From the website of the Diocese of Motherwell... Letter to the Faithful from Bishop Toal (with some additional commentary from Editor, Catholic Truth)... Dear Brothers and Sisters, I wish you all well. Thank you for your prayers and good wishes in recent times while I have been recuperating from hip surgery. I am feeling the benefit of the...
From The Catholic Thing... A number of lessons can be drawn from a recent Washington Post story. On March 9, the Post published a nearly 4,000-word story on the work of Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal (CLCR), a non-profit based in Colorado. CLCR meticulously – and legally – collected publicly available data on clergy usage of Grindr and...
From Aleteia - Ireland’s “Mass rocks” are powerful reminder of ancestors’ strong faith From 1695 to about 1750, life was difficult for Irish Catholics; churches were closed, bishops were banished and many priests were forced to leave the country. Even with this risk, priests continued to celebrate Mass for the people in secret isolated outdoor locations,...
From the BBC... Two SNP leadership candidates are demanding information from the party's chief executive to ensure a "fair and transparent" vote. Ash Regan has published an open letter, also written on behalf of Kate Forbes, to Peter Murrell. Mr Murrell, who is Nicola Sturgeon's husband, has been urged to clarify party member numbers. The SNP told the...
From Catholic World Report... Bishop Athanasius Schneider has recently thrown down the glove in an interview with LifeSiteNews, claiming that those of us who believe the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is still in schism have “a very narrow, legalistic view of the reality of the Church” and we are “putting the letter of the...
Fox News host Tucker Carlson unveils Jan. 6 video that shows Capitol police escorting protesters through building, including 'QAnon Shaman,' on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.' Editor writes... It's chilling to think that there are hundreds of people languishing in prison even to this day who have not been in court to answer charges related to this "insurrection". Are...
Humza Yousaf, who is running to be the next First Minister of Scotland, has committed to removing abortion from the criminal law, which would introduce abortion on demand, for any reason, up in birth in Scotland – along with legalising sex-selective abortion. The three candidates for the next First Minister of Scotland were approached by campaign group, Back...
Editor writes... By claiming that Scotland's only post-Reformation martyr gave his life in the cause of religious freedom and freedom of conscience (to follow whatever religion one chooses), the above commentators embody the spirit of our ecumenical/interfaith age - the age of religious indifferentism. The video dates from around 4 years ago but the sentiment...
From Flourish... Priests and parishioners are to be asked to come together to work out how best to organise parish life in the Archdiocese of Glasgow in coming years. But Archbishop Nolan has made it clear that change is on the cards. In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Flourish to mark his first year as Archbishop...
From the Evening Standard... Be careful what you share on WhatsApp and never let Isabel Oakeshott in on a big secret if you don’t want it being leaked to the world. So far, these appear to be the main learnings from the latest political scandal that is The Lockdown Files, a major expose of the government’s handling of the...
