This will be shown at the March for Life in Washington next week, but the teaser trailer has just been unveiled on YouTube: About the movie, which is being executive produced by Alveda King, there are these details from its website: ROE V. WADE is the untold story of how people lied, how the media lied, and how the courts were manipulated to pass a law that has since killed over 60 Million Americans. This is the most important movie... Read more
It came in a letter dated Sunday January 13, according to The Catholic Herald. The latest: Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has called on Archbishop Theodore McCarrick to repent publicly of alleged “crimes against minors and abuses of seminarians”. In an open letter, the former nuncio to the Unites States told McCarrick that “time is running out” and his “eternal salvation is at stake”. “No matter what decision the supreme authority of the Church takes in your case, what really matters,... Read more
Hmmmm…: For the first time ever, a church in Prairie Village is changing its Mass schedule to make sure parishioners can pray together before Saturday’s Chiefs game. St. Ann Catholic Church’s usual Saturday Mass is at 4 p.m., but that would be just after kick-off, which creates a dilemma for worshippers. The Rev. Craig Maxim said he thought about what Jesus would do, and moved Mass to 2 p.m. Saturday. “I did realize I was in competition between the temple... Read more
Why did he do it? It’s a question that often pops up when we hear these readings and observe this Sunday, marking the Baptism of the Lord. “Why did Jesus get baptized?” He obviously was free of sin. Unlike all the others, he had nothing to repent. Why did he go through this ritual? Why did he do it? Theologians have been writing about this for centuries. They often talk about its symbolic importance. St. Gregory of Nyssa compared the... Read more
First, I just have to say: Kudos to the social media team at The Arlington Herald, who tweeted and posted pictures about this glorious event throughout the day. That is rare for a diocesan paper, and I am in awe. Great job! And now, just hours after it happened, a first report: Some hear their call through their loved ones. Others may receive confirmation in a far-off land. Yet no matter how they came to their answer, five men answered... Read more
Here’s something you don’t see every day in The New York Times, a long and thoughtful look at the life and legacy of a saint. Snip: On his knees, head bowed before bloodstained robes, a Polish man was deep in prayer. He was worshiping in a chapel at the John Paul II Center in Krakow, a sprawling complex where relics of the former pontiff are displayed, including the clothes he was wearing when nearly killed by an assassin’s bullet in 1981. An engineer,... Read more
Via CNN: American Catholics’ faith in the church and clergy has fallen sharply in the last year, according to a new Gallup survey, as the church struggles to regain credibility amid a damning sexual abuse scandal. In 2017, nearly half of Catholics in the US (49%) told pollsters they had a “high” or “very high” opinion of the honesty and ethical standards of clergy members. In December of 2018, at the end of the church’s “year from hell,” that number... Read more
UPDATE: CNS this afternoon posted an update and correction, noting that an earlier version of this report said the president visited the center. That was not accurate. A corrected version is below: President Donald Trump joined a roundtable discussion to hear about how agencies in South Texas are responding to the influx of refugees on the southern border. The discussion Jan. 10 came a day after Sister Norma Pimentel welcomed the president to the Rio Grande Valley and invited him... Read more
Details: Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl knew of sexual misconduct allegations against ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick and reported them to the Vatican in 2004, church officials confirmed Thursday evening, despite portraying himself since last summer as unaware of any complaints surrounding McCarrick. Robert Ciolek, a former priest who reached a settlement with the church in 2005 after accusing clerics including McCarrick, told The Post he recently learned that the Pittsburgh Diocese has a file that shows that Wuerl was aware of his... Read more
From The Evangelist in Albany: Officials at the New York State Catholic Conference are calling the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) “worse than we thought it would be.” “It foresees a time in New York where it’s a crime to be pro-life,” said Kathleen Gallagher, director of pro-life activities and the Catholic Action Network for the NYSCC. The RHA, which was introduced in the legislature this week (S. 240, A. 21) will expand access to abortion in the state, despite being promoted as... Read more
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