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August 2019

August 14, 2019

The Privacy Concerns Over Recent DNA Criminal Cases

A string of recent cold cases have been solved by DNA. However, these cases are...

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...

February 2019

February 23, 2019

“Hypocrites at Times? Yes!” Nigerian Sister to Abuse Summit

Sr. Veronica Openibo, of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, gave an impassioned talk...

February 19, 2019

Open Letter to Priests and Bishops: Resign If You Need to

Dear fellow clerics and religious in Christ, I know that most of you are hard-working...

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...

January 2019

January 07, 2019

Human Dignity for Vegetative Patients? Rape of a Vegetative Woman

As Catholics, we understand every human has a unique dignity. Society denies dignity in many...

January 02, 2019

The Limits of What a Church Can Do With a Misbehaving Priest: The Case of Fr. Tetherow

Fr. Virgil Bradley Tetherow was forbidden from saying Mass and removed from the clerical state....

December 2018

December 20, 2018

A Different Story When a Bishop, Not a Priest, Is Accused (LA Auxiliary)

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles was aware of accusations against Auxiliary Bishop Alexander Salazar since 2005....

December 18, 2018

2 Anonymous Priests: Silence Regarding Priestly Misconduct Is a Problem

Too often, the modus operandi in the Church continues to be ignoring problems priests have....

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Elizabeth Bruenig: Tell the Whole Truth to End the Crisis

Last Monday afternoon (November 19) featured a panel of four top Journalists at Catholic University...

November 16, 2018

Have Politicians Abandoned Restricting Porn in Any Way?

With 57% of Americans saying viewing pornography is morally wrong and experts in agreement about the dangers...

October 2018

October 25, 2018

What Popes Did Saint Thomas More Die For?

Sometimes we might see corruption in the Church: often we hear accusations but we don’t...

October 05, 2018

Bishop Henry: Speak Boldly and Evangelize in the Media

Bishop Fred Henry, a retired bishop, recently spoke about the need for us to speak out...

October 02, 2018

Bishop Caggiano: We Need to Address Sex Abuse to Reach Youth

Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport, CT is a delegate at the youth synod. He recently spoke...

September 2018

September 02, 2018

Co-Ed Change Rooms: Do They Increase Sexual Attacks?

The Sunday Times (UK) released a report yesterday on where sexual attacks in pools and Sports...

August 2018

August 21, 2018

Two Legionaries Discuss How They Dealt With the Maciel Case

A few people have asked me about how I dealt with the Marcial Maciel case....

August 18, 2018

“I am tired of the obfuscation of truth. I am tired of sin.” Bishop Morlino Responds to Crisis

Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison posted a letter today which is a nice start of...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Powerful Bishop’s Letter on McCarrick Situation: Calls It “Grave Sin”

On Sunday Morning, Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger sent a letter to clergy and lay leaders in...

June 2018

June 05, 2018

Catholic Naïveté Regarding Immoral Acts: We Must Be Wide-Eyed

In recent weeks, there have been a few stories about sexual assault on Catholic college...

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