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A Beacon Of Light… The Importance Of Prayer

July 12, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off

By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON JR. (Editor’s Note: Fr. Richard D. Breton Jr. is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. He received his BA in religious studies and his MA in dogmatic theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Conn.) + + Last week’s column introduced us to the importance prayer played in the Old Testament. From the moments of creation in the Garden of Eden, through the interactions with Abraham, Moses, and the prophets, the Old Testament begins for us what we called the “drama of prayer.” The “drama of prayer” finds its culmination, or climax, in the person and ministry of Jesus Christ.The Catechism begins this section by using the phrase: In the Fullness…Continue Reading

Trusting Your Privacy To Government

July 11, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off

By DEACON MIKE MANNO I was recently reminded of a column I wrote several years ago. It was about a court case that involved the potential of an accidental release of private information. And, in the legal arguments surrounding the case, there were strong suggestions that those accidental releases might have been done on purpose.In the case, a Michigan nonprofit, the Thomas More Center, was suing California over a rule it was attempting to enforce that required nonprofits that sought to raise money in the state to provide to the attorney general the names and addresses of certain donors to the organization. Now if you have been a reader here for any amount of time, you probably know about the…Continue Reading

The Government Is Crazy

July 10, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off

By BARBARA SIMPSON There are so many instances of government craziness that it’s hard to know where to begin.It’s a reflection of the mixed feelings Americans have about the actions of their government and its agencies. Much of those feelings depend on the political beliefs of those citizens. Some trust the government completely and others have nothing but disapproval for anything it does.While the headlines have been filled with the abortion ruling, there are other government actions that are almost ignored — but, in my view, shouldn’t be.How about this? Shortly after the Supreme Court decision striking Roe v. Wade, the White House responded by promoting a website advising children how to hide their abortions from their parents.Not a joke.…Continue Reading

Biden And Pelosi Flaunt Their Defiance

July 9, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off

By CHRISTOPHER MANION San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone barred Catholic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving the Eucharist last May 20. Two days later, she attended Mass at Holy Trinity Parish in Georgetown and went to Communion, publicly displaying her defiance of her ordinary’s remonstrance.Not to worry, Holy Trinity Jesuits: Washington’s archbishop, Wilton Cardinal Gregory, had signaled his pastors that he would not discipline them if they ignored Canon 915.Of course, they did not need his permission to follow Canon 915. The canon simply requires them and anyone else distributing the Eucharist to refuse to admit Mrs. Pelosi to Holy Communion, in Washington and anywhere else.Yes, Holy Trinity was easy for Nancy. But Wilton Gregory was a pushover. His neck…Continue Reading

The Laity’s Mass Obligations

July 8, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off

By JOE SIXPACK Part 1 Most readers won’t remember this because you aren’t old enough (yeah, ladies, you can take that as a compliment), but prior to Vatican II you could go to Mass at any church in the world and feel right at home. Why? Because everybody did exactly the same thing, in exactly the same way, and at the exact appointed time. The reason for that was, just as in the divinely instituted worship of the Old Covenant, everybody knew how God wanted to be worshipped…right down to our every gesture. As the Jews of old were being obedient to God in worship as given to Moses, we were being obedient to God, as directed by His Catholic…Continue Reading

Father Of Heredity Gregor Mendel Turns 200

July 7, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off

By RAY CAVANAUGH Though science and religion are often pitted as rivals, a considerable number of Catholic clergy and religious have made important scientific contributions.Among the foremost of such contributors was the Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel, who conducted pea plant experiments that demonstrated the rules of heredity and how they determine an organism’s traits.This July 20 marks the 200th anniversary of his birth.Born as Johann Mendel, he entered an ethnic German family living in Austrian Silesia (now part of the Czech Republic).He grew up on the family farm, cultivating and grafting fruit trees. The Mendel family was never wealthy, and their financial situation worsened when the father suffered a serious injury while working in the forest.The younger Mendel thrived at…Continue Reading

Catholic Leaders Respond As Dobbs Sinks In

July 6, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off

By CHRISTOPHER MANION In the days following the release of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health opinion last Friday, the Vatican, the U.S. bishops’ conference, and several other Catholic leaders released statements welcoming the decision.Unfortunately, the statements share what must be called by its proper name: a tepid, subdued, and ultimately obdurate character.Consider the official view of the Vatican Press Office, written by Andrea Tornielli:“A serious and shared reflection on life and the protection of motherhood would require us to move away from the logic of opposing extremisms and the political polarization that often — unfortunately — accompanies discussion on this issue, preventing true dialogue.”Several American bishops concurred. The views of Bishop David Bonnar of Youngstown are representative…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light . . . From Nothingness Into Existence

July 5, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off

By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON JR. (Editor’s Note: Fr. Richard D. Breton Jr. is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. He received his BA in religious studies and his MA in dogmatic theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Conn.) + + It all began in the moments of creation. This statement is the starting point from where our understanding of prayer begins. In the actions of Creation, God calls every being from nothingness into existence. “Crowned with glory and honor,” man is, after the angels, capable of acknowledging “how majestic is the name of the Lord in all the earth” (CCC, n. 2566). Even after the fall, man is still pursued by God as the…Continue Reading

And The Secret Word Is…

July 4, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off

By DEACON MIKE MANNO There was a game show on television during the 1950s, actually it started in late 1947, called You Bet Your Life, and was hosted by the cigar-chomping Groucho Marx from the movies’ Marx Brothers fame. The show centered on Groucho and his wise-cracking, but the gist of the game was for the contestants, who played, two at a time, to win points by answering correctly the questions asked by Groucho.At the beginning of the program, before the guest contestants were introduced on stage, a silly-looking duck would drop from the ceiling with the secret word for the day. If one of the contestants said the word during the broadcast the pair would win an extra prize.…Continue Reading

History Made — Again

July 3, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off

By BARBARA SIMPSON The monumental decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade made U.S. history — and, for the state of Texas — it did it even more so! The attorney general of that state, Ken Paxton, was so pleased with the decision that he declared that the date, June 24, would be a “state holiday.”He may be happy about it, and certainly there are many who would agree with him, but there are many who don’t, and they’re taking their anger out with violence.There have been street demonstrations across the country by those who are more than unhappy with the Court decision. This anger is beginning to manifest itself against the Catholic Church — the…Continue Reading

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