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 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 the Catholic Thing... The situation of the Catholic Church at present is one of grave disorder, due in large part to the willingness of Pope Francis to say, do, and tolerate things that no pope in history has ever said, done, or tolerated. His recent off-the-cuff remarks instructing priests not to deny absolution to anyone who comes...
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 Editor's inbox today... The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has today issued a statement on conscience and religion in the political sphere. In the statement, the conference state: “holding or expressing religious beliefs and values does not and should not debar any individual from leadership in public office”. It adds: “we are particularly troubled...
From the Catholic Herald... Holy Communion under both species is to be reintroduced into Catholic parishes from the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper. The bishops of England and Wales have collectively agreed to permit the faithful to receive Communion from chalices during Masses three years after they suspended the practice because of fears about...
