It was only a few days ago that Bishop Egan announced the formation of an Oratory in Bournemouth. That will take the number of Oratories in this country. I was delighted to find out that a seventh is being formed in Cardiff. The Archdiocese reports : Oratory of St Philip Neri in formation in Cardiff … [Read more…]
Archbishop Cupich of Chicago gave an intervention at the Synod the other day which shocked me. Lots of others have written about it HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE for starters. He spoke about conscience in a way that I don’t recognise in any way as Catholic. He spoke about the primacy of conscience. When asked to … [Read more…]
Most of you will be familiar with FEMEN. This is a feminist protest organisation that has taken to protesting against those it disagrees with, using topless women to engage in various acts. The picture above shows Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, having been assaulted by FEMEN protesters in April 2013. He was speaking as part of a debate … [Read more…]
I wanted to take this opportunity to promote an event organised by the Good Counsel Network. On Friday 14th August, the Feast of St Maximilian Kolbe and the Vigil of Assumption, please pray and fast for the end of abortion and euthanasia. Fasting Fast from all food except bread and water for the day Or … [Read more…]
The Tablet has recently published a piece called “Broadening the vision for the Church’s care of LGBT Catholics“. It was written by Martin Prendergast. I must confess it is something which I find very troubling. Prendergast writes in support of the Diocese of Westminster and their pastoral care of “LGBT Catholics”. He quotes the Bishops … [Read more…]
ACTA have proudly announced that they have carried out a survey in advance of the Synod on the Family. They have presented a report on this to the Bishops of England & Wales. I have supplied the report below for you to read. There is a further report on this from Independent Catholic News. … [Read more…]
Zenit has today accused the Holy Father of heresy. It has titled an article with the following : Pope to US Christian Unity Event: Jesus Knows All Christians Are One, Doesn’t Care What Type That on the face of it is very troubling. For the Holy Father to suggest that it doesn’t make a difference … [Read more…]
A wise priest said the following to his flock the other day : Please vote. When you do so, do whatever you believe will further Christ’s kingdom on Earth.
For those outside the UK, we have an upcoming General Election here on the 7th of May. As a Catholic it can be troublesome trying to figure out who to vote for. All the major parties have policy items which a Catholic might find objectionable. Just because a party might hold a particular position, doesn’t … [Read more…]