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Life After Dobbs

July 2, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Life After Dobbs

By CHRISTOPHER MANION In the past few days, several opinions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court have radically revamped the legal lay of the land in the United States.In large part, the Court has done so by restoring essential elements of the balance of powers established by the Founding Fathers and enshrined in the Constitution.The impact of the cases decided this month can only be described as massive.Consider Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which overturned Roe v. Wade last Friday: For fifty years, discussion of advances in the understanding of the early stages of unborn life have been life have been ruled out of order in America’s public square. “No Trespassing! Court Order!”A mandatory secular consciousness was imposed on the…Continue Reading

Tying It All Together

July 1, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Tying It All Together

BY JOE SIXPACK Now we’ve examined the origins of the Mass, proofs of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and Eucharistic miracles. Now let’s see how the Mass benefits you personally.The purpose of the sacrifice of the Mass and the sacrifice of the cross are one and the same: They both give glory, praise and worship to the Father; they both provide expiation and reparation for our sins and the sins of mankind; and they both appeal to God for the natural and supernatural favors we need, especially those which help us to become holy.The personal effects of the sacrifice of the Mass are many. Among them: it remits all venial sins; remits punishment due to forgiven sin…Continue Reading

Will The Synod Listen To Catholic Students?

June 30, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Will The Synod Listen To Catholic Students?

By PAUL KRAUSE The Synod on Synodality is fast approaching. Some of us engaged in “listening sessions,” compiling the concerns of Catholics (and even non-Catholics) for the Synod. In doing so, it is evidently clear why classical Catholic schools are growing and what Catholic students want: A Catholic educationThe diocesan school system needs a self-examination. On the one hand, it is widely known and study after study affirms that Catholic education produces higher performance than their public school counterparts. On the other hand, this poses a danger. Is a Catholic school still Catholic or just an elevated and more exclusive form of public schooling?Originally, the parish school system that still flourishes in the United States was the creation of Catholics…Continue Reading

A Simple Question for Pope Francis . . . Has the Church Changed Its Teaching on The Reception of Holy Communion?

June 29, 2022 Frontpage, Uncategorized Comments Off on A Simple Question for Pope Francis . . . Has the Church Changed Its Teaching on The Reception of Holy Communion?

__ Joseph Matt, Publisher Less than a month ago, the Courageous archbishop of San Francisco, the Most Rev. Salvatore Cordileone, proclaimed in a letter that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would not be able to receive Holy Communion in her Archdiocese of San Francisco. Many bishops offered their support to the bishop and indicated they would enforce the same action in their own dioceses. Since these actions and the recent Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, House Speaker Pelosi has become even more defiant and vocal against her Church and anyone else who stands in opposition to her obsessive support of abortion. This past week the world witnessed another scandal in the throes of the Vatican. The Speaker of the…Continue Reading

A Corpus Christi Postscript

June 29, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on A Corpus Christi Postscript

By JAMES MONTI The great Solemnity of Corpus Christi has now passed, yet for many of us, the memories of this year’s celebration linger as an inspiration and a sign of hope amid so much evil in our world. On the day before Corpus Christi, I had the privilege of attending the Ordination of three young priests at a cathedral about an hour’s drive from me — the Cathedral of St. Agnes in Rockville Centre, N.Y. What was particularly astonishing and quite encouraging was the huge turnout for the Ordination. The number of people in attendance was so large that many of us, a hundred or more, had to stand in the back or the side aisles because every seat…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light . . . Pray, Then Pray Some More

June 28, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on A Beacon Of Light . . . Pray, Then Pray Some More

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.) + + This week we return to the Catechism of the Catholic Church and its final section dedicated to prayer. Prayer finds its prominence in the Church and in the hearts of its believers. Remembering our earlier articles, the Catechism was broken down into four pillars that are expressions of the Catholic faith.The first pillar explained the significance of the Profession of Faith. What do we believe as Catholics? It provided us with a detailed explanation…Continue Reading

Transgenderism, Suicide, And Teens

June 27, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Transgenderism, Suicide, And Teens

By DEACON MIKE MANNO It’s difficult not to sound like a broken record when we continue to speak of the ills that are now penetrating into our elementary schools, infecting our most precious treasure. Unfortunately for the government and the teachers’ unions, their ill-advised extended school shutdown has opened a window into the extent of that indoctrination via the Internet.Probably the most serious of all concerns is how some schools, their “woke” administrators, teachers, librarians, and social workers have introduced our children into the cesspool of gender identity as early as kindergarten.Now, I do not mean to downplay the very real problem some children have with the recognized condition called gender dysphoria. That is a serious problem with some children…Continue Reading

Dialogue With A Protester

June 26, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Dialogue With A Protester

By DONALD DeMARCO This dialogue did take place, but solely in the imagination of the author. Yet, I think, it never wanders from reality.Interviewer: Thank you for agreeing to share your thoughts with me. I am a reporter and would like to understand better what you are doing. Oh, excuse me, take this bottle of water. You must be hoarse from all that shouting.Protester: I am always eager to help others to see the merits of our cause. We are fighting against, bigotry, sexism, and an antiquated form of conservatism.Interviewer: My question to you, and you must be patient with me, is this: What are you really protesting?Protester: You really are testing my patience! We are protesting the apparent overturning…Continue Reading

“What The Hell Is Going On In The Catholic Church?”

June 25, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on “What The Hell Is Going On In The Catholic Church?”

By CHRISTOPHER MANION In the fall of 2004, the local news here in Northern Virginia, reported that the pastor of St. John the Apostle in Leesburg had been arrested for the possession of child pornography.To obtain the details of the charges, I made a routine call to the Commonwealth Attorney’s office in Loudoun County, where Leesburg serves as the county seat. I mentioned that I wrote for a Catholic newspaper, nothing more, a typical over-the-transom request, and left my callback number.I expected that I’d eventually hear from the county’s press office in a couple of days.But that didn’t happen. Instead, late that same afternoon, I got a call from the Commonwealth Attorney himself. He was irate. In fact, he was…Continue Reading

US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in historic ruling

June 24, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in historic ruling

“On this Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus let us be prayerful and grateful for the Supreme Court decision striking down Roe vs Wade. May the pro life community keep our nation in prayer as many react negatively to this important step toward protecting the life of the unborn.” ___ Bishop Strickland __ Twitter account