The Loop from CatholicVote is an email Catholic news service. Three important stories on the Weekend Loop came to my attention regarding Church-State Relations: Indiana Court Dismisses… Read more “In the News 5/8/21”

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) caused a commotion on social media by her decision to refer to mothers as “birthing people” while testifying before Congress on the concern… Read more “Woke Wackiness”

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) caused quite a stir earlier today when she referred to pregnant women as “birthing people” in her Congressional testimony on increased risk of… Read more “Why Are Black Women At Higher Risk for Complications in Pregnancy?”

Over 400 corporations have joined a coalition in support of the Equality Act, according to an April 27 statement by the Human Rights Campaign, one of the… Read more “Corporations Support Equality Act, Threaten Religious Liberty”

In a consistory held on Monday, May 3, Pope Francis approved the canonization of seven men and women, the most prominent among them Blessed Charles de Foucauld,… Read more “Pope Francis Approves Canonization of Seven”

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco has written a 17-page letter on abortion, in which he states that politicians and others who publicly and actively support abortion… Read more “SF Archbishop Says Catholics Who Support Abortion Should Not Receive Holy Communion”

16. Finally, those who have not yet received the Gospel are related in various ways to the people of God.(18*) In the first place we must recall… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part XVI”

I have watched President Joe Biden’s speech before a joint session of Congress. There were some things I liked about the address, and a lot I did… Read more “Biden’s Address to Congress”

An adjunct professor at Cypress College in California is on leave of absence after a video went viral of her engaging in a conversation over zoom with… Read more “Elijah Lovejoy Alert #11”

This is the next in a series I will be posting on the candidates for the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Knoxville. My hope is that… Read more “Wade Eckler, Deacon Candidate”