The Holy Roman Catholic Church is the natural enemy of the secular left. Battles between these two forces have gone on for centuries—long before the term “secular left” came into common usage. In those struggles, the left has employed every weapon it could find to use against the Church. All too often, … Read more
It was unreal. One moment we were peacefully praying the rosary, the next we hear scuffles by a statue of Our Lady of Fatima. We all turned. A woman came from nowhere and had lifted the statue up. We didn’t know what her intention was. She had her arms wrapped around Our … Read more
A breath of fresh air! That is how I felt reading the recent statement by the Most Reverend Joseph E. Strickland, Bishop of Tyler, Tex. The relief starts with the title: Glorious Chastity—One Bishop’s Reflection. In elevated, simple and concise language that reflects the brilliance of truth, the document goes to the … Read more
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the only documented exorcism in the United States of America. This is important because one of the biggest lies of the devil is to convince mankind that he does not exist. This perhaps explains the stunned reaction of audiences to the dramatized version of this … Read more
“The Pluralism and the Diversity of Religions … Are Willed by God” The Document on Human Fraternity signed by Pope Francis during his Apostolic Journey to the United Arab Emirates (February 3-5, 2019) contains statements that are “directly contrary to the Catholic faith.” This has serious theological and canonical implications. Pope … Read more
“Keep therefore and do the things which the Lord God hath commanded you: you shall not go aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left.” – Deut. 5:32 Assessing Francis’ “Paradigm Shift” Among the more interesting books published in 2018 is the work of Chilean scholar José Antonio … Read more
“Toxic masculinity” is one of those trendy expressions that is intentionally left vague and emotional so that it might wreak havoc on society. Once limited to women’s studies department, the term has broken out of its cage and now seems to be everywhere. In these #MeToo times, everyone can claim to be … Read more
The Church is often pictured as Peter’s Bark sailing on the seas of history. Sometimes calm winds fill Her sails and She skims over the waves with lofty and serene grace. At other times, however, the winds howl, the sea churns with frothy waves, lightning bolts crisscross the skies, thunder alarms the … Read more
A show that can be qualified as sacrilegious was staged in the presence of Pope Francis on January 27, during the Panama World Youth Day (WYD). The actors ridicule the mystery of the Annunciation and treat Our Lady with utmost irreverence. At the end of the musical though, the Pope applauded and … Read more
There are times when it seems that Satan has thrown his worst at us and that things cannot possibly get any more depraved. Then something even viler comes along and sends us reeling. This is the case of DC/Vertigo comics and a new release, Second Coming that attacks Our Lord Jesus Christ. … Read more