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Proof That One Man Can Make a World of Difference
In south Louisiana, the world changed on Wednesday, Aug. 2, with the tragic death of Fr. Mark Beard. Today, my friend was laid to rest in Amite, Louisiana, and it's still impossible to comprehend his departure into eternal life. A good friend of both Fr. Mark and I told others, "I think I know the sadness and confusion that the Apostles felt when Jesus died and before he was resurrected." Read more
Brothers From Abroad
Faithful Catholic men from across the United States and Canada converged on Detroit this past weekend to attend Church Militant's 2023 Strength & Honor Conference. From Maine in the East to California in the West, this eclectic band of brothers represented 25 states — half those in the union — as well as Canada's largest province, Ontario. As impressive as these transcontinental treks were, they paled in comparison to those of two attendees visiting from abroad: Milagres Pereira, who traveled some 8,200 miles from Goa, on the west coast of India, and Vinicius Adamo, who journeyed roughly 5,100 miles from Brazil's largest city, São Paulo. Their participation was made possible by the generosity of another Church Militant supporter. Read more
St. John Vianney — Too Harsh for Our Time?
St. John Vianney, the Curé D'Ars was proactive in fighting against all sin. As the town square dances, common in Ars during the Curé's pastorate led his parishioners to debauchery and sin, he colluded with the town's mayor and banned them altogether. Ars during St. John Vianney's long tenure as pastor became known as a town without any dancing, but even more importantly, for the holiness of its citizens. Read more
Afraid to Walk on Water?
Jesus asks all of us, as disciples, to walk on water — to do what, during our lives, is humanly impossible yet becomes possible with His grace and spiritual presence. Many modern-day disciples are taking their Catholic faith seriously by getting out of the boat, with many moving their families and businesses from blue states to red states. God is buoying them with His blessings. Read more
Religious Conservatives to Feds: ‘Defund the Religious Left’
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, an alliance of almost a dozen conservative religious groups is calling for the federal defunding of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as other members of the religious Left, owing to their radical "American last" agenda. Read more
Stopping the Scourge of Sexual Slavery
A few years ago, the evil reality of sex trafficking was made clear to me as it played out in my parish. This evil continues to grow in our world, despite many stalwart men and women working at bringing it to an end behind the scenes. Our first line of defense against this, is knowing what is going on, and taking steps to protect our youth. Read more
Silence & Inaction: The Imprisonment of Bp. Álvarez
Bishop Rolando Álavarez of Nicaragua has been imprisoned for almost a year by this country's communist dictator, Daniel Ortega. Despite this unjust sentence for this holy bishop, the pope and Church prelates remain silent. Read more
Make Public Libraries Safe for Our Kids Again
Libraries have been taken over by leftists pushing a boatload of misinformation and lies, and all of this is easily available to any child who walks into a public library. Fundamentally, municipal libraries have been stocked with loads of grooming materials. The content of these books, in addition to pushing bald-faced lies as truth, maligns the faith of the Church and steals away the innocence of those who peruse it. Parents need to take back control of their community libraries and remove all books and materials that are not in keeping with their values or are not age appropriate for young children. Read more
Passing Off Smut as Theology
The pope recently made the Argentinian Abp. Víctor Manuel Fernández the new head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. This appointment has many Catholics scratching their heads, as the archbishop has written many books over the last three decades that are far from orthodox. Many are saying these books are just smut. One anonymous priest weighs in on why this appointment signals doom for the Church. Read more
Remembering the Month of the Precious Blood of Jesus
One of the beautiful and mysterious features of the Catholic faith is the unfolding of its liturgical year — notably, May, the month of Mary, and June, the month of the Sacred Heart. But one of the months whose significance has been forgotten in recent times is July, the month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. Read more
Can Catholic Federal Judges Rule Objectively in Catholic Church Cases?
There is a crisis in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Federal Judges Wendy Vitter, Jay Zainey, Sarah Vance, Ivan Lemelle and Lance Africk immediately recused themselves from the archdiocese of New Orleans' federal bankruptcy case. Read more
CM Resistance vs. the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Last Friday, thousands of Catholics from across the country participated in a prayerful procession against the Los Angeles Dodgers honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The 'sisters' are men masquerading as nuns and committing acts of blasphemy, such as wearing skimpy clothing while mimicking Christ's crucifixion and poll-dancing on a cross. Read more
But for Baseball, Clayton?
Last week, when Clayton Kershaw, a self-professed Christian who at one point spoke out against his team's endorsement of blasphemy, chose to wear a uniform promoting sodomy and genital mutilation, he not only acted like a coward but also rebelled against God. Despite claims of Christian discipleship from Kershaw, the team's manager and a smattering of other players, not one member of the Los Angeles Dodgers boycotted the organization's sacrilegious Pride Night, and, as such, all of them should turn in their Christianity cards until they start living out the basic tenets of the gospel. Read more
The Great Legacy of Chicago’s Polish League
Chicago's numerous over-the-top-gorgeous Catholic Churches are the great legacy of the Polish League. The league fought against the communists in Europe and saved the faith of Chicago's Catholics, as well as their churches. Their living testament is the many great churches that they saved from wreck-o-vation in the '70s. Read more
Stop Lying! You Know Conservatism Is Dead
On May 29, conservative "titan" turned virtue signaler Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas denounced Uganda's new, strict law criminalizing homosexual acts with life in prison or death. Read more
