Declining population, not pets, are the problem By Russell Shaw on Jan 27, 2022 The recent comment by Pope Francis that people who have pets instead of children are, sometimes at least, manifesting selfishness brought predictable howls from pet lovers and those who felt he was treading on their

 

View this email in your browser Martyrs of Communism: Blessed Olympia Bida By Dawn Beutner on Jan 28, 2022 03:05 am Martyrs of Communism: Blessed Olympia Bida By Dawn Beutner How many people have died as a result of Communism? The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation makes the bold statement on the front page of their [...] Read in browser »   St. Ephraim and the three lungs of the Church By Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille on Jan 27, 2022 07:03 pm It was not original to him, but the late Pope John Paul II popularized the concept of the Church breathing with “two lungs”—what older textbooks call simply “Latins” and “Greeks” (or sometimes “Byzantines”). The problem [...] Read in browser »   Why St. Thomas? By Joseph G. Trabbic on Jan 27, 2022 05:00 pm The Church has given the title “doctor” to some of her saints. In Latin doctor means “teacher” and the doctors of the Church are teachers of a very special sort. Pius X calls them “our [...] Read in browser »   Declining population, not pets, are the problem By Russell Shaw on Jan 27, 2022 01:38 pm The recent comment by Pope Francis that people who have pets instead of children are, sometimes at least, manifesting selfishness brought predictable howls from pet lovers and those who felt he was treading on their [...] Read in browser »     Get today's Catholic news headlines at Catholic World Report Donate