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January 27, 2021 |
Note from the Assistant Managing Editor:
We have an amazing lineup of articles for you this week. First is Hadley Arkes' "Biden as an "Authoritative Type." "What Biden's example offers ... in a way that cannot be missed — is that one can be a good Catholic and yet, in the most insouciant manner, just wave Catholic teaching aside as a matter not to be taken seriously. One would have to be blind to the ways of the world to believe that this kind of a lesson, taught by the most visible public figure in the land, will not have the most profound, corrosive effect." Then, "The life, faith, and struggle of Joseph Ratzinger: An interview with Peter Seewald." This is enlightening not just for what we learn about our Pope Emeritus, but for what we learn about Seewald's own conversion — and how just meeting Pope Benedict brought it about. Then we reprint the "USCCB President's Statement on the Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., as 46th President of the United States of America." This is especially important at a time when we need to hear the words of a strong episcopal leader who is, as the popular saying goes, speaking truth to all kinds of power. Same goes for "Archbishop Cordileone's Response to Pelosi's Comments" after Nancy Pelosi somehow managed to utter the absolute absursdity that pro-life voters for Trump caused her "great grief as a Catholic." We wrap it all up with the words of Pope Benedict himself, predicting the future of the Church. "And so it seems certain to me that the Church is facing very hard times. The real crisis has scarcely begun. We will have to count on terrific upheavals. But I am equally certain about what will remain at the end: not the Church of the political cult, which is dead already, but the Church of faith. It may well no longer be the dominant social power to the extent that she was until recently; but it will enjoy a fresh blossoming and be seen as man's home, where he will find life and hope beyond death." God bless you all this week! - Meaghen Gonzalez |
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Editorials of Interest Updated: Vatican intervened to spike US bishops' Biden statement release - Pillar Catholic
The U.S. bishops' conference held back a statement on incoming President Joe Biden Wednesday morning, after officials from the Vatican Secretariat of State intervened before the statement could be released. Some Troubles in Dublin - The Catholic Thing
The Archbishop-Elect of Dublin, Dermot Farrell, gave an interview to the Irish Times soon after his appointment had been announced by the Holy See, calling the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on homosexuality merely technical. Fr. Tad Pacholczyk with Raymond Arroyo - EWTN (youtube>
On Thursday, Vatican News confirmed that both Pope Emeritus Benedict and Pope Francis have received the currently available COVID-19 vaccines. A New Carmel - Crisis Magazine
It is 4:00 a.m. and fifteen Carmelite sisters arise to this call, dating back to the days of their foundress, Saint Terese of Avila. New Carmelite Monastery of Jesus, Mary & Joseph in Fairfield, Pennsylvania - LAJ
Many readers will be happy to know progress is being made with the construction of the new traditional Carmel in Fairfield, Pennsylvania. Racing Canada to Tyranny - Crisis Magazine
There is an ugly character trait that many Canadians revel in — namely, anti-Americanism. A Guide to Living in an Orwellian Digital Age - Eric Sammons
Essentially, our Tech Oligarchs have decided they are the sole arbiters of what you can and cannot say on the Internet. So what can we do? Daniel Hannan: If a restaurant can refuse to serve you, Amazon can refuse to host Parler - Conservative Home
Trump's Twitter ban is being treated as a free speech issue, but it isn't. Properly understood, it's a free association issue. Burke on the Inhumanity of the French Revolution - The Imaginative Conservative
Whatever its own stated purposes and desired ends, the French Revolution never sought to better the condition of humanity or even of France. The Revolutionaries, as Edmund Burke stressed, were radicals, seeking civil war not only in France, but also in all of Christendom. The Limits of Politics - First Things
Last week brought us the image of a half-naked man, painted and crowned with buffalo horns, howling from the speaker's dais in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol. Seeing him standing there, it is not unreasonable to conclude that we have all lost our minds. But why? Peace of God - Catholic Stand
Try as I do to maintain my inner peace during these crazy times, I cannot hold onto it. Couple praises Padre Pio's recipe for a happy marriage - Aleteia
Sixty years later, these close friends of the holy priest can attest that his advice worked! Ireland's Mothers & Baby Homes story has a personal dimension. This is mine. - Mercatornet
It's easy to see the wrongs of the past. Are we making the same mistakes ourselves? St. John Henry Cardinal Newman and St. Justin Martyr, pray for us | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
