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The Unconditional Duty of a Christian Man: Suffer Well
Pope St. John Paul II once wrote that suffering is "almost inseparable from man's earthly existence," but the art of suffering well has been lost on modern man for decades. There are, luckily, three ways to learn how, and it will make you invincible. Suffering cannot be conquered without first learning to embrace it. Accepting suffering is recognizing that it is an opportunity for purgation and sanctification — and a chance to fulfill God's will. To do this requires a complete sense of humility, which means total submission to God's perfect will. Read more
Being a Priest-Victim for Souls
On June 1, Church Militant published an article titled "Priest With Brain Tumor Requests Prayers From Abp. Fulton Sheen," about New Orleans priest Fr. Jeffrey Montz. Recebtly diagnosed with a brain tumor, he was asking that people pray for his healing through the intercession of Abp. Sheen in the hope that a miracle would be granted to advance his stalled cause for canonization. Church Militant reached out to Fr. Montz for an update on his condition, and he provided the following. Read more
Nevada Babies in Mortal Danger
Pro-abortion zealots in Nevada want to add a question about abortion access to the state's 2024 ballot. The coalition of pro-abortion enthusiasts, which consists of Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice Nevada and the ACLU of Nevada, filed a petition with the secretary of state's office to secure a ballot question on enshrining abortion in Nevada's Constitution. Read more
CA Governor Claims Conservatives Push Misinformation
California's Democrat governor is blaming conservatives for pushing misinformation, while his state continues to decimate parental rights. In a Tuesday interview with Politico's California bureau chief, Christopher Cadelago, Gov. Gavin Newsom, a self-identified Catholic, claimed many on the Right focus too heavily on trans issues and need to have more "grace and humility." Read more
US Bishops Still Shilling Biden Admin’s Borderless Beliefs
While many Americans this week were remembering the 9/11 attacks against their country, the U.S. bishops' conference was attacking Republican attempts to secure the southern border and praising the Biden administration for asking Congress to spend billions of taxpayer dollars in line with the conference's shared beliefs on open borders. In a letter to Congress dated Sept. 11, 2023, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) expressed its mostly positive views on the Biden administration's Aug. 10, 2023, request for emergency supplemental funding in fiscal year 2024 and several items in the administration's subsequent continuing resolution anomalies request for the same period. Read more
Archbishop Supports Governor’s Radical Attempt to Ban Guns
A Catholic prelate in New Mexico is praising the state's radical Democrat governor for attempting to ban firearms. Santa Fe's Abp. John Wester is supporting Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a self-identifying Catholic, after her recent executive order banning individuals from carrying guns publicly in Bernalillo County for 30 days. Read more
‘Heretic’ Indian Bishop Offers Mass in Papal Basilica
In a historic first, the Vatican has permitted an Indian patriarch heading an autocephalous church branded as heretical by the Holy Inquisition to celebrate the Holy Eucharist at a papal basilica in Rome. Christ "calls us to recognize and adore him at a single Eucharistic altar," Pope Francis stressed, as His Holiness Baselios Marthoma Mathews III offered the divine liturgy at the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-Walls on Sunday morning in the West Syriac rite. Read more
Abp. Fernandez Defends ‘Doctrine of the Holy Father’
The Vatican's new doctrine chief is warning against heresy and schism in both progressive and traditional circles. Cardinal-designate Abp. Víctor Manuel Fernández cautioned against those who would go against the "doctrine of the Holy Father" in a recent interview with Catholic journalist Ed Pentin. Read more
Michigan Catholics Win Battle for Religious Freedom
A Catholic group in Michigan is celebrating a big win for religious freedom after a lengthy battle with a local township. On Sept. 11, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Catholic Healthcare International (CHI), allowing the group to post religious displays, including the Stations of the Cross, on its property. The religious group controls the 40-acre wooded parcel in Genoa Township in Southeast Michigan that was originally gifted to them by the diocese of Lansing. Read more
Parishioner Money to Pay Off Victims
New Orleans Catholics are expressing worries about sex abuse payouts in the archdiocese. Parishioners are concerned their money may be used to help pay for the clergy's sins after Archbishop Gregory Aymond hinted in a recent letter that schools and parishes may have to help shoulder the burden of bankruptcy costs. Read more
Priest Accuses 6 Swiss Bishops of Cover-up, Sex Abuse
The Vatican has ordered a pro-LGBT bishop to investigate accusations of cover-up and sexual abuse against six Swiss bishops and several priests after a senior whistleblower priest reported the accused to the Holy See. "I can no longer accept dissimulation. For a long time, I watched and saw that nothing was happening," said Fr. Nicolas Betticher, former vicar general of the diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, admitting he had "made mistakes" by not reporting the abuse earlier. Read more
Gay Priest to Conflate ‘Racial Justice and LGBTQ Inclusion’
At a Catholic college, a progressive and openly gay priest is set to give a talk on racial justice and LGBT inclusion. On Tuesday evening, Fr. Bryan Massingale is scheduled to deliver a talk titled "The Threat of White Christian Nationalism" at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Read more
The Adoration Chapel That Never Sleeps
In the city that never sleeps, disciples now sit at the feet of the Master in an adoration chapel that never closes. On the corner of Sixth Avenue and West Washington Place sits St. Joseph's Church in Greenwich Village, an unassuming church nestled among the low-rises and scattered trees. Past the columns in the front stand large blue doors that lead into the main church — one of the oldest in New York City. Read more
Big Bash Honoring St. Pio
Catholics in the Golden Gate City are getting ready for a grand celebration of the life of one of the most popular saints of modern times. On Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, a Padre Pio festival will be celebrated at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi and its famous Porziuncola Nuova in San Francisco. The celebration occurs the day after Padre Pio's feast day and the 55th anniversary of his entry into eternal life in 1968. Read more
How to Honor the Babies Ruthlessly Murdered via Abortion
Pro-lifers from across the United States are gathering to honor the innocent children slain through abortion. Individuals met at over 200 locations around the country on Saturday for the 2023 National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Read more
Former New Orleans Priest Indicted for Rape
A former New Orleans priest is being indicted on four charges, including raping a teenage boy. Father Lawrence Hecker was indicted Thursday by Louisiana state prosecutors in New Orleans on charges of aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, one count of aggravated crime against nature and one count of theft. Read more
Our Lady of La Salette: Warning of Imminent Chastisement
On the afternoon of Sept. 19, 1846, Our Blessed Mother appeared to the young shepherds Maximin Giraud, age 11, and Mélanie Calvat, age 14, on a mountainside in La Salette in southeast France. Unlike other apparitions of the Blessed Mother in times past, Our Lady appeared to these children in great distress, weeping bitterly. Read more
