BY TOM HOOPES Another year, another celebrity priest ends his career in scandal. No doubt there are many cautionary lessons to learn from these sad stories about the spiritual dangers of fame and the need to always watch and pray. But I learned something else. It occurred to me that the images of the [...]
An international conference for English speaking clergy, jointly organised by the Confraternities of Catholic Clergy in America, Australia and the United Kingdom, is planned for 2015. In view of the success of the international conference of 2010, the conference will be held in Rome. We will once again return to the Casa St Martha. No [...]
Dr. James F. Drane wrote an offensive and illogical op-ed (“Today’s Vatican culture is still stuck in the past,” May 20 - link to article). As a bioethicist, he should restrict his pontificating to areas of medicine and its moral application. Pejorative slanders such as calling bishops “theologically unsophisticated” and naive do not prove his premise. [...]
New York City, N.Y., Jun 9, 2012 / 07:26 am (CNA).- On June 15, as the Catholic Church celebrates both the Feast of the Sacred Heart and World Priest Day, over 500 priests and deacons will pray the Rosary at 60 shrines in 60 countries around the world. “At this time in history, we priests [...]
(Press Release San Diego, CA – June 5, 2012) Over 500 priests and deacons of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy endorse WORLD PRIEST DAY 2012 and its ROSARY RALLY FOR PRIESTS sponsored by WorldPriest.com around the globe. “The connection between the Rosary and the Priesthood is indispensable. From Saint Dominic to Popes John Paul II [...]
