In Washington State, Liberals Put Abortion, Homosexuality and Suicide in Preference Over the Poor
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Never mind that Catholic hospitals are more committed to serving the poor than other healthcare institutions. Liberals in Washington are opposing Catholic healthcare because it doesn’t include abortion, suicide, and support for homosexual lifestyles. These things, for the liberal, trump … Continue reading

Pope Francis Advises Priests to Work Among Those in Need
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A headline at Reuters about Pope Francis misses a critical point about his Holy Thursday homily this morning: Pope urges Catholic priests to help poor, shun careerism. More accurately, the Holy Father is asking priests to physically go out and … Continue reading

Video: Pope Francis – Homily at Mass of Inauguration, In English
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Salt and Light TV brings us the homily of Pope Francis at his inaugural Mass with English translation, embedded below. Today is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary. (Today’s Readings at USCCB.) Pope Francis spoke … Continue reading

Florine, The Disobedient Nun
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Reading a little from Gury’s Doctrine of the Jesuits, I was impressed by this story about a hypothetical disobedient nun. It occurred to me that most people today, upon reading this, would probably not understand that this nun actually did … Continue reading