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LENT MOMENT: Elderly and children are not supposed to fast
23+ hour, 50+ min ago (54+ words) In today's segment of the Lenten Moment, Fr. Simon Peter Katende, the parish priest of St. Kizito Catholic Parish in Kibiri, explains why the elderly and young children are not required to fast. March 3, 2025March 5, 2025 March 1, 2025March 3, 2025 42 minutes ago37 minutes ago March 2, 202511 months…...
[Catholic Caucus] The Sacred Page: Even the Dead Obey Him: Readings for the 5th Sunday of Lent
50+ min ago (1054+ words) By Dr. John Bergsma In the season of Lent, the Gospel of John becomes very prominent, especially in Year A, the readings of which can be used in any year that a parish is doing RCIA. The signs seem to…...
Custody of the Holy Land: ‘Prayer continues uninterruptedly’
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (221+ words) Despite access to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem being restricted for security reasons, "prayer continues uninterruptedly in the Holy Places." This is what the Custody of the Holy Land reported in a statement, highlighting that celebrations, rituals,…...
The History and Intriguing Facts of Lent and Holy Week in La Laguna: The Christ of the Five Names Initiates the Processional Parades
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (224+ words) A Christ known by five names through the centuries will inaugurate the processions in the ancient capital of the island The image we now recognise as Christ of the Rescue will be the one to open the processional parades in…...
[Catholic Caucus] Prevost’s Augustinian Creed: “We Believe in God, Mother of Life”
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (92+ words) The revolution has stopped whispering Antwerp moves from complaint to implementation Conocoto was the Augustinian workshop for this new religion What conservatives still refuse to admit From symptom to judgment And that spirit does not come from Pentecost. That document…...
[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV and the Myth of Restoration: Why the Francis Agenda Continues
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (524+ words) Cohesion does not mean unity'it means holding together what may no longer be compatible. In the coming months, therefore, we will see further progress in the modification of the structure of governance of the Catholic Church. Tweet this quote This…...
Archon Lenten Retreat: Southampton
13+ hour, 54+ min ago (68+ words) On Friday, March 20, 2026, the John Halecky, Jr. 22nd Annual National Archon Lenten Retreat took place in Southampton, NY. A Salutations to the Theotokos service was held at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Cathedral followed by a welcome dinner....
The SSPX: an Eastern Catholic View (part II)
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (805+ words) The conclusion reached is modest but decisive: the SSPX situation is intelligible within Catholic categories as an irregular, non-normative, but non-schismatic phenomenon, arising under conditions where authority governs by administrative power rather than by theological persuasion. Before proceeding, several distinctions…...
Bishop Barron slams Carrie Prejean for ‘absurd’ claims on removal from Religious Liberty Commission
7+ hour, 3+ min ago (763+ words) March 21, 2026 Daniel Payne News Briefs 0 Print Carrie Prejean Boller had been removed from the commission after critics said she "hijacked" a hearing while criticizing "zionism." Winona-Rochester Bishop Robert Barron on March 20 criticized what he described as "absurd" claims from Carrie…...
Ireland sees modest revival in faith, especially among youth and young adults
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (907+ words) March 21, 2026 Patrick J. Passmore News Briefs 0 Print A new report examining surveys and research on the practice of the Catholic faith in Ireland shows an uptick in religious practice and spirituality among younger people. An increase in spirituality and religious practice…...