Editor writes... The final Catholic Truth Conference took place in the Burnside Hotel on Saturday, 25 March, 2023. As promised, the three talks will be published on the blog this week, on three consecutive days. Below, the first of the three talks, this one on the climate "emergency" is published, and sparked a lively debate,...
Editor writes... As with all Feast Day threads, discuss any relevant issues, share your favourite hymns, prayers and – as ever – your best jokes, of the good clean fun variety! A very happy Feast of the Annunciation to all our bloggers and readers. But, note: a number of our bloggers, myself included, will be attending the...
Editor writes... This is a few words simply to welcome those visitors to Scotland who have travelled to attend our Conference tomorrow. All welcome - VERY! I will post a Feast Day thread for such a hugely important Feast, but there will be several bloggers who will be notable by their absence - those who are...
Editor writes... Crofterlady sent me the above video and I'm afraid I just haven't had time to watch it, so busy preparing for the Conference events at the weekend. Violins please. However, I did skim some of the comments - see below - and was convinced that this definitely demands an airing. From the YouTube Platform... I heard...
Editor writes... I had decided not to post a thread on this because I couldn't believe what I was seeing, reading and hearing. The very idea that [President] Donald J. Trump's enemies would go to such an extent to prevent him winning the Republican nomination for the 2024 election just beggars belief. Joe Biden is...
From Complicit Clergy... The members of the heretical German Synodal Way have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a document replete with gender ideology that seeks to allow changing one’s listed sex on a baptismal certificate and paves the way for “transgender” priests. The text entitled “Dealing with gender diversity” was approved by more than 95% of all votes on March 11 during the fifth...
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...
