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China Is Already Breaking Its Vatican Deal
By Benedict Rogers at Foreign Policy: At a time when much of the rest of the world is starting to wake up to the repression, mendacity, and dangers of the Chinese Communist Party regime, the Vatican is getting even deeper … Continue reading
Interview with Sister Lucia of Fatima
In this interview from 1957, Sister Lucia dos Santos, one of the visionaries of Fatima, talks about the message of Fatima (1917). She speaks of Our Lady’s sadness that so little attention is given to a message of such great … Continue reading
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The Calling of Saint Matthew
Little is known about St. Matthew, except that he was the son of Alpheus, and he was likely born in Galilee. He worked as a tax collector, which was a hated profession during the time of Christ. According to the … Continue reading
Reflection for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Scripture readings: Book of the Prophet Isaiah 55:6-9; Letter to the Philippians 1:20-24, 27; Gospel According to Saint Matthew 20:1-16 This Sunday’s Gospel passage is taken from a section in the Gospel according to Saint Matthew where Jesus spells out … Continue reading
Our Lady of La Salette: A Fearful Warning and a Prophecy
Our Lady of La Salette (1846) On September 19, 1846, 174 years ago today, the Mother of God appeared to two young shepherds, Melanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, on the heights of the mountain of La Salette in France. There … Continue reading
The Lady of all Nations
In answer to questions from clergy and faithful internationally, Bishop Josef Maria Punt, Bishop Emeritus from the Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam, provides a brief history and clarification of the position of the Church regarding the apparitions of the Lady of All … Continue reading
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Vatican’s management culture creates tension and insecurity
Edward Pentin, Vatican, September 16, 2020 VATICAN CITY — “I had no rights,” said Eugenio Hasler, a former lay official who worked at the highest levels of the Governorate of Vatican City State, the Vatican’s principal administrative office. A respected … Continue reading
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17th September, The Imprinting of the Holy Stigmata on St Francis, Confessor
Two years before his death, St. Francis retired to mount Alverno where he began a fast of 40 days in honour of St. Michael the archangel. And lo! in the midst of his meditation he saw a figure like a … Continue reading
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Cardinal Sarah calls for a “necessary and urgent” return to in-person Mass
From La Croix: Cardinal Robert Sarah has written to all the world’s conferences of Catholic bishops, encouraging them a return to the “normality of Christian life,” in particular to the resumption of regular participation at Mass. “As soon as circumstances … Continue reading
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Pontifical Academy profanes Pietà
VATICAN CITY, ChurchMilitant.com: The Pontifical Academy for Life (PAL) is sparking a fresh wave of outrage after it posted a doctored image of Michelangelo’s Pietà portraying Jesus as black, ostensibly in support of the Marxist Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Catholics, as well as … Continue reading
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
(From THE SAINT ANDREW DAILY MISSAL) * * On September 14, in 335, took place the dedication of Constantine’s basilica, which enclosed both Calvary and the Holy Sepulchre. “At this date,” says Etheria, “the cross was discovered. And the anniversary … Continue reading
Margaret Sanger is being whitewashed in high school history books
From Students for Life: You’d think the foundations of the birth control movement would be explored in history classes when studying its impact on the sexual revolution. At a surface level, teachers may chalk it up to sexual decadence–they might … Continue reading
Reflection for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Cycle A
First Reading Sirach 27:30–28:9 Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight. The vengeful will suffer the Lord’s vengeance, for he remembers their sins in detail. Forgive your neighbor’s injustice; then when you pray, your own … Continue reading
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