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March 2022

March 18, 2022

Russia Was Consecrated in 1984 to the Immaculate Heart

We should celebrate both John Paul II's and Francis's consecrations of Russia to the Immaculate...

December 2021

December 10, 2021

Aquinas: Some Sins Worse Than Sexual Sins

In response to people freaking out about Pope Francis, I examined what Aquinas said: This...

December 02, 2021

Australian Bishops Want Us to Include Those with Disabilities

Pope Francis and the Australian Bishops had some good words about those with disabilities for...

August 2021

August 19, 2021

Did the Pope Say the Commandments are Relative?

Simple answer: no! The Pope did not say the Ten Commandments are relative. Complicated answer:...

March 2021

March 06, 2021

Pope Francis’s Interreligious Speech in Iraq: Top Lines

This morning, Pope Francis gave a speech to an interreligious meeting on the plain of...

February 2021

February 16, 2021

John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis All Did Ashes on the Crown

This Ash Wednesday, the distribution of the ashes will be a little different for Canada...

January 2021

January 11, 2021

The Best Talk I’ve Ever Heard on St. Joseph: John Cavadini

As Pope Francis indicated the year of St. Joseph, I've been thinking a bit about...

December 2020

December 09, 2020

Hack of Top Anti-Hacking Company Proves Online Privacy Doesn’t Exist

We all appreciate privacy. People sometimes use things like incognito mode to get better prices...

December 03, 2020

Pope Francis: Give Disabled the Sacraments

Pope Francis wants to make sure every Mass is accessible and people with disabilities can...

November 2020

November 05, 2020

Nuncio Further Clarifies Pope on Civil Unions

We are now at about two weeks since the documentary Francesco came out. This documentary misconstrued the...

October 2020

October 24, 2020

Full Text Proves Francis Meant Civil Unions IN PLACE OF “Gay Marriage”

On Wednesday, quotes from a new documentary came out where Pope Francis seemed to indicate...

October 22, 2020

Pope Francis’s Words on Civil Unions Distorted by Editing

On October 21, 2020, I woke up to find every news source in the world...

October 04, 2020

Key Quotes from Fratelli Tutti: Part 2 (Chapters 5-8)

Today, Pope Francis released Fratelli Tutti. I read it all today. As I read through...

October 04, 2020

Key Quotes from Fratelli Tutti: Part 1 (Chapters 1-4)

Today, Pope Francis released Fratelli Tutti. I read it all today. As I read through...

April 2020

April 08, 2020

Pope Francis Condemns Eugenic Abortion, Again

Reading one paragraph of Pope Francis's interview with Austen Ivereigh today, I was reminded of...

February 2020

February 12, 2020

Francis & John Paul II: Holiness Over Numbers in Priestly Vocations

The big, but unsurprising, news today is that Pope Francis did not put a proposal...

January 2020

January 08, 2020

Pope Francis Enjoys a Circus Performance, Like a Healthy Human Should

After the Pope's general audience on Wednesdays, groups that come in pilgrimage will offer a...

December 2019

December 23, 2019

Francis: Evangelize by Example, not Pushing Your Faith on Others

Recently, Pope Francis answered questions from high school students and suggested they convert non-Catholics through...

August 2019

August 25, 2019

Pope Francis Greets an Autistic Girl

Pope Francis greeted an autistic girl from Naples at his Wednesday audience this week. It...

June 2019

June 20, 2019

Defending Pope Francis as a “Conservative”

A few months back, The Catholic Herald asked me to interview about an article on...

May 2019

May 15, 2019

Key Quotes from Christus Vivit

With Pope Francis issuing a letter to young people as after the synod on youth,...

April 2019

April 01, 2019

Pope: Evangelize 1st by Example! Not “Don’t Convert Others”

On Sunday, Pope Francis spoke to the Christian minority in Morocco. He spoke of how...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

New Stricter Vatican Child Protection Norms

This morning, the Vatican issued new norms which tighten rules on child protection. Three separate...

March 13, 2019

Amoris Laetitia: A Complete Guide for Chapter VIII on Communion

Ever since Amoris Laetitia came out, there has been confusion about how to interpret chapter...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Bold New Catholic T-Shirts & Mugs (Launching a RedBubble Store)

As I have written online things, a few times I've had ideas for interesting shirts,...

February 16, 2019

McCarrick Laicized: The End of the Beginning

Today, Mr. Theodore McCarrick is no longer a cleric: he has no right to celebrate...

February 12, 2019

Amoris Laetitia: Communion for the Divorced & Remarried?

Those of you who follow me, may have noted that I have taken a clear...

February 08, 2019

Francis: Being Pro-Life Is the Foundation of Human Rights

This week, Francis spoke to Italian pro-life leaders. In his speech, he spoke about being pro-life...

January 2019

January 03, 2019

Vatican Rules on Hysterectomies, Allowing Them in Specific Cases

The Vatican updated a ruling on the morality of hysterectomies today. 1993 Ruling on Hysterectomies...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

The Pope Didn’t Deny the Immaculate Conception

It's crazy what gets spread online today. One website was posting that Pope Francis denied...

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