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At Santa Marta, Pope Gives ‘Simple Recipe’ for Not Erring in Christian Life

April 19, 2016 breaking Comments Off on At Santa Marta, Pope Gives ‘Simple Recipe’ for Not Erring in Christian Life

Francis Asks If All Our Decisions Are Made in Jesus’ Name; Stresses ‘Follow Him,’ Not ‘Fortune Tellers,’ Nor ‘Alleged Visionaries’ April 18, 2016•Deborah Castellano Lubov• When we make decisions, do we make them in Jesus’ name? Pope Francis urged the faithful in his chapel to ask themselves this, during his daily morning Mass this morning at Casa Santa Marta, reported Vatican Radio. Moreover, during his homily, the Pope stressed that Christian life can be pretty easy if you always remember to listen to Jesus’ voice–only–and remember where one always finds it. The Pope drew inspiration from yesterday’s Gospel according to St. John which recounted Jesus the Good Shepherd Who cares for His sheep. “He who does not enter the sheepfold…Continue Reading

Pope Francis seems to approve Card. Schönborn’s explanation of #AmorisLaetitia

April 17, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis seems to approve Card. Schönborn’s explanation of #AmorisLaetitia

Two of the nine questions Francis answered in 30 minutes were about his apostolic exhortation on the family, Amoris Laetitia. One journalist asked the pope point-blank if the document changed anything for divorced and remarried couples, who currently can’t receive Communion. The pope said “Yes, and that’s it.” [!] “I could leave it there, but this would be a simplistic answer. What I ask you is to read the presentation of the document made by Cardinal [Christoph] Schonborn.”

Pope takes 12 Syrian refugees with him on plane back to Rome

April 16, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope takes 12 Syrian refugees with him on plane back to Rome

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis took three Syrian families and their six children back with him on the plane to Italy when he left the Greek island of Lesbos after his 6-hour visit there. The Syrian refugees, numbering 12 in total, were chosen from amongst those who were already present in the refugee camp on Lesbos before the recent deal was signed between the EU and Turkey. The Director of the Holy See’s Press Office, Father Federico Lombardi, said the Pope had wished to make a gesture of welcome and solidarity on behalf of the refugees and the initiative had been organized and made possible during discussions between the (Vatican) Secretariat of State and the relevant Greek and Italian authorities. All…Continue Reading

Pope’s Morning Homily: Want Joy? Be Docile to Holy Spirit

April 15, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope’s Morning Homily: Want Joy? Be Docile to Holy Spirit

At Casa Santa Marta, Also Suggests a Prayer to Say Whenever You Feel Doubt, Uncertainty April 14, 2016•Deborah Castellano Lubov• If you want joy, do not resist the Holy Spirit, but be docile to Him. Pope Francis stressed this during his daily morning Mass this morning at Casa Santa Marta, reported Vatican Radio. The Pope drew inspiration from today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles in which Philip evangelized the Ethiopian, a senior official of Queen Candace, and pointed out how the protagonist of the meeting was not Philip nor the Ethiopian, but rather the Holy Spirit. “It is He who does things. It is the Spirit who gives birth to and grows the Church.” “In days past,…Continue Reading

Cardinal Burke’s puzzling response to the pope’s exhortation…makes perfect sense

April 14, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Burke’s puzzling response to the pope’s exhortation…makes perfect sense

April 11, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – Cardinal Burke has issued his much-anticipated first response to Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation, Amoris Laetitia – and I think it’s fair to say that it isn’t what anybody expected. Certainly, it’s not the fire and brimstone teardown of the text that some of his devotees might have anticipated, or hoped for. In fact, the first two paragraphs are even being interpreted by some as a stinging rebuke to the many conservative Catholic writers who have criticized the exhortation. They’re wrong (see below). But I can see how they might think that without carefully reading the whole of Cardinal Burke’s response. Indeed, if we have been told that we must “read the full text” before responding…Continue Reading

Cardinal Burke: Pope’s exhortation not magisterial, can’t change Church teaching

April 11, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Burke: Pope’s exhortation not magisterial, can’t change Church teaching

April 11, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Cardinal Raymond Burke has said that the Pope’s newly released post-synodal exhortation cannot change Church teaching and practice, emphasizing that the document is not magisterial. “The Church has historically been sensitive to the erroneous tendency to interpret every word of the pope as binding in conscience, which, of course, is absurd,” he wrote in an article published by the National Catholic Register today. “Pope Francis makes clear, from the beginning, that the post-synodal apostolic exhortation is not an act of the magisterium.” Burke adds that the Church takes care that “a personal reflection of the Pope, while received with the respect owed to his person, is not confused with the binding faith owed to the…Continue Reading

Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation on The Joy of Love

April 8, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation on The Joy of Love

Editor’s Note: The Wanderer will have complete coverage and commentary on this document in the week ahead. The following is a brief summary of the document on the Vatican’s web site. (Vatican Radio) The Vatican on Friday published Pope Francis’ eagerly-awaited Apostolic Exhoratation on the family, drawing together almost three years of consultations with Catholics in countries around the world. The lengthy document, entitled ‘Amoris Laetitia’, or The Joy of Love, affirms the Church’s teaching that stable families are the building blocks of a healthy society and a place where children learn to love, respect and interact with others. At the same time the text warns against idealizing the many challenges facing family life, urging Catholics to care for, rather than…Continue Reading

Pope’s Exhortation . . . At First Glance . . . Fr Z . . . “We have dodged a bullet . . .”

April 7, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope’s Exhortation . . . At First Glance . . . Fr Z . . . “We have dodged a bullet . . .”

The day before The Big Letter™ comes out (aka the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitae), I received this meme from a reader: A couple notes in advance of its release. First and foremost, tens of people will ever read the whole thing.  I don’t think the people who wrote it read the whole thing. I will not violate the embargo by quoting specific texts, but I can say that the document is not a theological disaster, as some have predicted.  We have dodged a bullet, at least dodged a round to center mass. Taken as a whole, The Big Letter™ doesn’t have to be a pastoral disaster either. However, some will not want to take the whole of The Big Letter™ into consideration.  They will focus…Continue Reading

Cardinal Brandmüller Reminds Pope that the Catholic Moral Teaching Cannot Be Changed

April 6, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Brandmüller Reminds Pope that the Catholic Moral Teaching Cannot Be Changed

Maike Hickson April 6, 2016 Walter Brandmüller, a retired Curial Cardinal from Germany, published today, 6 April, on the Austrian Catholic website Kath.net a strong statement (http://www.kath.net/news/54713) in preparation for the upcoming Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis. He makes it clear that the pope is bound by the Dogmas of the Church, as they are also to be found in the Church’s Catechism. The Cardinal says: “It is the Church’s magisterial teaching (Dogma) that a validly contracted and consummated marriage cannot be dissolved by any power of the world – also not by the Church herself.” Brandmüller reminds the readers that this teaching has been re-affirmed by both the Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio (1981) by Pope John Paul II and…Continue Reading

Sen. Cruz handily defeats Trump in Wisconsin primary

April 6, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Sen. Cruz handily defeats Trump in Wisconsin primary

Ben Johnson MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 6, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Ted Cruz rode Donald Trump’s recent stumbles to a landslide victory in the Wisconsin Republican primary last night. Senator Cruz defeated Mr. Trump by 13 percentage points last night, a high margin in what had once seemed a competitive race. “Tonight is a turning point. It is a rallying cry,” Sen. Cruz told his supporters just before 9 p.m. local time. Cruz won big among virtually every demographic. Self-described “values voters” chose Cruz by a whopping 64 percent to Trump’s 11 percent. Twice as many chose Ohio Governor John Kasich than Trump. The senator won “very conservative” voters by 34 percentage points. And 53 percent of evangelicals supported Sen. Cruz to 36 percent…Continue Reading