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Causing a Believer to Stumble

Seminaries attract all kinds of men, and Frank couldn't believe the lack of belief he encountered in some of them.

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Integrated Art: Expressions of a Deified Reality

Magnificent structures, literary wonders, and masterpieces of music are the studied result of contemplation and learning, for which there is no shortcut.

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A Life Spent in Service

Sr. Dede burst onto the national scene at the 2020 Republican convention when, dressed in full habit, she proclaimed, “I am not just pro-life, I…

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Beatification advances for priest of U.S.-Mex. border

Richard Thomas SJ ministered to poorest, from 1964-2006

Roman Rota rules against ‘credibly accused’ clergy lists

And in favor of U.S. priest suing rel. order for defamation

Alleged apparitions of Jesus in France ‘not supernatural’

DDF declares on claims by alleged visionary from 1970s

Only 21 of 39 dioceses have emerged from bankruptcy

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USCCB opposes ‘indiscriminate mass deportation'

Issues 'special message' on immigration from Nov. meetup

U.S. bishops ban trans procedures at Cath. hospitals

Meanwhile, Episcopalians, Presbyterians reassure LGBTs

Beatification advances for priest of U.S.-Mex. border

Richard Thomas SJ ministered to poorest, from 1964-2006

Roman Rota rules against ‘credibly accused’ clergy lists

And in favor of U.S. priest suing rel. order for defamation

Alleged apparitions of Jesus in France ‘not supernatural’

DDF declares on claims by alleged visionary from 1970s

Only 21 of 39 dioceses have emerged from bankruptcy

Since start in 2004; messy business with $4.4B in payouts

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Is the UN Rethinking the Green New Deal?

By Sabino Paciolla
November 12th 2025 3:02 PM

COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, opens today. The meetings will begin in Belém, a Brazilian port city located on the edge of…

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My Veteran’s Day Campaign

By John M. Grondelski
November 10th 2025 1:59 PM

Catholics have traditionally dedicated November to prayer for the souls in Purgatory, especially on All Souls' Day. To encourage efficacious prayer for the departed, the…

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Novus Ordo, Versus Orientem, & Vatican II

By John M. Grondelski
November 7th 2025 10:49 PM

Reports, officially unconfirmed, are circulating that some dioceses in the United States have prohibited celebration of the Novus Ordo Missae (NO) with a versus orientem…

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Front & Center

Causing a Believer to Stumble

Seminaries attract all kinds of men, and Frank couldn't believe the lack of belief he encountered in some of them.

READ ARTICLE
Integrated Art: Expressions of a Deified Reality

Magnificent structures, literary wonders, and masterpieces of music are the studied result of contemplation and learning, for which there is no shortcut.

READ ARTICLE
A Life Spent in Service

Sr. Dede burst onto the national scene at the 2020 Republican convention when, dressed in full habit, she proclaimed, “I am not just pro-life, I…

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In The News

MORNING MUST-READS
USCCB opposes ‘indiscriminate mass deportation'

Issues 'special message' on immigration from Nov. meetup

U.S. bishops ban trans procedures at Cath. hospitals

Meanwhile, Episcopalians, Presbyterians reassure LGBTs

Beatification advances for priest of U.S.-Mex. border

Richard Thomas SJ ministered to poorest, from 1964-2006

Roman Rota rules against ‘credibly accused’ clergy lists

And in favor of U.S. priest suing rel. order for defamation

Alleged apparitions of Jesus in France ‘not supernatural’

DDF declares on claims by alleged visionary from 1970s

Only 21 of 39 dioceses have emerged from bankruptcy

Since start in 2004; messy business with $4.4B in payouts

VIEW ARCHIVE
USCCB opposes ‘indiscriminate mass deportation'

Issues 'special message' on immigration from Nov. meetup

U.S. bishops ban trans procedures at Cath. hospitals

Meanwhile, Episcopalians, Presbyterians reassure LGBTs

Beatification advances for priest of U.S.-Mex. border

Richard Thomas SJ ministered to poorest, from 1964-2006

Roman Rota rules against ‘credibly accused’ clergy lists

And in favor of U.S. priest suing rel. order for defamation

Alleged apparitions of Jesus in France ‘not supernatural’

DDF declares on claims by alleged visionary from 1970s

Only 21 of 39 dioceses have emerged from bankruptcy

Since start in 2004; messy business with $4.4B in payouts

VIEW ARCHIVE

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Is the UN Rethinking the Green New Deal?

November 12th 2025 3:02 PM

COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, opens today. The meetings will begin in Belém, a Brazilian port city…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

My Veteran’s Day Campaign

November 10th 2025 1:59 PM

Catholics have traditionally dedicated November to prayer for the souls in Purgatory, especially on All Souls' Day. To encourage efficacious…

READ MORE ON THIS BLOG POST

Novus Ordo, Versus Orientem, & Vatican II

November 7th 2025 10:49 PM

Reports, officially unconfirmed, are circulating that some dioceses in the United States have prohibited celebration of the Novus Ordo Missae…

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What Does the Anglican Patrimony Have to Offer the Church?... A Slow-Motion Implosion… Lifeboats on the Tiber… more

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Eschatology & End Times

The Antichrist in Political Philosophy… Isaac Newton: End-Times Prophet… Your Final Destination… Last Judgment (Lite)… more

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Hell

Hell and Other Destinations... Is Hell Closed Up & Boarded Over?... Hell, Air-Conditioned... and more

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Stand up and defend your faith.

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