23. This collegial union is apparent also in the mutual relations of the individual bishops with particular churches and with the universal Church. The Roman Pontiff, as… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part 23”

Alfie Evans, the 23 month old little boy who British doctors diagnosed with a terminal degenerative brain condition, has died. The case drew a great deal of… Read more “R. I. P. Alfie Evans”

A friend shared this on Facebook and I just saw it. I had to share it. Likely, you’ve already seen it. I’m often behind a good bit… Read more “Fr. Ray Kelly’s Remarkable Performance on BGT”

Governor Bill Haslam of Tennessee signed into law a bill that is intended to stop Planned Parenthood and any other clinic that performs elective abortions in the… Read more “Tennessee Defunds Planned Parenthood”

22. Just as in the Gospel, the Lord so disposing, St. Peter and the other apostles constitute one apostolic college, so in a similar way the Roman… Read more “Reflections on Lumen Gentium, Part 22”

An article on the Aleteia website recounts the encounter between Pope Francis and a little boy named Emanuele. The Holy Father was visiting St. Paul of the… Read more “Pope Francis: “God is the One Who decides who goes to heaven.””

An article by Deacon Jim Russell, published in Catholic World Report, made a connection between the severing of sex and procreation with the acceptance of contraception and, eventually,… Read more “No Catholic Need Apply?”

This is troubling. According to this report by Tucker Carlson, “Facebook reportedly sought anonymous records from several U. S. hospitals for unknown research purposes.” Unknown research purposes?… Read more “Why Does Facebook Want Our Medical Records?”

An article by Paul Sperry for RealClearInvestigations sheds some light on the situations in Broward County, Florida, the county where Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland sits.… Read more “Did School Officials Fail the Students in Broward County, Florida?”

I’m not familiar at all with the rapper Meek Mill. I’m not a listener of rap music, and I had never heard of Mill until his story… Read more “Should Meek Mill Be in Prison?”