And Persecution of Underground Catholics Continues
The Chinese government further uses the tentative agreement with the Vatican to force all underground churches to join state-approved ones. ☩ Lin Yijiang of Bitter Winter
Schall at 91—an Interim Report
Let me first acknowledge the many prayers and greetings that have been sent to me by so many people. I am deeply touched and grateful. Though I expected to be in the great beyond by now, Schall is not calling the shots. The colon operation was successful and the patient lives, though not so comfortably as before. ☩ Fr. James V. Schall, S.J., of The Catholic Thing
St. Teresa of Avila’s Terrifying Vision of Hell: “On Fire, & Torn to Pieces”
The Church’s teaching is clear – Hell is a very real place where souls suffer in eternal fire. Saint Teresa of Avila, Doctor of Church and renowned mystic, affirmed this truth with her experience of a terrifying vision of hell. ☩ Billy Ryan of uCatholic
New book details Iranian-American’s journey to the Catholic Church
Sohrab Ahmari is an Iranian-American author who serves as the op-ed editor of the New York Post. In 2016, Ahmari was received into the Catholic Church, a conversion he recounts in his upcoming memoir, From Fire, By Water: My Journey to the Catholic Faith. He spoke to Charles Camosy about his life and the reasons he joined the Catholic Church. ☩ Charles C. Camosy of Crux
Author Takes on Church Critics by Detailing Catholicism’s Big Picture
It’s been said anti-Catholicism remains the last socially acceptable prejudice in America. Once upon a time, it may have been driven by fundamentalist Protestants, but not anymore. ☩ John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., of National Catholic Register
Inside the Persecuted Life of Bishop Pei Ronggui
Now retired, the 85-year-old Chinese underground Catholic bishop has endured years of harassment at the hands of the Communist Party. ☩ Feng Gang of Bitter Winter
More Pieces Added to Puzzle of Holy See Press Office Resignations
The appointments of four new staff at the Holy See Press Office follow months of unheeded requests for help. ☩ Edward Pentin of National Catholic Register
San Antonio archdiocese prepares for new parishes
San Antonio Archdiocese has collected over half of the funds for a campaign to construct new parish buildings in preparation for an expected population boom. ☩ Catholic News Agency
Do changes for Ukraine’s Orthodox Church mean unity with Catholics is on the horizon?
☩ John Burger of Aleteia
How and why will your New Testaments be changing in the computer era?
☩ Richard Ostling of Get Religion
Episcopal Resignation
☩ Fr. John Hunwicke of Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment
If Jesus "Grew" in Knowledge, Was He at Times Ignorant (Holy Gospel of Saint Luke 2:52)
☩ Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap., of Commentary on Catholic Issues
A Monastic Approach to Catholic Fundraising
☩ Brice Sokolowski of CatholicFundraiser.net
Science for Catholic Home Schoolers: a Historical Approach
. . .Not many parents have a background broad enough to act as tutors in all required subjects. . . ☩ Robert Kurland, Ph.D., of Catholic Stand
Vatican abuse summit will underline the need to end cover-ups, official says
The aim of Pope Francis’s February meeting on abuse and safeguarding is to clarify and underline what must and must not be done with allegations and make sure no more cases are ever covered up, said Andrea Tornielli, editorial director for the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. ☩ Carol Glatz of Catholic News Service via Crux
The biblical reason why Catholics baptize infants
Infant baptism has been practiced by the Catholic Church from the very beginning. ☩ Philip Kosloski of Aleteia
The Classics & Christianity
An inheritance that runs through Jerusalem, Athens, and Rome and comes together in Christianity. It is true that the Greeks & Romans were not Christians, but the cheap attacks against the pagans for not being Christians is a modern phenomenon & a tacitly anti-Catholic one at that. ☩ Paul Krause of The Imaginative Conservative
What Does the Christian Tradition Mean by the Word “Mystery”?
Mystery refers to the fact that there are hidden dimensions in things, people, & situations that extend beyond their visible, physical dimensions. ☩ Msgr. Charles Pope of Community in Mission
New Week’s Resolutions — A better idea
☩ Peter Darcy of Catholic Stand
Your 2019 Fashion Roadmap
☩ Meghan Ashley Styling (Catholic)
Hartford Archbishop Blair Elected to Chair USCCB Committee on Divine Worship
☩ The Editors of Adoremus