What Every Catholic Needs to Know About Conspiracy Theories, and How to Help Loved Ones Who Fall for Them...
I’m so blessed to have Dr. Peter Malinoski back on the show to chat about this. We chat about some fascinating questions, such as how do we tell the difference between the truth and a conspiracy? Does it really matter, meaning, is it on us to figure out what's going on behind the scenes? How do we not fall into the sin of trying to be omniscient? Is doomsday prepping good, or can people take it too far? Is Christianity a conspiracy theory?
Cardinal Fernández: New Document on Discerning Apparitions ‘Being Finalized’...
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is putting the finishing touches to a new document that sets out clear rules on discerning apparitions and other such supernatural events. The dicastery’s prefect, Cardinal Victor Fernández, told the Register April 23 that he and his staff are “in the process of finalizing a new text with clear guidelines and norms for the discernment of apparitions and other phenomena.”
Cincinnati’s Catholic Xavier University lists abortion in its health insurance plan...
Benedict XVI: What is the source of objections to Catholic sexual morality?
The Church Draft: God’s Divine Roster for an Apostolic Age...
As the NFL draft approaches at the end of April, speculation runs rampant among fans about which players their teams will take and which areas of their rosters have the greatest needs. As a lifelong fan of American Football, I have spent countless hours poring over articles, highlight tape and opinion pieces, trying to predict what my team might do with their picks.
Whether you realize it or not, you are made for contemplation...
Perhaps the most overlooked truth about human life is that we are made for contemplation. All of us. It’s not that our activist and practical age directly rejects this. Almost worse, our customs, practices and expectations take for granted that anything called contemplation is simply peripheral...
Joe Rogan, Tucker Carlson, Elizabeth Anscombe, Consequentialism and The Bomb...
Over the past few days, there has been discussion on X/Twitter – and I suppose elsewhere – of the morality of the United States dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Not that this is a new discussion, but it rose again because of Tucker Carlson’s strong statement on Joe Rogan’s show that the act was immoral...
Texas Carmelites Reject Oversight of Vatican-Appointed Federation...
5 Times Jesus Revealed Himself in the Holy Eucharist to Non-Catholics...
“What a strange feeling it is to be looking at what by all appearances is a piece of bread in a little glass compartment in the center of a very simple gold monstrance and feel like you are the one being stared at.” Emily Bleicher shared this experience with the Register about her witness to the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist when she was a Protestant. Through a moment of grace, she recognized Jesus beyond her own understanding.
What is truth? A journalist asks Pilate’s question...
“What is truth?” That cynical question, memorably posed by Pontius Pilate, is enjoying new currency today, thanks to public statements by Katherine Maher, the newly installed head of National Public Radio (NPR). ”We all have different truths,” Maher told a TED talk audience, explaining that there are...
Where Did Jesus Appear After Rising from the Dead? Was it Jerusalem or Galilee?
A new Catholic college — Rosary College — is born in Greenville, South Carolina...
What Jesus said about the Good Shepherd almost got him killed...
What Is Humanity’s Infinite Dignity?
Free Speech Wins: Belgian Court Overturns ‘Nazi-Like’ Ban on Conference Featuring Cardinal Müller...
What should you do if your employer asks you to sign a non-discrimination policy?
Since you have no intention of denying any rightful moral or professional claims to your gender-confused colleagues, signing such a document should pose no problems. But since you are dealing with the whole area of gender ideology, you will likely be expected to “respect” false claims. If there were no bad consequences of refusing to sign the non-discrimination policy, you should refuse.
Can You Really Run on Top of a Train, Like in the Movies?
Welcome to the Reign of Gay, Ecclesiastical Edition...
Here are the strengths of Dignitas Infinita — along with 7 notable ambiguities in the document...
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins Meets Pope Francis, Follows Microsoft and IBM in Signing Vatican’s ‘Rome Call for AI Ethics’...
The CEO of Cisco Systems signed the Vatican’s artificial intelligence ethics pledge on Wednesday, becoming the latest technology giant to join the Church’s call for ethical and responsible use of AI. Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate...
Walk by the Spirit, Avoid the Flesh...
The death of Jesus Christ on the cross revealed the greatest act of love that destroyed the works of the Devil, defeated the authority of sin and death, and provided a salvific path for all God’s children to embrace if chosen. Jesus’ death was not an accident or a mistake in judgment by a few unruly men. The entire mystery of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection...
The Ancient Biblical Sermons Break All the Modern Rules — So Maybe We Should Re-Examine Our Rules...
The first reading from Sunday’s Mass features an excerpt from a sermon by St. Peter. The contents of the sermon are very similar to others recorded in the Acts of the Apostles by Saints Paul and Stephen. What is interesting is that these ancient sermons break almost every rule (written and unwritten) of modern preaching! Consider the following...
On the Vine: Looking Ahead to the Fifth Sunday of Easter...
In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us that He is the true vine that God intended Israel to be, the source of divine life and wisdom for the nations (see Sirach 24:17–24). In Baptism, each of us was joined to Him by the Holy Spirit. As a branch grows from a tree, our souls are to draw life from Him, nourished by His word and the Eucharist. Paul in today’s First Reading seeks to be grafted onto the visible expression of Christ the true vine...
Our Politics Needs Gratitude — and Forgiveness...
‘Is forgiveness and being forgiven an important part of gratitude?” I was asked this as Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, an Iraqi-born Assyrian bishop in Sydney, released a statement from a hospital forgiving the teenager who stabbed him during Mass last week. We were in Manhattan talking about gratitude as a civic virtue...
The Pro-Life Movement Has a Storytelling Problem...
Many years ago, a friend visiting an Eastern European country diligently wrote several postcards, stamped them, and then dropped them in what he thought was a mailbox. It turned out to be a very elegant trash can. Of course, his postcards never made it to their intended recipients. In the pro-life movement, messaging can often be like my friend’s simple mistake...
In the Psalms: A peculiar argument to win God’s favor...
Pope’s Regina Coeli: ‘Jesus the Good Shepherd Awaits Us With Open Arms’...
Husbands and Wives Need Husbandry and Housewifery...
A Blessing, Jobs for the Boys, and Roman Holiday...
House Republicans Call for NCAA Ban on Biological Men in Women’s Sports...
Is Cardinal Parolin actually papabile?
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