Today, June 13, is the Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua. St. Anthony was born Fernando Martins in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1195. He joined the Canons Regular… Read more “St. Anthony of Padua”

President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un signed on to four points in their summit: The U. S. and North Korea commit to establishing… Read more “A Historic Summit”

Fr. Richmond Nilo, parish priest at St. Vincent Ferrer Parish in Zaragoza town in the Diocese of Cabanatuan, Philippines, was shot dead as he prepared to celebrate… Read more “Priests Are Being Murdered in the Philippines”

26. A bishop marked with the fullness of the sacrament of Orders, is “the steward of the grace of the supreme priesthood,” (48*) especially in the Eucharist,… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part 26”

Tucker Carlson interviewed Johann Hari last night about the increase in the suicide rate in the United States. I’ve not read Hari’s book, “Lost Connections: Uncovering the… Read more “Suicide Rates Increase, But Living the Faith Helps”

There were three important developments this week in the Church’s on-going attempts to effectively address and heal from the sexual abuse scandal perpetrated by priests and bishops… Read more “Child Abuse Developments”

An article published last month on The Christian Post website tells the story of  Vivian Adel Youssef, a young Coptic Christian, recently married, who was kidnapped in Egypt. Her husband… Read more “Coptic Christian Women Being Kidnapped in Egypt”

In an important decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Colorado violated Jack Phillip’s religious liberty when they attempted to force him to make… Read more “An Important Decision, and the Right One”

Today, Sunday, June 3, is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, when we celebrate the wonderful gift and great mystery of the Real Presence of Christ in the… Read more “Solemnity of Corpus Christi”

The link below is to a video on the Korean War by Victor Davis Hanson. It is a fine summary of what the Korean War was all… Read more “Pray for Peace in Korea”