacomo Galeazzi Vatican city During the long recovery period that followed the assassination attempt on John Paul II, the papal apartment became … Continue reading

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Newsflash: Pope Benedict donates 100,000 € for earthquake victims in Italy

2012-05-26 Vatican Radio From News.va In the aftermath of the earthquake that recently struck the territory of the dioceses of Carpi, Mantua, Modena and Ferrara-Comacchio-Nonantola, Pope Benedict, through the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, wanted to send a special donation of €100,000, … Continue reading

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