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The SSPX, Rome and Armchair Negotiatiators
May 22, 2012 4:33 PM The SSPX, Rome and Armchair Negotiatiators By Dr. Jeff Mirus
Having seen the news conference and read the reports of the unveiling of a new book on Pope Benedict’s keys to the interpretation of Vatican II, we can now breathe a collective sigh of relief that the negotiations between the SSPX...
Is the New York Times protecting dissident Catholic priests?
May 16, 2012 5:30 PM Is the New York Times protecting dissident Catholic priests? By Phil Lawler
The perceptive religion reporter Terry Mattingly noticed something that had escaped me, in a New York Times story about religious attitudes toward same-sex marriage. The Times reported: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that...
The City Gates
May 22, 2012 An abortionist's upside-down logic By Phil Lawler
Abortionist Willie Parker told a sympathetic interviewer from the Washington Post why he opposes a bill that would outlaw the destruction of unborn babies after 20 weeks of gestation. If you believe his argument, Parker is motivated...
Key Insights
May 22, 2012 Private Revelations, Public Faith
It may seem like old news, but the 1978 Norms Regarding the Manner of Proceeding in the Discernment of Presumed Apparitions or Revelations have just been published. They were originally drafted by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the...
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Catholic World News: Today's Top Stories
- Cardinal: ‘binding doctrinal content’ not major part of breach between Holy See, SSPX
- Leader of Legionaries knew for years that priest had fathered child
- Vatican unveils final plans for Milan meeting of families
- Traditional Anglican Communion suspends Hepworth
- Chinese authorities discourage pilgrimages to Marian shrine
- 'Artist' claims to make popsicles from Precious Blood
- Jerusalem Patriarch sees continuing 'hemorrhage' of Christians leaving Holy Land
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Easter: May 22nd
Optional Memorial of Saint Rita of Cascia, religious
After eighteen years of married life, St. Rita lost, by death, her husband and her two sons. Called afterwards to the religious state, she professed the Rule of St. Augustine at Cascia her native town, in central Italy. In a life-long and... MoreIncludes prayers, readings, family activities and recipes for the day.
In Depth Analysis
May 16, 2012 The Natural Law and Sex By Dr. Jeff Mirus
Let’s suppose you want to construct an effective case for confining sexual relations to lifelong marriage between one man and one woman, in which each marital act is open to both life and love. You might turn directly...
