A number of Catholics in Australia have issued the ‘open letter’ below to Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Bishops of Australia regarding concerns that they have for their Church. I wanted to go through this letter paragraph by paragraph to make a few observations. You can read the petition and read the list of [...]
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Feast of Mary Help of Christians
Historical Background The feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians, was instituted by Pope Pius VII. By order of Napoleon I of France, Pius VII was arrested on June 5, 1808, and detained a prisoner for three years at Savona, and then at Fontainebleau. In January, 1814, after the battle of Leipzig, he was brought [...]
A Conversation on the Spiritual Life | Guest Daniel Burke, Convert and Founder of Catholic Spiritual Direction Apostolate
On Sunday, May 22, 2011 I had a great conversation on the spritual life with Catholic Convert Daniel Burke about his conversion from Reformed Judaism, New Age, Protestantism, and Anglicanism to Catholicism, and about Catholic Spiritual Direction. We spent the first half of the show just talking about his very interesting journey to the Catholic [...]
Catholic Tonight, April 25, 2011
A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that the Vatican must answer questions posed by the plaintiff in a sex-abuse suit. Judge Michael Mosman granted “limited discovery,” ordering the Vatican to produce evidence showing whether or not the late Father Andrew Ronan, the accused abuser, was a Vatican employee. The Vatican has informed the federal [...]
The Catholic Tide is Turning Death Penalty is Inconsistent with Human Dignity
Back on September 12, 2010, I wrote an article entitled, Three Reasons why Capital Punishment is Always Unneccesary, in which I numerated the three reasons why I personally believe that the use of Capital Punishment (the Death Penalty) does not comport with the divine mercy of God and the dignity due to every human being [...]
On the Purpose of Lent – Pope Benedict XVI 2011
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Cooperating with God through Sacred Scripture (Verbum Domini)
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105) On November 11, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI released his post-synodal apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini (The Word of the Lord). This exhortation of the holy Father is his reflection on the 2008 Twelfth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of [...]
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