St. Damien of Moloka’i
“The Eucharist is the bread that gives strength…It is at once the most eloquent proof of his love and the most powerful means of fostering His love in us. He gives Himself every day so that our hearts as burning coals may set afire the hearts of the faithful.” —-St. Damien of Molokai Maria Lanakila…
Q&A with Maui priest: Asks for prayers after Maui wildfire
On Thursday, August 10, Msgr. Terrence Watanabe, pastor of the nearby parish of St. Anthony’s gave the following heartfelt interview, published in The Pillar. See Highlights below (Full sty here: https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/we-lost-the-whole-town-hawaiian-priest) Catholic Business Journal added well-researched bio of Msgr. Terrence Watanabe at end. ‘We lost the whole town’ – Hawaii priest asks for prayers after…
The Miracle in LaHaina, Maui: Maria Lanakila Catholic Church Still Standing Amid the Smoke and Ashes
“It’s standing.” tweeted a local regarding the Maria Lanakila Catholic Church in LaHaina, Maui,. The tweet was at 8:22pm, Wednesday evening, August 9, after a horrific fast-moving wildfire had literally wiped out the whole town around the parish. “See the steeple and cross rising above Lahaina in the background here…” (see Tweet photo to right,…
Cardinal Raymond Burke: Discipline and Doctrine: Law in the Service of Truth and Love
(full text follows) The Role of Canon Law In the period immediately preceding the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council and, even more so, in the post-Conciliar period, the Church’s canonical discipline was called into question at its very foundations. The crisis of canon law had its origin in the same philosophical presuppositions which were inspiring a…
Disturbing New Evidence: FBI offices ‘coordinated’ on Catholic targeting memo
FBI targets serious Catholics. NYPost—Multiple FBI field offices were involved in drafting a controversial January 2023 internal memo suggesting traditionalist Catholic groups were potential hotbeds of domestic extremism, two Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee alleged Wednesday. A less redacted version of the memo obtained by the panel last month cited a “liaison contact” at…
2023-08-09
Optional Memorial of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Virgin and Martyr
2023-08-07
Optional Memorial of St. Sixtus II, Pope and Martyr, and his Companions, Martyrs
2023-08-05
Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome
HISTORY: The French Revolution: The Rising in the Vendee —vividly told, absolutely inspiring
British Catholic writer and historic researcher Michael Davies passed away nearly 20 years ago. My first taste of his intellect, sense of humor and depth of research was a few days ago, having finally taken the time to listen to the link below sent by a friend, entitled The French Revolution: The Rising in the…
Archbishop Samuel Aquila issues new Pastoral Letter, Highlights ‘clearest teaching on the Eucharist’ in Scripture
The full text reprinted below of Denver Archibishop Samuel J. Aquila’s new pastoral letter on the Eucharist, issued August 4, 2023, to mark the second year of the National Eucharistic Revival and the Parish Year. (bold added by CBJ for readability) “I am the bread of life … For my flesh is true food, and…
2023-08-01
Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church