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In Defense Of An Ancient And Universal Tradition Of The Church

May 24, 2018 Featured Today Comments Off on In Defense Of An Ancient And Universal Tradition Of The Church

By JAMES MONTI On Sunday, June 3, here in the U.S., we will be observing the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. In other places this same feast will be celebrated on the preceding Thursday, the day of the week originally chosen by Pope Urban IV (+1265) for this commemoration of the Holy Eucharist in accord with the ancient tradition that this sacrament was instituted by Christ on a Thursday — Holy Thursday. It may come as a surprise to many that for over six decades the Thursday date of the Last Supper, the scripturally rooted tradition that the Last Supper took place on the eve of our Lord’s death on the cross, has been challenged. Ironically this particular theory has been…Continue Reading

Iraqi “Republic”: No Christian Converts

May 23, 2018 Featured Today Comments Off on Iraqi “Republic”: No Christian Converts

By TERENCE P. JEFFREY (Editor’s Note: Terence P. Jeffrey is the editor-in-chief of CNSnews.com. His column is distributed by Creators.com.) + + + The 2017 State Department report on human rights in Iraq, which was released last month, begins by unambiguously declaring: “Iraq is a constitutional parliamentary republic.” It says, “The outcome of the 2014 parliamentary elections generally met international” standards of free and fair elections and led to the peaceful transition of power from former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.” Sounds like a bastion of freedom and representative government. When you actually read the report, however, you quickly discover it is not. “The (Iraqi) penal code stipulates that any person convicted of promoting Zionist principles,…Continue Reading

The Consequences Of Relativism… A Desperate Call From The Youth Of America

May 22, 2018 Featured Today Comments Off on The Consequences Of Relativism… A Desperate Call From The Youth Of America

By ALBERTO M. PIEDRA Recently I read an article entitled “From the Heart of a Young Father” written by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap. It appeared in First Things in April and it is worth receiving wide support and shared by as large an audience as possible. The article relates the anguished cry of a 26-year-old father, who wished “to offer my perspective, shared by many of my peers, on Rome’s upcoming synod [on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment].” The father expressed his concern for the “paradigm shifts related to doctrine, supremacy of individual conscience, and the so-called pastoral accommodation” so prevalent in this relativistic world of ours. These trends are very disturbing for the spiritual growth…Continue Reading

A Book Review… Reconstructing The Entire Social Order

May 21, 2018 Featured Today Comments Off on A Book Review… Reconstructing The Entire Social Order

By DONAL ANTHONY FOLEY An Economics of Justice and Charity: Catholic Social Teaching, Its Development and Contemporary Relevance, by Thomas Storck; Angelico Press, 182 pages. Buy from Amazon.com; $24.00 hardcover, $16.95 paperback. An Economics of Justice and Charity looks at Catholic social teaching from the time of Pope Leo XIII, that is the end of the nineteenth century, up to the present day, and focuses on papal teachings in particular. This book is thus, in essence, about the papal response to the modern economic, social, and political theories — and practices — which have very much shaped our modern world, and which are part of the “liberalism” which the Church has struggled with since the Reformation. One of the main…Continue Reading

The Vote On The Eighth Amendment . . . The Pro-Abortion Elites Are Active In Ireland

May 20, 2018 Featured Today Comments Off on The Vote On The Eighth Amendment . . . The Pro-Abortion Elites Are Active In Ireland

By BILL DONOHUE (Editor’s Note: Catholic League President Bill Donohue commented May 14 on Ireland’s upcoming referendum on abortion.) + + + In 1983, Ireland passed the Eighth Amendment outlawing abortion in most cases. Its future will be decided in a May 25 referendum. Activists from both sides have drawn support from inside and outside the country. One of the most controversial issues to emerge in this protracted battle over the abortion law is the funding of Amnesty International by atheist billionaire George Soros. Ireland makes it illegal to accept all but a small amount of money from a foreign donor for political causes. Yet this hasn’t stopped Soros from giving Amnesty International $160,964 to fund its “My Body My…Continue Reading

What Greatness Requires

May 19, 2018 Featured Today Comments Off on What Greatness Requires

By DONALD DeMARCO In a world such as ours, where mediocrity and confusion reign, where leaders mislead us and governments deceive us, the need for greatness is particularly critical. What is greatness, we may well ask? If we are not clear about the nature of this esteemed quality, how easy it is to settle for any number of its counterfeit forms. Count Henri Claude de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon, an eighteenth-century philosopher, provides us with an amusing, though unhappy example, of this type of mistake. As his rolling name suggests, he was an aristocrat. Each morning, as a youth, a valet wakened him to the words: “Arise, Monsieur le Comte, you have great things to do today.” More of an eccentric…Continue Reading

Minnesota Gov. Dayton Vetoes Ultrasound Bill

May 18, 2018 Featured Today Comments Off on Minnesota Gov. Dayton Vetoes Ultrasound Bill

ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton on May 16 vetoed the mainstream pro-life measure that would ensure pregnant women access to their ultrasounds prior to an abortion. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL), the state’s oldest and largest pro-life organization, is deeply disappointed with the governor’s action. “Once again Gov. Dayton has yielded to the extremes of the abortion industry, which actually lobbied against informed consent for women,” said MCCL Legislative Director Andrea Rau. “With this veto of the ultrasound bill, the governor has demonstrated profound disregard for the rights of Minnesota’s women.” SF 2849, authored by Sen. Michelle Benson (R., Ham Lake) and Rep. Abigail Whelan (R., Ramsey), would simply allow women to view their ultrasound prior to an…Continue Reading

At Commencement… Christendom College Honors Justice Clarence Thomas

May 17, 2018 Featured Today Comments Off on At Commencement… Christendom College Honors Justice Clarence Thomas

By ZACHARY SMITH FRONT ROYAL, Va. — Christendom College celebrated commencement weekend on May 11-13, awarding 110 bachelor of arts degrees and honoring Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Clarence Thomas and Episcopal Vicar for Clergy of the Diocese of Arlington Fr. Paul Scalia. Justice Thomas was awarded the college’s Pro Deo et Patria Award and delivered the commencement address on Saturday, May 12. Fr. Scalia celebrated the Baccalaureate Mass on May 11 and was awarded the college’s St. Thomas More Medal. Justice Thomas spent all of May 12 with the graduates, processing across campus to commencement with them and taking the time to shake each of their hands as they crossed the stage to receive…Continue Reading

Who Misinformed Francis About Bishop Barros?

May 16, 2018 Featured Today Comments Off on Who Misinformed Francis About Bishop Barros?

By J.D. FLYNN VATICAN CITY (CNA) — Three Chilean survivors of clerical sexual abuse on May 2 held a press conference to discuss recent conversations with Pope Francis about the circumstances of their abuse. Juan Carlos Cruz, along with James Hamilton and José Andres Murillo, were sexually abused by Fr. Fernando Karadima, who in 2011 was found guilty by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of sexually abusing minors during the 1980s and 1990s. Karadima was sentenced to a life of prayer and solitude. Karadima’s abuse has drawn recent attention because of long-rumored reports that his one-time friend, now-Bishop Juan Barros, helped to cover up the abuse or was a participant in it. Barros was appointed to lead…Continue Reading

Liberty Counsel Comments… New York AG Resigns After Abuse Accusations

May 15, 2018 Featured Today Comments Off on Liberty Counsel Comments… New York AG Resigns After Abuse Accusations

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned after serious allegations that he physically abused four women. One of the women said, “All of a sudden, he just slapped me, open-handed and with great force, across the face, landing the blow directly onto my ear.” Manning Barish told The New Yorker, “It was horrendous. It just came out of nowhere. My ear was ringing. I lost my balance and fell backward onto the bed. I sprang up, but at this point there was very little room between the bed and him. I got up to try to shove him back, or take a swing, and he pushed me back down. He then used his body weight to…Continue Reading