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Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick died on April 3; he was the first cardinal to be removed from the College of Cardinals over sexual abuse and was ultimately laicized. This week, we're re-presenting “Inside the Vatican”'s 2020 deep dive, “The Rise and Fall of Theodore McCarrick,” which was published just after the Vatican published an unprecedented report into how McCarrick was able to rise through the church's ranks despite his abuse being an “open secret.” In this episode, America's Vatican correspondent Gerard O'Connell and host Colleen Dulle explain the rise and fall of Theodore McCarrick, once the most prominent prelates in the U.S. Catholic church. The two unpack the accusations made in Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò's incendiary 2018 letter and how those are addressed in the Vatican's recent report. Gerry gives an up-close view of how the events of the last two years unfolded, and Colleen raises questions about whether this report will usher in a new era of accountability. Please support this podcast by becoming a digital subscriber to America Media. Find a transcript of this episode here. Links for further reading and listening: Inside the Vatican: A 3-minute summary of what the McCarrick Report reveals Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick dies at 94 Sexual abuse case against defrocked Cardinal McCarrick suspended in Wisconsin Timeline: The allegations against former Cardinal McCarrick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fr. Anthony Amato is the Pastor of St. Peter's Parish in Clifton Springs, New York. He was ordained as a priest in June of 2017 by Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Diocese of Rochester, New York.   In Today's Show What is the best way to grow spiritually during Holy Week? What can I do to please God during Mass? What are some signs of a priestly vocation?* Do Bishops have to be part of the First Communion Mass? Is it ok to focus on observing the Latin Mass without following the missal verbatim? Why did God not send Christ immediately after Adam and Eve sinned? What are Fr. Amato's three favorite books of the Bible to use for Lectio Divina? Is it okay if I receive Jesus from the chalice and not the host? How should Catholics react to Cardinal McCarrick's passing? Is using the wrong date for my birthday while creating an online account considered lying? Are priestly blessings on pre-recorded audio or video still valid?  Vocations: by Fr. William Doyle, S.J. Visit the show page at thestationofthecross.com/askapriest to listen live, check out the weekly lineup, listen to podcasts of past episodes, watch live video, find show resources, sign up for our mailing list of upcoming shows, and submit your question for Father!

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February 20th, 2025 - We welcome back Brent Haynes to talk Trump's first month. Then we're joined by Mike McCormick to discuss his book on the Deep State. TheStationOfTheCross.com/ACT  

Dr. Jerome Corsi and Mike McCormick take an extended look into the Deep State and Deep Catholic Church through observations concerning their alleged involvement with Honduras' drug and sex trafficking in the Mid-2010s.Much of this stems from analysis from both Archbishop Carlos Vigano, what McCormick witnessed as Biden's former stenographer and the 2014 "Alliance for Prosperity" involving the now-imprisoned former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez.As the Alliance for Prosperity enabled Drug and Child Sex Trafficking from Honduras, what were the roles of Pope Francis, Cardinal McCarrick, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hernandez through the packaged piece of convoluted diplomacy in facilitating drug trafficking, the child sex trade and money laundering out of the Central American nation?A link to a July 28, 2014 U.S. Embassy in Honduras report on Child Sex Trafficking: https://hn.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/issconc_trafficking/If you like what we are doing, please support our Sponsors:Get RX Meds Now: https://www.getrxmedsnow.comMyVitalC https://www.thetruthcentral.com/myvitalc-ess60-in-organic-olive-oil/Swiss America: https://www.swissamerica.com/offer/CorsiRMP.phpGet Dr. Corsi's new book, The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: The Final Analysis: Forensic Analysis of the JFK Autopsy X-Rays Proves Two Headshots from the Right Front and One from the Rear, here: https://www.amazon.com/Assassination-President-John-Kennedy-Headshots/dp/B0CXLN1PX1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20W8UDU55IGJJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ymVX8y9V--_ztRoswluApKEN-WlqxoqrowcQP34CE3HdXRudvQJnTLmYKMMfv0gMYwaTTk_Ne3ssid8YroEAFg.e8i1TLonh9QRzDTIJSmDqJHrmMTVKBhCL7iTARroSzQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=jerome+r.+corsi+%2B+jfk&qid=1710126183&sprefix=%2Caps%2C275&sr=8-1Join Dr. Jerome Corsi on Substack: https://jeromecorsiphd.substack.com/Visit The Truth Central website: https://www.thetruthcentral.comGet your FREE copy of Dr. Corsi's new book with Swiss America CEO Dean Heskin, How the Coming Global Crash Will Create a Historic Gold Rush by calling: 800-519-6268Follow Dr. Jerome Corsi on X: @corsijerome1Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth-central-with-dr-jerome-corsi--5810661/support.

Archbishop Carlo Vigano has been calling out the leadership of Pope Francis and his woke transformation of the Catholic Church with the aid of the likes of pedophile Cardinal Theodore McKinnon, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Subsequently, the good Archbishop was excommunicated from the Church for exposing these efforts. Dr. Jerome Corsi and Mike McCormick (former White House Stenographer for then-VP Joe Biden) delve deeply into how after the Coupe against former Pope Benedict, they teamed up to make detrimental woke overhaul of the RCC and its policies with the help of in-church and Obama/Biden administration factions on today's The Truth CentralIf you like what we are doing, please support our Sponsors:Get RX Meds Now: https://www.getrxmedsnow.comMyVitalC https://www.thetruthcentral.com/myvitalc-ess60-in-organic-olive-oil/Swiss America: https://www.swissamerica.com/offer/CorsiRMP.phpGet Dr. Corsi's new book, The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: The Final Analysis: Forensic Analysis of the JFK Autopsy X-Rays Proves Two Headshots from the Right Front and One from the Rear, here: https://www.amazon.com/Assassination-President-John-Kennedy-Headshots/dp/B0CXLN1PX1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20W8UDU55IGJJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ymVX8y9V--_ztRoswluApKEN-WlqxoqrowcQP34CE3HdXRudvQJnTLmYKMMfv0gMYwaTTk_Ne3ssid8YroEAFg.e8i1TLonh9QRzDTIJSmDqJHrmMTVKBhCL7iTARroSzQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=jerome+r.+corsi+%2B+jfk&qid=1710126183&sprefix=%2Caps%2C275&sr=8-1Join Dr. Jerome Corsi on Substack: https://jeromecorsiphd.substack.com/Visit The Truth Central website: https://www.thetruthcentral.comGet your FREE copy of Dr. Corsi's new book with Swiss America CEO Dean Heskin, How the Coming Global Crash Will Create a Historic Gold Rush by calling: 800-519-6268Follow Dr. Jerome Corsi on X: @corsijerome1Our link to where to get the Marco Polo 650-Page Book on the Hunter Biden laptop & Biden family crimes free online:https://www.thetruthcentral.com/marco-polo-publishes-650-page-book-on-hunter-biden-laptop-biden-family-crimes-available-free-online/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth-central-with-dr-jerome-corsi--5810661/support.

John-Henry Westen and Steven Brady discuss corruption and scandals in the Vatican and with clergy – including homosexuality and financial corruption.In 2000, Brady exposed the “Saint Sebastian's Angels” website, on which priests and bishops were sharing homosexual messages and images, and spreading distortions of Catholic sexual ethics.Brady also discusses the money laundering links with the Vatican, as well as threats issued to businessmen who have revealed it.He shines a light on the complicity of bishops in covering up abuses and misconduct – particularly with Cardinal McCarrick, who was publicly denounced by now-excommunicated whistle-blower Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò – when they knew about and overlooked McCarrick's crimes for a long time.He praises the late Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) for his efforts to address these issues, despite facing resistance from various quarters.Download the all-new LSNTV App now, available on iPhone and Android!LSNTV Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lsntv/id6469105564 LSNTV Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lifesitenews.app ****SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenews John-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Jerome Corsi and Mike McCormick take an extended look into the Deep State and Deep Catholic Church through observations concerning their alleged involvement with Honduras' drug and sex trafficking in the Mid-2010s.Much of this stems from analysis from both Archbishop Carlos Vigano, what McCormick witnessed as Biden's former stenographer and the 2014 "Alliance for Prosperity" involving the now-imprisoned former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez. As the Alliance for Prosperity enabled Drug and Child Sex Trafficking from Honduras, what were the roles of  Pope Francis, Cardinal McCarrick, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hernandez through the packaged piece of convoluted diplomacy in facilitating drug trafficking, the child sex trade and money laundering out of the Central American nation? A link to a July 28, 2014 U.S. Embassy in Honduras report on Child Sex Trafficking:  https://hn.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/issconc_trafficking/If you like what we are doing, please support our Sponsors:Get RX Meds Now: https://www.getrxmedsnow.comMyVitalC https://www.thetruthcentral.com/myvitalc-ess60-in-organic-olive-oil/Swiss America: https://www.swissamerica.com/offer/CorsiRMP.phpGet Dr. Corsi's new book, The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: The Final Analysis: Forensic Analysis of the JFK Autopsy X-Rays Proves Two Headshots from the Right Front and One from the Rear, here: https://www.amazon.com/Assassination-President-John-Kennedy-Headshots/dp/B0CXLN1PX1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20W8UDU55IGJJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ymVX8y9V--_ztRoswluApKEN-WlqxoqrowcQP34CE3HdXRudvQJnTLmYKMMfv0gMYwaTTk_Ne3ssid8YroEAFg.e8i1TLonh9QRzDTIJSmDqJHrmMTVKBhCL7iTARroSzQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=jerome+r.+corsi+%2B+jfk&qid=1710126183&sprefix=%2Caps%2C275&sr=8-1Join Dr. Jerome Corsi on Substack: https://jeromecorsiphd.substack.com/Visit The Truth Central website: https://www.thetruthcentral.comGet your FREE copy of Dr. Corsi's new book with Swiss America CEO Dean Heskin, How the Coming Global Crash Will Create a Historic Gold Rush by calling: 800-519-6268Follow Dr. Jerome Corsi on X: @corsijerome1Our link to where to get the Marco Polo 650-Page Book on the Hunter Biden laptop & Biden family crimes free online:https://www.thetruthcentral.com/marco-polo-publishes-650-page-book-on-hunter-biden-laptop-biden-family-crimes-available-free-online/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth-central-with-dr-jerome-corsi--5810661/support.

Michael Lofton covers Vigano’s new claim that the authority of the post-conciliar popes must be questioned. He also addresses the implications this has on many Catholics. Then, Michael considers the statements of Bishop Strickland in relation to Vigano and Cardinal McCarrick, as well as John Henry Westen’s (LifeSiteNews) comments about Vigano’s excommunication in light of […]

Did Archbishop Vigano skip his excommunication trial in the Vatican yesterday? And is the narrative that Pope Francis covered for accused abuser Cardinal McCarrick true? Michael Lofton tackles these questions and more!

Michael Lofton reviews Bishop Strickland and Cardinal Burke’s words about Archbishop Vigano in 2018 and asks them if they still hold to what they said in light of the 2020 Vatican report that documents Vigano’s failure to look into claims made about the accused abuser Cardinal McCarrick.

In this video, Michael Lofton delves into the complex relationship between Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick within the Catholic Church. It explores Vigano’s accusations against high-ranking officials, including Pope Francis, regarding their handling of sexual abuse allegations and the subsequent cover-up within the Church hierarchy. By the end, the identity of who […]

On Twitter, Archbishop Viganò wrote in the context of discussing Cardinal McCarrick: “Bergoglio [Pope Francis] himself committed the same abuses when he was Master of Novices of the Society of Jesus in Argentina, as personally confided to me by one of his former novices.” Get a FREE signed copy of the book Rosary in 50 Pages (AND a free Rosary) mailed to you while the offer lasts: https://www.patreon.com/drtaylormarshall Dr Taylor Marshall's newest book: Antichrist and Apocalypse is on amazon (https://amzn.to/3ESfDEL) or get an autographed copy at https://www.patreon.com/drtaylormarshall Dr Marshall's previous book: Infiltration - The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within: https://amzn.to/2ENisHk Take Dr. Marshall's online Catholic courses by signing up as a student at https://newsaintthomas.com

PREVIEW OF TODAY'S PARROT TALK. FOR THE FULL EPISODE SUBSCRIBE ON ITUNES. A court in Wisconsin has suspended their case against Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.  A judge declared that the Cardinal was mentally incompetent to stand trial due to dementia.  Mike Parrott and James Grein say that McCarrick is faking his mental illness.  At one point in time, McCarrick was the most powerful person on the planet, but it was Grein who brought him down.  Mike and James expose how McCarrick trafficked Grein and others and how the these heinous acts scarred Grein.  There is so much to unpack on this episode of Parrott Talk, and the only way to learn about the dark shadow of Cardinal McCarrick is to listen.    

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Charges Dropped, judged unfit to stand trial on sexual assault charges. Scandalous. The sexual abuse case against Ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick were dropped after a judge ruled that he is mentally imcompetent to stand trial. Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: If the audio player does not show up in your email […] The post 1021: Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Charges Dropped, judged unfit to stand trial on sexual assault charges [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

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Special Guest Michael Hichborn  Founder of the Lepanto Institute  Follow the Lepanto Institute on Twitter - @LepantoInst He feared nothing. George despite any circumstances was NEVER late w/ an article, no matter what. The guy never slept. He did have insomnia and he struggled w/ that but he was a prolific writer. He is irreplaceable w/ what we do. He was one of the last gum shoe investigative reporters. What he was looking into had to do w/ the connection b/w Free Masons, Cardinal McCarrick and the corruption in the DC Catholic Church. On December 23rd he is still in the states and covering the McCarrick stuff.  He left for Africa on the 25th. Cardinal Wuerl  The Lavender Mafia and the Gay Mafia are in the Catholic Church. There aren't many Catholics that deny this is going on any longer. I don't find it impossible that he would buck the system and not go to the hospital until it was too late. GLSEN Gay, Lesbian, Straight Expression  GLSEN - Our mission is to ensure that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish Swish Swish -  There are 20 more titles just like this. James Martin SJ -  Homosexual couples make up only 3% of the population but they account for 40% of child predators.

When things are going well, we consider ourselves in charge. But the minute things go sideways in our relationships and expectations, we transplant the blame owed to people onto anger at someone else, and that someone is often God. If I am mad for something that I was not given, or about some thing that was “taken,” or at someone who did something to me, or at someone who did not do something to me, then perhaps my concept of God is too small. In fact, that concept of God is so small that it makes the creator into a creature of the creation (and that only happened once, a few thousand years ago). God does not make deals and does not bargain with us. In fact, that's exactly the devil's occupation. If God is the creator and the mover of all things, the devil is the dealmaker who tempts us and accuses and divides and sows doubt. This is what the classic play Faust and the country music song The Devil went Down to Georgia both point out. The devil is “willing to make a deal” and he dangles a million varieties of the “golden fiddle” in front of each one of us. God does not deal in transactions. He has no need of us. It's us who need him. His moves are beyond our understanding, yet we must make choices in this world to do his will the best that we can. On the flip side, the devil needs us, so he offers bargains, persuading us to trade our souls for golden fiddles or honor and prestige. We gladly barter temporary shiny poisons of this world over eternal life of our souls and think we came out on top of the bargain. Human flaws are a common blocker among many of the fallen away. For me it was a huge blocker. For Catholics, the sex abuse scandal made it very difficult to justify continuing on with the faith. But God did not commit those acts, people did. Right now, today, there are adults committing those same horrors - literally, right now, these things are happening. I suspect in twenty years, tales from the pandemic will begin to seep out of locked-down households. Where secrets live, sins hide. There is no question that these sins revolt us, every one of us, but God did not commit these sins. People did these things. People do awful things when no one is watching. It is not the first time and won't be the last time. No matter what religion brings in the faithful, or political party takes power, no matter what ideology wins the culture, these same sins will continue. These things flourish under secrecy and isolation. For humans, there is no other way. As a child will steal a cookie when a parent walks away, adults who have full reason can conjure far worse actions than pilfering food - but the root cause remains the same as the child. When no one is watching, the self and ego take over. When authority disappears, the apple re-appears. The genius of the story of the Garden of Eden is that you can witness it every single day happening like clockwork as the human heart, wired for God, is so easily short-circuited by temptation and evil. This is not the sole problem of just one culture or skin color or religion or political party or nation or family or age group or parenting style or diet or climate. The same flaw exists in every person who has lived, is living now, or will live in the future. And likewise, regardless of time, place, or physical attributes, there is but one cure for it and that is turning back to God. To do so can be humiliating, but it fixes the short-circuit and restores the heart. For me, the abuse scandal of the Church shoved me away from God more than I already was, as I had focused on the people who had committed the acts. I did not think of the billion people worldwide that did good things with their faith, who found meaning, who did great works of charity, and who loved God first and foremost. I saw the trees amid the forest, the sick and twisted trees, as representative of the whole. I felt that all the trees should be torn down if such a forest allowed such horrors to grow. But then I realized that thousands of school teachers a year are accused or convicted of the same crimes as those disturbed clergy members, yet I never called for the end to all public schooling. Families all over the world commit abusive acts against one another, but I never sought the destruction of the family. I had reserved my worst anger against those who failed at holiness, and I tried to corral God into the same pen as those men who failed, the people. The abuse scandal of the Church horrifies and sickens me to the core, as the Church holds a higher standard, as it must, as it is meant to do, which makes the abuse of trust that much worse. If a claim to holiness is made, then departures from that claim are magnified. To think of the Cardinal McCarrick story or the 300 Pennsylvania priests' abuse brings forth a rage in me. Ugly realities should and must be held up for all to see, to ridicule the hypocrisy, as the awful reality of child abuse will forever be one of the primary reasons for lost faith in a creator or loving God. The hypocrisy of false holiness is the greatest scandal of all! It's a scandal to be a holy fool and scare people away from God with manic literalism, but far worse is to be a holy pretender who is rotten at the core. You know who else hated hypocrisy? Jesus Christ, that's who. And as far as children goes, he said this:“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of things that cause sin! Such things must come, but woe to the one through whom they come!” (Mt 18:6-7)Pain and suffering will remain with us, for reasons unknown, but the Church is God's light on earth. Thus the horror of the abuse scandal damages the victims plus millions more, to the point that the faithful should be and must be the most outraged. We should be the most angry, both clergy and laity. The worst part of it is that the small percentage of predators in the Church through the era of abuse have sullied and destroyed the work of the many good and uplifting priests and bishops and deacons and believers. Priests that I have known and interacted with, who create joy and guide people, suffer from the choices of criminal colleagues. Clearly a culture that allowed it to happen must be gutted and ripped out, while remembering that God did not do this, nor did the Sacraments, nor did celibacy. It was a subset of corrupted human beings who shrugged off authority for ego and pleasure. While the disgusting wound keeps healing and re-opening, it is the work of those who believe to eradicate the problem, from stem to stern, so that the trust of the faithful, and especially of children, can never be used against them again. As of now, steps are being taken, too late for those victims, but the addition of zero tolerance policies, training for all volunteers, Safe Environment training, background checks, Codes of Conduct - all of this and more will be needed, forever going forward. For a good read beyond my rant, read Bishop Barron's A Letter to a Suffering Church. Prepare to be sad and disturbed. But there is hope. There is always hope. Until I finally set aside my own anger about other people's sins, perceived or imagined, correctly or not, I could not let myself be open. I had somehow forgotten: we don't pray to people. We pray to God. And I think of the moment when people left Jesus after they were disturbed about his teaching, “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him.” This revolted some disciples and they left him, and Jesus asked the twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” And Simon Peter says the words that those of us who believe still know to this day: “To whom shall we go?” We know he is the way, the truth, and the life. Peter says the words we all feel: “You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.” And so we must remain and carry on and restore the Church, since we believe it is his Holy Church passed on through Peter and the apostles. That is a short yet complete summary of why we'll stay, and run into the burning building to save it instead of fleeing the flames. The root cause of this failure is not God, and never was God. Nor was it Jesus or the Holy Spirit. It was human beings, flawed and fallen, but allowed to sin and abuse trust. So the fix must be made not with the Trinity, but with humans, as it was in the Garden, as it was at the Crucifixion, as it is today, as it will be again tomorrow, as it ever shall be until the Second Coming, on the day we cannot know that will arrive like a lightning flash across the sky. That was the problem for me. I conflated humans with God. As a child, we are not taught to pray to a person. No, we are taught to pray to God. So now it makes no sense that I doubted God when it was always a person or my expectations that let me down. What a revelation to learn that people will always let you down if you put your entire faith in them. There is a saying among recovering addicts: An expectation is a planned resentment. I find that to be a fact repeatedly as I gain hindsight on past decades and phases. If a person or persons drove me away from God, then what in the heck was I expecting of them to begin with? I can tell you, I was not even considering God during my drift away from faith. I was focused on people, places, experiences, and expecting the impossible from flawed creatures, resenting the world when people did not act a certain way. If people are not the thing keeping you from faith, here's another common possible fence that's keeping you out: you are too busy. Career or school or raising a family may be exhausting you. I took this route. (I took various wrong routes.) The weekend became something for social gatherings and parties, but never, never for God. I felt too weary to consider Church because the world of the weekday siphoned the energy from me. The weekend became about relaxing and mingling and recovering for the week. Then the weekend was never about God, not even for one hour. For one hour I couldn't rouse myself from the couch. How many us married couples have elevated our children above our marriages and even over God? How many youth sports tournament and leagues and practices have overtaken Sunday mornings? Then there is just the lazy pajama morning. How many Netflix and video game marathons have swallowed the hours of Sunday? The amusing distractions of sports and media carry us smiling toward our own spiritual deaths. There was time, but never enough, so I thought. But it wouldn't have mattered if had unlimited time, because I claimed that I was too tired and too indifferent. For one hour a week, out of the 168 hours in a seven day week, I could give neither the time nor the energy to offer up a single prayer of thanks. World weary, with a heavy heart, I slumped in the couch to restore myself. Like the apostles in the garden who could not stay awake with Jesus for one hour as he approached his torture on the cross, I could not give one hour. I could not move from the comfort of the couch. But I made sure I spent multiple hours watching sports, or going to the gym, or the brewpub, or shopping, or engaging in pleasure - but I could not give that one hour, or even a single minute. I fell asleep instead of giving that one hour to God, which is where the heart wanted to go all along. I stifled it and told it to be quiet. “I'm too busy for that, I need to watch this three hour football game. I need to stare at this phone to finish reading this editorial.” The hard truth was that the screens were draining me, never restoring me. Even writing requires a screen, so here I sit a hypocrite, as usual. I imagine that what I'm doing on the computer or phone is important, but it's just being busy. Reading news or information seems important, but it's not. "Learning something” is wonderful, but it can feed the ego more than the soul, depending on what you are learning. If I'm learning about a new programming language or how to build a birdhouse, then there is benefit, but if I'm reading about the latest news story, then it does nothing but agitate me, and we can all name people whose news obsession has infected and overtaken their actual lives. This gossip and garbage information empties me out of the all vestiges of grace, and kills off any sense of sanctity that I might have carried with me into the virtual realm. Holy, sacred, sanctity, hallowed - those words meant nothing to me, until the turn back to trust in a Higher Power happened. Those holy things and ideas were words to be mocked and reviled because they blocked progress, knowledge, and efficiency in getting things done. Yesterday I heard someone say that art class in elementary school is a waste of time because it would never “get kids anywhere in life.” But where are these kids going? Where is a child going that art, religion, music, or literature classes won't get them? I think it will get them exactly where they need to go. For a time, I was in agreement with that sentiment. Too busy for foolish things. Too busy for unproductive pursuits. What happens then is that the busy schedule becomes progress itself, until after performing that act for several years you discover that foolish things and unproductive pursuits are often the very spice of life if those things even touch an edge of art, music, religion, and literature. Business and industry replace the sacred. Sitting still becomes the enemy. Being busy pretends at being “good” behavior: working, taxiing children to activities, exercising, politicking, watching the latest TV show - that was a list of what seemed “useful.” This pursuit of all these things made for a constant chase of knowledge at a thin, surface level. Like the narrator of The Great Gatsby, I aimed at becoming “that most limited of all specialists, the ‘well-rounded man.'” This goal of being versed in all subjects or having knowledge in all areas is a fantasy. Consider how people sit around fires with friends today compared to before the invasion of the smart phone. Conversations dug up questions that had no answer in the present company, and when the answer was unknown, we made up stories and jokes about the possible answer amid the firelight. Today, the moment a question is introduced, hands reach for phones to pull back the answer, the “truth.” All of the imagination and joking is killed off instantly, as the spark upon such kindling for conversation has water drown it immediately. There is so much less wonder, imagination, and conversation because Google exists, although software companies spend much in advertising to assure us the opposite. The fireside story or tale has become someone who loves their phone reading a Wikipedia article to those seated at the fire, and the dead imaginations nod and say, “TIL: Today I learned.” But as for me, the pursuit of knowledge was a thinly veiled pursuit of approval and acceptance and self-justification. I can hardly see it as any different from the constant cleansing of the Pharisees, or like modern Muslims who wash many times a day for prayer. This “cleansing” is also done to our modern obsessions, those things we want so badly, that knowledge or sex or money or power. What we want is love and respect, to be seen, to be relevant, and desperate for the approval we will try to “wash” ourselves constantly. Then there is the possible horror that I'm still pursuing approval, among readers, in writing a blog and recording a podcast. The horror here is that I've learned nothing, and this very writing that you are reading is only the latest pursuit of approval. Yet I feel I have to share the story, as the experience of surfacing from a drowning state into drying out compels me to write now. The change from pessimism to optimism happened. Slowly at first, then seemingly overnight. There were markers along the way of how I lost my trust in God, and markers where I took turns to come back. The last turn I took led to radical trust, and now nothing is the same. The change struck me so hard that the “fix” made total sense. That I could suddenly stop seeking approval in all of the old places jarred my entire sense of universe, earth, self, soul, meaning, and purpose. Realizing that putting my trust in that old “sky-fairy” was the key to the door that opened to peace shocked me so much that this sentence proclaims it here and now. The abandonment of any need for pharmaceuticals confirmed to me that the God-shaped hole in our hearts is a real thing. And so I am almost grateful, in a way, for the culture today that silenced and hid God away from me, lured me away from this secret, discouraged talk about the subject, encouraged me to look for answers elsewhere in work and physical ability and alcohol, coaxed me explore all the avenues of self worth, only to make me so fully aware in the end that the one glaring omission of meaning sat sidelined through it all. Sitting on end of the bench of my roster of meaningful pursuits sat Jesus of Nazareth, the last player to enter the game. The humble one, ignored, avoided, mocked, sat patiently while all the other flashy players (who talked a big game) limped back from the field of life. I finally turned to that one remaining person, and said, “Ok, Jesus. Let's try this. I've tried everything else.” Only to find, of course, that the last player is the the greatest of all time, and now he is the only one needed. All along, he was the only player, coach, owner, and fan that I ever needed, and the joy of gaining this valuable knowledge would seem a shame not to share. For anyone else that might be thrashing about in those same waters and not sure where the life buoy is located, I feel that I should share it, as it took me so long to reach for the hand that was waiting to be grasped the whole time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.whydidpetersink.com

Ever since he revealed details about the coverup of former Cardinal McCarrick's misdeeds, Archbishop Carlo Viganò has been making controversial statements about the state of the Church and the world. Should Catholics take him seriously, or should he be ignored?Links:• Is Archbishop Viganò Looking East?• Mary, the West, and Russia's Errors: A Defense of Archbishop ViganòSupport the show (https://www.crisismagazine.com/support)

Live from the big stage at the Catholic Answers Conference! Questions Covered: 2:20 – What would you say are the most important things the we as Catholics can do to share the love of Christ and promote the cause of life in our communities? 05:05 – We know that out of respect for the body, the Church requires the remains or cremains must be interned whole and complete. So why do we spread class 1 relics all over the globe? Doesn't this violate church teaching? 07:50 – My sister joined a church that rearranges their Creed to read “crucified, descended into hell, died, and was buried.” What are the implications of the Harrowing of Hell on Christology? 13:40 – How can we respond to someone who challenges the Church's and Christ's moral teachings out of a sense of empathy? 17:00 – How do you explain to fellow Catholics that Christ is in time but is fully God and God is outside of time? 19:40 – How would you go about the transformation by the renewal of your mind as St. Paul describes in Rom. 12:2? 22:55 – How has the Church portrayed Christ by allowing Cardinal McCarrick and other priests to remain in office even after their sexual abuses became known? 28:55 – Where in scripture does it show that Christ has a sense of humor? 30:50 – Why did Jesus Go to hell to save people? Why didn't he do it from heaven? 33:55 – We just heard a talk on why Jesus's manhood is so important. In light of that, shouldn't we place similar importance on his ethnicity? 37:55 – If I don't get the COVID vaccine I could lose my job, but it goes against my conscience. What would Jesus do in my situation? 46:50 – Jesus' last words to the woman caught in adultery were instructions to sin no more. How does one not become discouraged over this seemingly impossible command? 50:38 – I've heard it said that transgender people are less likely to commit suicide if we refer to them by their preferred pronouns. How do you respond to that and have a conversation with regards to transgenderism considering the Church's teachings and the image of God in us? …

Ex-cardinal Ted McCarrick arrived today in Massachusetts court for sex abuse arraignment with lay people shouting: “How many children? Shame on you. Prince of the church.” Dr. Taylor Marshall comments. Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: Or listen to the audio mp3 here: If you’d like to order a copy of Taylor’s new book Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within, you can order it in Hardback, Kindle, or Audiobook. Check out Patreon Patron Benefits for Donating to Dr Taylor Marshall’s Show! All these video discussions are free. Do you want to recommend a show, get signed books, and show support? Here's how: click on Patreon Patron link: Become a Patron of this Podcast: I am hoping to produce more free weekly podcast Videos. Please help me launch these videos by working with me on Patreon to produce more free content. In gratitude, I'll send you some signed books or even stream a theology event for you and your friends. Please become one of my patrons and check out the various tier benefits at: https://www.patreon.com/drtaylormarshall If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. If you find this podcast episode helpful, please share this podcast on Facebook. Get more from the Taylor Marshall Show: * Read Taylor Marshall’s historical fiction Sword and Serpent Trilogy. * Download the Study Guide at: http://swordandserpent.com * Take classed with Dr Marshall at the New Saint Thomas Institute. Please visit newsaintthomas.com for more details. Please Share Your Feedback for Taylor Marshall Show: * I'd love to read your feedback: While you listen to today's podcast, would you please take 30 seconds to write a review? Please click here to Rate this Podcast! * iTunes: 3,549,958 downloads * Youtube: 10,311,915 downloads * SHOUT OUTS: A huge “shout out” to all 1,692 of you who wrote amazing 5-star reviews at iTunes. Please rate this podcast by clicking here. From there you can leave a review. I appreciate you for this! Thank you! How to Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or Youtube: Apple/Mac Users: Please subscribe via iTunes by clicking here and then clicking on “View in iTunes.” Android Users: For listening to The Taylor Marshall Show on Android devices (free) using: * Android Stitcher app. * Android Beyond Pod app from the Google Play Store. * Android Pocketcasts app.

Ex-cardinal Ted McCarrick arrived today in Massachusetts court for sex abuse arraignment with lay people shouting: “How many children? Shame on you. Prince of the church.” Dr. Taylor Marshall comments. Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: Or listen to the audio mp3 here: If you'd like to order a copy of Taylor's new […] The post 745: Ex Cardinal McCarrick enters Court for sex abuse to shouts of “How many children? Shame on you!” [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

NTD News Today—8/26/2021 1. Pentagon: Blast Outside Kabul Airport 2. GOP, Dems Urge Biden to Ignore Deadline 3. A Closer Look at the Group Known as ‘ISIS-K' 4. Afghan Director and Singer Reflect on Chaos 5. Baby Named in Honor of Evacuation Jet 6. Vets' Health Care Costs Skyrocketing: Study 7. Rally for Medical Freedom and Medial Choice 8. TX Gov. Issues Exec Order on Vaccine Mandates 9. Boston Protest for Medical Freedom 10. Cardinal McCarrick to Appear in Court 11. School Director Explains Virtual Education 12. South Dakota AG Plea Deal After Traffic Death 13. California Fires Threaten Recreational Sites 14. Bay Area Light Rail Gets Back on Track 15. China Undermines U.S. Vax Outreach: Report 16. Argentines Protest Pig Farm Deal W/ China 17. Hired to Get the Jab: China Boosts Vax Goal 18. Thailand Develops Machine to Extract More Vaccine 19. Colombia's New Push to Identify the Disappeared 20. Amphibious Boat Tours Paris 21. Traditional Greek Boatbuilding Craft Fades 22. 5 Fun Ways to Stay Hydrated (Besides Water)

NTD News Today—8/26/2021 1. Pentagon: Blast Outside Kabul Airport 2. GOP, Dems Urge Biden to Ignore Deadline 3. A Closer Look at the Group Known as ‘ISIS-K' 4. Afghan Director and Singer Reflect on Chaos 5. Baby Named in Honor of Evacuation Jet 6. Vets' Health Care Costs Skyrocketing: Study 7. Rally for Medical Freedom and Medial Choice 8. TX Gov. Issues Exec Order on Vaccine Mandates 9. Boston Protest for Medical Freedom 10. Cardinal McCarrick to Appear in Court 11. School Director Explains Virtual Education 12. South Dakota AG Plea Deal After Traffic Death 13. California Fires Threaten Recreational Sites 14. Bay Area Light Rail Gets Back on Track 15. China Undermines U.S. Vax Outreach: Report 16. Argentines Protest Pig Farm Deal W/ China 17. Hired to Get the Jab: China Boosts Vax Goal 18. Thailand Develops Machine to Extract More Vaccine 19. Colombia's New Push to Identify the Disappeared 20. Amphibious Boat Tours Paris 21. Traditional Greek Boatbuilding Craft Fades 22. 5 Fun Ways to Stay Hydrated (Besides Water)

NTD News Today—8/26/2021 1. Pentagon: Blast Outside Kabul Airport 2. GOP, Dems Urge Biden to Ignore Deadline 3. A Closer Look at the Group Known as ‘ISIS-K' 4. Afghan Director and Singer Reflect on Chaos 5. Baby Named in Honor of Evacuation Jet 6. Vets' Health Care Costs Skyrocketing: Study 7. Rally for Medical Freedom and Medial Choice 8. TX Gov. Issues Exec Order on Vaccine Mandates 9. Boston Protest for Medical Freedom 10. Cardinal McCarrick to Appear in Court 11. School Director Explains Virtual Education 12. South Dakota AG Plea Deal After Traffic Death 13. California Fires Threaten Recreational Sites 14. Bay Area Light Rail Gets Back on Track 15. China Undermines U.S. Vax Outreach: Report 16. Argentines Protest Pig Farm Deal W/ China 17. Hired to Get the Jab: China Boosts Vax Goal 18. Thailand Develops Machine to Extract More Vaccine 19. Colombia's New Push to Identify the Disappeared 20. Amphibious Boat Tours Paris 21. Traditional Greek Boatbuilding Craft Fades 22. 5 Fun Ways to Stay Hydrated (Besides Water)

NTD News Today—8/26/2021 1. Pentagon: Blast Outside Kabul Airport 2. GOP, Dems Urge Biden to Ignore Deadline 3. A Closer Look at the Group Known as ‘ISIS-K' 4. Afghan Director and Singer Reflect on Chaos 5. Baby Named in Honor of Evacuation Jet 6. Vets' Health Care Costs Skyrocketing: Study 7. Rally for Medical Freedom and Medial Choice 8. TX Gov. Issues Exec Order on Vaccine Mandates 9. Boston Protest for Medical Freedom 10. Cardinal McCarrick to Appear in Court 11. School Director Explains Virtual Education 12. South Dakota AG Plea Deal After Traffic Death 13. California Fires Threaten Recreational Sites 14. Bay Area Light Rail Gets Back on Track 15. China Undermines U.S. Vax Outreach: Report 16. Argentines Protest Pig Farm Deal W/ China 17. Hired to Get the Jab: China Boosts Vax Goal 18. Thailand Develops Machine to Extract More Vaccine 19. Colombia's New Push to Identify the Disappeared 20. Amphibious Boat Tours Paris 21. Traditional Greek Boatbuilding Craft Fades 22. 5 Fun Ways to Stay Hydrated (Besides Water)

We welcome back international child advocate attorney Elizabeth Yore to explore the lingering influence of former Cardinal McCarrick, the ongoing experimentation with baby body parts, and how government policy at the border is facilitating sex trafficking. Yore Children McCarrick turned The Catholic Church into an Agency of the Government Depopulation and Transhumanism the Globalists' top Agenda

The Boston Globe has reported that Ex Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was criminally charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception at Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1974. This is (at least) the third accusation made against McCarrick. Dr. Taylor Marshall reviews the article published by the Washington Post. Watch this new podcast […] The post 718: BREAKING: Ex Cardinal McCarrick Criminally Charged! At last! [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

When Father John Wester received a call just before 8 a.m. Mass, he had no idea it would be the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador, phoning to tell him he would be the next auxiliary bishop of San Francisco. Archbishop Wester’s story is not unusual. Most bishops are appointed without ever knowing they were being considered for the job and are caught by surprise when chosen. The bishop selection process is perhaps the most secretive hiring process in the world, shielded from both the candidate and the priests and people he will serve. Those who are consulted about possible candidates are required to return the list of questions they’ve been sent, because even the questions, which reveal no particulars about a candidate, are protected under the Vatican’s top confidentiality classification: the “pontifical secret.” There is a joke among the hierarchy that “a pontifical secret is a secret you don’t tell the pope,” but the secrecy around this process has been chipped away in recent years. In 1984, Thomas J. Reese, S.J., then the editor of America magazine, obtained the survey that the nuncio sends out to gather information on candidates. He published it, in full, in America. The biggest blow to the secrecy around how bishops are appointed, though, came from the Vatican itself. Last fall, it took the unprecedented step of revealing how former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was removed from the college of cardinals and from the priesthood for abusing minors, managed to rise through the ranks despite rumors circling about his sexual misconduct. The Vatican’s 460-page report detailed who supported Mr. McCarrick’s promotion to archbishop and soon after, cardinal-archbishop, of Washington, D.C., along with who opposed it and who withheld information about his abuse. The McCarrick report was the most significant glance the Vatican had ever given into the process of making a bishop, and already there are calls for similar reports on others involved in abuse or cover-up. America’s Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell, said on this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” that “the McCarrick report put a silver bullet through the pontifical secret.... It has explained largely how the system failed from down low to high up.” In this week’s deep dive episode on how bishops are chosen, Father Reese walks host Colleen Dulle through the official process of choosing a bishop, and Gerry explains where that process went awry in the case of Cardinal McCarrick. Pope Francis has tried to create such a system by having the secret questionnaire that is sent out to bishops rewritten, expanding it from one page to four and including specific questions about abuse and cover up. Working from a copy of the new survey that he obtained, Gerry summarizes some of the questions that the Vatican is now asking about possible bishops. Finally, calls for laypeople to have more of a voice in the selection of bishops have come from inside and outside the church. Pope Francis has asked nuncios to reach out to a wide variety of people, including clergy, religious and laypeople, when gathering feedback. Some lay groups say that consulting with laypeople needs to be a required step in the process. Colleen speaks to Kerry Robinson of Leadership Roundtable, an organization founded in the wake of the 2002 sexual abuse crisis that fosters collaboration between bishops and laypeople in the areas of church management, finances, communications and human resources. Although Leadership Roundtable has not called for any changes to the bishops’ appointment process, Ms. Robinson stresses the importance of diverse voices: “We need to solve for our own myopia,” Ms. Robinson says. “If I were in charge of appointing bishops, I would want desperately for as much informed advice and opinion as possible.” Links from the show: Gerard O’Connell | Deep Dive: The McCarrick Report and the popes it implicates Can the Catholic Church find a better way to choose bishops? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Both Brett Salkeld and Kale Zelden have been on the channel. After my latest with Brett someone wanted to hear Brett and Kale talk. I thought it was a terrific idea.  There's a real crisis in the church not just around sexuality but authority that has energized traditional Roman Catholics to complain about the institutional church. This is mediated in different ways among Protestants. Conversation of course went into Vatican II. This is a hot conversation you won't want to miss. Hard to summarize where all it went.  My first conversation with Kale Zelden https://youtu.be/SOpxt-xFoBwKale's piece in 1 Peter 5 https://onepeterfive.com/things-are-broken-we-need-to-upgrade-our-sense-making-apparatus/Kale on Twitter @kalezeldenKale Zeldon and Rod Dreher Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzWMTd6--C7D-HvWFly-hiQ Brett's linksBrett on Twitter @BrettSalkeldBrett has a podcast https://archregina.sk.ca/thinkingfaith​Website https://archregina.sk.ca/archdiocesan-theologianTransubstantiation book on Amazon https://amzn.to/2uZVqeA​His book on Purgatory https://amzn.to/32crfgt Click here to meetup with other channel viewers for conversation https://discord.gg/jdVk8XU Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg If you want to schedule a one-on-one conversation check here. https://paulvanderklay.me/2019/08/06/converzations-with-pvk/ There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333  If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/  All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos.  To support this channel/podcast on Paypal: https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin (BTC): 37TSN79RXewX8Js7CDMDRzvgMrFftutbPo To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) qr3amdmj3n2u83eqefsdft9vatnj9na0dqlzhnx80h To support this channel/podcast with Ethereum (ETH): 0xd3F649C3403a4789466c246F32430036DADf6c62 Blockchain backup on Lbry https://lbry.tv/@paulvanderklay Powerpoints of Monologue videos are available for Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A To support Paul's work by supporting his church give here. https://tithe.ly/give?c=2160640

Guest: Attorney and Journalist Elizabeth Yore. Topic: How Communist Pope Francis has assisted in helping Communist China in building a Communist Catholic state church while persecuting traditional Roman Catholics as well as evangelical Christians. How has Pope Francis turned a blind eye to the persecution of traditional Catholics as well as protestant Christians? Topic: Elizabeth talks about her personal, twenty-minute meeting with Pope Francis, who was in the room that shocked her and why she left with a feeling of extreme conviction. Topic: What about Pope Francis receiving a Communist hammer and sickle from Bolivia’s president Evo Morales? Topic: Why did Pope Francis allow Bernie Sanders to speak at the Vatican? Topic: Pope Francis has endorsed the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 program that is the establishment of global Communism under such masking terms as sustainable development, common good, climate change, and other such names. Topic: Was prominent American Cardinal Theodore McCarrick working with the KGB starting in the early 1980s? Why did he reportedly refuse to work with the FBI after being contacted by the KGB? Cardinal McCarrick has been accused of running a sex ring out of his beach house according to a July 23, 2020 New York Post article. Did such behavior make Cardinal McCarrick a target for blackmail and thus being recruited by the KGB? In a November 17, 2020 article, Elizabeth Yore offers some very disturbing facts while asking some very relevant questions: “McCarrick traveled to the USSR in 1987 and again in 1988. Also, McCarrick traveled to Cuba in 1988 to visit the brutal Cuban communist regime of Fidel Castro. Over the years, McCarrick traveled to Communist China over a dozen times and even visited with the Communist leader, Jiang Zemin. McCarrick knew his way around Communist countries and leaders. Was McCarrick meeting with his spymasters and sharing intelligence while visiting these communist countries? Was the KGB supplying McCarrick with boys and young men as payment for cooperating with the Soviets? Was the source of McCarrick’s vast wealth from payments by his Communist minders?”  Topic: Did Pope Francis use Cardinal McCarrick to negotiate a top secret deal between the Vatican and Communist China at the behest of Communist Pope Francis and Neo-Marxist President Barack Hussein Obama? Topic: Brannon starts the program by playing the audio of Randy Hillier who is a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) which is a Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Randy can be heard asking a government official about COVID isolation/quarantine camps in Canada and what he describes as a broad latitude of who can be detained in such camps. Hillier’s concerns are quickly dismissed as his mic is apparently cut off and he is asked to sit down. Topic: Brannon plays an audio clip of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking before a United Nations conference online and describing how COVID-19 has given them the chance to facilitate the great global reset as being called for by the globalists and the World Economic Forum conference coming up in January of 2021. Topic: Was COVID-19 about destroying the free market system, destroying national currencies, setting the stage for mail-in ballots to steal the American presidential election and to prepare the way for what the globalists are calling 'the great reset?' Topic: Will there be another planned “pandemic” and could the medical tyranny be used to target political enemies for “isolation?”

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: Vaccine makers share hopeful news as coronavirus cases continue to grow around the world. Both Pfizer and Moderna are seeing a 95% effectiveness in their vaccines. Dr. Jerome Adams, surgeon general of the U.S., talks about where we are in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic and gives guidance and thoughts on mask wearing. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday: “The Georgia recount is a joke and is being done UNDER PROTEST.” And continued slamming Michigan as well over its vote counting. Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, TX gives his takeaways from the USCCB fall general assembly and explains why he believes it is important to have more information on the financial transactions of former Cardinal McCarrick. The director of research and analytics at Becket, Caleb Lyman joins to discuss how the American people view religious freedom, especially during this pandemic. In Rome, correspondent Colm Flynn explains what Cardinal Giovanni A. Becciu is alleging against an Italian news magazine after resigning from the rights of a cardinal in late September. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: President Donald Trump’s campaign was in a Pennsylvania courtroom Tuesday working legal efforts to stop the 2020 election certification process. Senior editor for 'the Federalist', Christopher Bedford joins to provide analysis on the national importance of the Georgia special elections and the social media censorship surrounding the presidential election. On the second day of the general assembly, the USCCB approved a strategic plan from 2021-2024, a budget for the upcoming year and announced that they will continue their fight against racism. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, archbishop of the U.S. military services, shares his perspective on the Vatican's report regarding former Cardinal McCarrick and also gives an update on the USCCB general assembly. In Rome, police have found hundreds of thousands of euros in cash hidden in two homes of a suspended Vatican official under investigation for corruption. Senior Rome correspondent for Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus joins to discuss the investigation. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

Journalist George Neumayr knows the details of former-Cardinal McCarrick better than most. He helps us dig deeper into the recent report. McCarrick's ‘Nephews' Still Run the Church How McCarrick Got Away The McCarrick Report: Odds and ends

If you would like to read the full report, it is here. Needless to say, at 461 pages, it is not an easy nor short read. And to the critique of many, it does not delve as deep as many hoped. Fr. David and I share some thoughts on what we would have liked to... Continue Reading →

Fred Bodimer reports on Joe Biden's conversation with Pope Francis and the investigation into former Cardinal McCarrick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: President Donald Trump, speaking from the White House Rose Garden Friday, updated the nation on the incredibly critical race for a Covid-19 vaccine. Law professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School, Adam White shares his perspective on what the legal merits are to the president's challenges regarding the election. Meanwhile in the Senate, the winners of the two Georgia races will determine which party takes control. In terms of the Vatican report released earlier this week about former Cardinal McCarrick, the bishops of the USCCB will discuss the report and its impact at their virtual assembly next week. Catholic News Agency's DC bureau chief, Ed Condon will also discuss what other subjects the bishops will touch on. In France, the bishop of Nanterre, Bishop Mattieu Rogue joins us to share his insight on the mood of the country, as France continues to be on high alert after the Nice terrorist attack. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden released a statement sharing details about his conversation with Pope Francis. Donald Trump is continuing his fight for re-election. Although Democratic leaders from both chambers of Congress are condemning President Trump for still not conceding the election, the Senate majority leader is calling for unity from both parties to support a COVID-19 vaccine when it is approved. Cofounder and President of "Real Clear Politics", Tom Bevan, discusses the legal challenges brought by the Trump campaign, the status of the lawsuits they are pursuing and what evidence they have found of systemic fraud. Princeton University Professor Robert George joins us with his thoughts regarding various media outlets having called the presidential election in favor of Joe Biden, and how President Trump has not conceded but is instead pursuing legal action. Meanwhile in Rome, Fr. Hans Zollner, President of the Center for Child Protection, joins the discussion on what his reaction is to the findings of the UK report and the Vatican's probe into former Cardinal McCarrick. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

Mayor DeBlasio is concerned about Covid's 2nd wave in NYC; Cardinal Dolan weighs in on a disturbing Vatican report about Cardinal McCarrick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Taylor Marshall announces that the long-awaited “McCarrick Report” is due to be published on November 11.   Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: Taylor Marshall’s book: Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within: https://amzn.to/35fGp6k Or listen to the audio mp3 here: If you’d like to order a copy of Taylor’s […] The post 550: Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Report to be published Nov 11 [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

 As the serpent entered the old garden, the smoke of Satan has entered the new.  Paul and his guest Bob Leblanc discuss what the latest Church scandal with Cardinal McCarrick may mean for the bigger picture.

 As the serpent entered the old garden, the smoke of Satan has entered the new.  Paul and his guest Bob Leblanc discuss what the latest Church scandal with Cardinal McCarrick may mean for the bigger picture.

 As the serpent entered the old garden, the smoke of Satan has entered the new.  Paul and his guest Bob Leblanc discuss what the latest Church scandal with Cardinal McCarrick may mean for the bigger picture.

 As the serpent entered the old garden, the smoke of Satan has entered the new.  Paul and his guest Bob Leblanc discuss what the latest Church scandal with Cardinal McCarrick may mean for the bigger picture.

A whirlwind summer: What happened? Revelations about Cardinal McCarrick, the Pennsylvania grand jury report, accusations from a Vatican diplomat, and perceived tensions between the Holy See and the American episcopacy. Host Karna Lozoya walks us through the timeline of 2018 with the help of many voices, including James Grein, the abuse survivor whose story was in The New York Times, whistleblower Fr. Boniface Ramsey, and Cardinal DiNardo. Warning: This episode- and many in the series- includes descriptions of abuse.

The Pope and the USA bishops have stalled a report on ex Cardinal McCarrick’s (laicized for sexually abusing minors and seminarians) predatory behavior, but researches have published a study showing the tight networks between ex Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and a network of American cardinals and bishops. Dr. Taylor Marshall shares the research and concludes that if the Pope and the USA bishops won’t release a report, perhaps it’s time for President Donald Trump to ask for an investigation in the largest Catholic scandal in American history – stretching over multiple States. Taylor Marshall’s book: Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within: https://amzn.to/35fGp6k Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: Taylor Marshall’s book: Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within: https://amzn.to/35fGp6k Or listen to the audio mp3 here: If you’d like to order a copy of Taylor’s new book Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within, you can order it in Hardback, Kindle, or Audiobook. Check out Patreon Patron Benefits for Donating to Dr Taylor Marshall’s Show! All these video discussions are free. Do you want to recommend a show, get signed books, and show support? Here's how: click on Patreon Patron link: Become a Patron of this Podcast: I am hoping to produce more free weekly podcast Videos. Please help me launch these videos by working with me on Patreon to produce more free content. In gratitude, I'll send you some signed books or even stream a theology event for you and your friends. Please become one of my patrons and check out the various tier benefits at: https://www.patreon.com/drtaylormarshall If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. If you find this podcast episode helpful, please share this podcast on Facebook. Get more from the Taylor Marshall Show: * Read Taylor Marshall’s historical fiction Sword and Serpent Trilogy. * Download the Study Guide at: http://swordandserpent.com * Take classed with Dr Marshall at the New Saint Thomas Institute. Please visit newsaintthomas.com for more details. Please Share Your Feedback for Taylor Marshall Show: * I'd love to read your feedback: While you listen to today's podcast, would you please take 30 seconds to write a review? Please click here to Rate this Podcast! * iTunes: 3,549,958 downloads * Youtube: 10,311,915 downloads * SHOUT OUTS: A huge “shout out” to all 1,692 of you who wrote amazing

The Pope and the USA bishops have stalled a report on ex Cardinal McCarrick’s (laicized for sexually abusing minors and seminarians) predatory behavior, but researches have published a study showing the tight networks between ex Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and a network of American cardinals and bishops. Dr. Taylor Marshall shares the research and concludes that […] The post 457: Trump Should Investigate McCarrick & His Creepy Bishop Network [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

This week Ashley and Olga interview Ruth Graham, a staff writer at Slate who consistently reports on religion with sensitivity and nuance. Ruth isn't afraid of tackling the most difficult topics—she recently got an interview with former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick by traveling all the way to Victoria, Kansas. She talks about what she learned about the small town where the former cardinal now lives, why the former cardinal still won't confess and more.

This episode of What Catholics Believe covers a lot of ground. Fr. Jenkins discusses: Francis changing the catechism’s teaching on the death penalty and how it relates to modernism; the recent truths that have come to light confirming rumors about Cardinal McCarrick and how his behavior is part of a larger plot to destroy the credibility of what the church was; thought control — whether it is promoted by socialists, communists, or the Novus Ordo, leads one down the path of the anti-Catholic New World Order (N.W.O.); Archbishop Fisichella’s recent statement concerning critics of Francis; (Prime Minister of Ireland) Leo Varadkar’s desire to meet with Francis and push same sex ‘marriages’; how members of the LGBT movement are the Brownshirts of the N.W.O.; and lastly, how all of these things collating together are a revolution against God’s intended order and Francis is the spiritual voice of this revolution. Please visit wcbohio.com for more content.

Robin on national emergencies, Cardinal McCarrick, "embryo adoption," and why the North Pole is moving, plus Part 3 of "Women’s Suffrage(s)." Guest: Leta Hong Fincher on her book Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China.

Bishop Parkes discusses the recent Vatican ruling on the former Cardinal McCarrick, the world meeting of conference bishops at the Vatican, the coming Lenten season and more.

Entrevue avec Alain Pronkin, chroniqueur spécialisé en actualité religieuse: Les dessous de l’affaire du cardinal McCarrick, suivant la version du cardinal Ouellet.

According to the Washington Post, Cardinal Donald Wuerl knew of sexual misconduct allegations against ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick since 2004, despite saying: “I can report that no claim — credible or otherwise — has been made against Cardinal McCarrick during his time here in Washington.” Dr Taylor Marshall and Tim Gordon analyze all the timeline of […] The post 201: Did Cardinal Wuerl Lie regarding McCarrick? [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

James Grein, the victim of ExCardinal Theodore McCarrick, explains his recent testimony to Catholic Vatican Officials regarding ex Cardinal McCarrick and further explains McCarrick's connection to St Gallen,

James Grein, the victim of ExCardinal Theodore McCarrick, explains his recent testimony to Catholic Vatican Officials regarding ex Cardinal McCarrick and further explains McCarrick’s connection to St Gallen, Switzerland (Sankt Gallen Mafia) and the plan in Rome with Pope Francis moving forward into 2019. Read the Bible in a Year for Catholics Do you find […] The post 197: McCarrick, Pope Francis, St Gallen Mafia w James Grein [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

Fr. Mark Goring CC and Dr Taylor Marshall discuss the Catholic abuse crisis rocking the Catholic Church in the United States of America. They talk about how they each came to realize that the Church was in crisis after the news about Cardinal McCarrick...

Fr. Mark Goring CC and Dr Taylor Marshall discuss the Catholic abuse crisis rocking the Catholic Church in the United States of America. They talk about how they each came to realize that the Church was in crisis after the news about Cardinal McCarrick and the letters of Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. They discuss the […] The post 181: Fr Mark Goring & Dr Taylor Marshall Discuss Catholic Crisis [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.

For full show notes and links, visit: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/11/07/nuncio-reported-mccarrick-he-became-dc-archbishop-new-book-confirms 

Dr. E. Michael Jones returns to Our Interesting Times to discuss an article he co-wrote in the September issue of Culture Wars magazine – “Cardinal McCarrick and the Homolobby.”

The Church in history is no stranger to scandal. Many think when scandal arrives it is time to leave the Church. Find out why we think that it is precisely times like these that we need to stay Catholic.

On August 14, a thorough report issued by the grand jury of Pennsylvania was released to the public. The report revealed over 900 cases of physical and sexual abuse of children within the six dioceses of the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, and it named 300 priests responsible. It also exposed the systemic coverup by senior officials and the Vatican to hide the abuse. With the report spanning nearly 50 years and authorities claiming that 900 remains a gross underestimation, what does this forecast for the Catholic Church? Can the Catholic Church redeem itself? In this episode of "In My Own Words," Glenn Epps talks with Erin Broussard, president of the Ithaca College Catholic Community, about what the report means for the Catholic Church and how she navigates her religion in light of what she knows. Broussard also shares her opinion on Pope Francis' response to allegations of his involvement in Cardinal McCarrick's coverup and what she sees as the future of the church.

You can now listen to "In My Own Words" on iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify and Google Play! On August 14, a thorough report issued by the grand jury of Pennsylvania was released to the public. The report revealed over 900 cases of physical and sexual abuse of children within the six dioceses of the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, and it named 300 priests responsible. It also exposed the systemic coverup by senior officials and the Vatican to hide the abuse. With the report spanning nearly 50 years and authorities claiming that 900 remains a gross underestimation, what does this forecast for the Catholic Church? Can the Catholic Church redeem itself? In this episode of "In My Own Words," Glenn Epps talks with Erin Broussard, president of the Ithaca College Catholic Community, about what the report means for the Catholic Church and how she navigates her religion in light of what she knows. Broussard also shares her opinion on Pope Francis' response to allegations of his involvement in Cardinal McCarrick's coverup and what she sees as the future of the church. If you have any questions or comments about this or any other “In My Own Words,” please contact Glenn Epps @glenn_epps_ on Twitter or by email at gepps@ithaca.edu.

In this episode we discuss — amid myriad tangents — Father Zuhlsdorf’s blog post describing Bergoglio being visibly distracted (disturbed?) by someone loudly yodeling “VI-GA-NO!” during the Sunday Angelus, a reference Archbishop Vigano’s recent revelation that Bergoglio personally covered up then-Cardinal McCarrick’s sexual assaults of seminarians. It was during the 1960s and 1970s that priestly vocations plummeted while those who remained were disproportionately disposed to same-sex attraction. It was also during this time that — coincidentally? — the Society of Saint Pius 10th was founded to form priests according to the tried and traditional formula and it was just as the first class of ordinandi were about to graduate that the SSPX was hit by the suspensions of 1976. And lastly, we couldn’t pass up recognizing the start of the annual season of trading concussions for cash: American Football! Links, reading, and YouTube: Father Z. Recounts the Sept 2, 2018 Angelus Some Large Lunged Lady Lashing Loudly… starting at 8:27 Inspiration for Yodelers Bishop Stika Demonstrates how to Tweet   Feedback: please send your questions and comments to podcast@barnhardt.biz The Barnhardt Podcast is produced by SuperNerd Media; if you found this episode to be of value you can share some value to back to SuperNerd at the SuperNerd Media website. You can also follow SuperNerd Media on Twitter.

This week, cybersecurity rituals for cryptocurrency company, supercomputer coming to University of Texas, CERN update, and Forbes says the transhumanist era is finally here! If you want MORE, Become a Patron, join the exclusive community, and receive Extended Reports of CCNT every week!   AGG for the WEEK OF Aug 23- Aug 28 Tesla Staying Public Is Big Trouble - Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) | Seeking Alpha There's a New Social Media Site That Just Hurtles Your Life Updates Into the Void John Kerry trolls Infowars for claiming he used an 'energy beam' from Antarctica to control Hurricane Lane | TheHill How much money billionaires and celebrities make per hour - Business Insider Pope Francis knew of abuse by ex-Cardinal McCarrick, claims former Vatican official Archbishop Vigano in calling for resignation - CBS News Genetic science is attempting to predict our fates. GWAS, explained. - Vox Consumer Genetic Testing Will Change Your Life. In Fact, It Probably Already Has. Does Climbing Everest Alter Your Genetic Code? | Outside Online Deepfakes for dancing: you can now use AI to fake those dance moves you always wanted - The Verge Is it illegal to marry your cousin? — Quartz Researchers found proof of Neanderthals reproducing with other species | Popular Science Book review of The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life by David Quammen - The Washington Post Maybe the “lizard brain” isn't so different from ours after all | Salon.com LUCA: Study says life came not long after first planet impact - SlashGear Xconomy: MIT's Susan Hockfield Talks Impact of Merging Biology and Engineering Artificial Intelligence Is Now a Pentagon Priority. Will Silicon Valley Help? - The New York Times Gaming community honors two dead in Jacksonville mass shooting on social media | 11alive.com The memoir by Steve Jobs' daughter makes clear he was a truly rotten person whose bad behavior was repeatedly enabled by those around him (AAPL) Facebook has a new idea for connecting you with strangers | TechRadar The World's Oldest Blockchain Has Been Hiding in the New York Times Since 1995 - Motherboard Google Phone's Dark Mode is “Coming Soon” – Droid Life A Genetic Study Using 23andMe Data Finds Link Between Schizophrenia and Cannabis Use

Today's Topics:   1) Gospel - Mark 6:17-29, John the Baptist lost His Head for Telling the Truth   2) Venerable Sheen – Miracles Reveal Who Christ Is   3) Cardinal McCarrick in 2013 Said "Francis Will 'Change' the Church in Five Years and Change the Papacy in Two Years https://youtu.be/NnM3959OzTc   4) Why Francis Must Speak https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2018/08/why-francis-must-speak   5) Pope Francis - The Catholic Church Deserves Answers  https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/pope-francis-catholic-church-deserves-answers/ 

Tracy Wilkinson -- National Correspondent -- The Los ANGELES TIMES, talks to WDEL's Allan Loudell from Washington

Tracy Wilkinson -- National Correspondent -- The Los ANGELES TIMES, talks to WDEL's Allan Loudell from Washington

The recent allegation that Pope Francis knew about former Cardinal McCarrick’s immoral activities has sent shockwaves throughout the Catholic Church. Some are calling for the Pope’s resignation. Should he resign? If he doesn’t, can he be forced out? I discuss all this on today’s episode of Swimming Upstream. Resources: Ex-Nuncio Accuses Pope Francis of Failing […]

Barbie Latza Nadeau -- Rome Bureau Chief -- The DAILY BEAST, talks to WDEL's Allan Loudell from Rone

Today’s Topics:   1) Gospel - Matthew 23:13-22, You Hypocrites, You Blind Guides…   2) Venerable Sheen – The Confusion of Today   3) Cardinal McCarrick in 2013 said:  Francis will “change” Church in 5 Years and Change the Papacy in 2 Years https://youtu.be/NnM3959OzTc   4) Ex-Nuncio Accuses Pope Francis of Failing to Act on McCarrick’s Abuse HTTP://WWW.NCREGISTER.COM/DAILY-NEWS/EX-NUNCIO-ACCUSES-POPE-FRANCIS-OF-FAILING-TO-ACT-ON-MCCARRICKS-ABUSE?_GA=2.197487210.496042281.1534729207-2061093839.1528483431

Barbie Latza Nadeau -- Rome Bureau Chief -- The DAILY BEAST, talks to WDEL's Allan Loudell from Rone

In this episode we discuss the bombshell letter from Archbishop Vigano, a self-described old man who wants to face God's judgement with a clear conscience. In his open letter, the Archbishop details his numerous reports to Rome about Cardinal McCarrick's abuse and Bergoglio's active cover-up of this and many similar situations, and calls for Bergoglio to resign. In this episode we cover the news as we know it right now; follow Ann's blog for more information as this is a developing story. Links, reading, and Twitter: Coverage from Ann's website Edward Pentin's coverage (National Catholic Register) Diane Montagna's coverage (LifeSite News) Search Father Z's blog for "Nienstedt" Father Z's blog: now reachable at http://FatherZ.blog Wolves in Jacquard and Lace: On Sodomites in Traddyland – Liturgical Fetishists Bergoglio: 'I Will Not Say a Single Word' About Allegations of McCarrick Cover-Up Rod Dreher on Twitter Feedback: please send your questions and comments to podcast@barnhardt.biz The Barnhardt Podcast is produced by SuperNerd Media; if you found this episode to be of value you can share some value to back to SuperNerd at the SuperNerd Media website. You can also follow SuperNerd Media on Twitter.  

Bill and I start off by discussing some of the reasons why there is such animosity against faith and such a tendency to credit the claim that science and religion are mutually incompatible. I think we miss a great deal of the point if we do not take into account the relentless critique Christianity has mounted OF ITSELF over the past half millennium. The Reformation splintered the Christian nations and sparked unprecedented bloodshed between Christians. There had been terrible episodes before, but these wars, culminating in the Thirty Years' War, were on a new scale. The massive hypocrisy of Christians killing Christians, and the continuing hypocrisy of Christian clergy enjoying positions of wealth and privilege in both Catholic and Protestant nations, sparked further critique, leading to the Enlightenment and modern liberalism and progressivism. I ask you...do you think anything like modern progressivism, which bases itself on advocating for the poor and the repressed, could have arisen except as a Christian critique of Christianity? In any case, we continue down to the present to be living in the dwindling, waning days of that union between Church and State, even in the US, and the scandals from that are still with us, as we know this month in Pennsylvania and with the spectacle of Cardinal McCarrick. That provides powerful impetus to look for other sticks to beat Christianity with. It doesn't help that there are also people, in numbers enough to be visible, who really do espouse a form of religion that is contradictory to science. The Bible itself makes no claim to be the only book worth knowing, but the post-Reformation world has quite a few people willing to make that claim on its behalf. Turning back to the intellectual issues within the debate itself, I bring up the question: why does so much of the fracas around science vs. the Bible center on biology, when the real question is the Bible vs. geology? Biologists have no real basis for determining the rate and overall progress of evolution if they were not given access to the fossil record and geological time scale...by geologists. Further, there is a great deal more of the Bible that makes claims about geology than about biology. (It's still an extremely small fraction, but of that small fraction...) In fact, as the science of geology got started with people like Nicolaus Steno (his sketch of a shark and shark's teeth is the image for this episode), one of their first tasks was to try to evaluate the record of stones and sediment for evidence of Noah's Flood. One of the first crises in geology was dealing with the failure of this quest to find evidence for a global flood (which may or may not be an accurate translation of the intent of the writer of that part of Genesis, but that's another story).

How to Save the American Catholic Church by John Zmirak: https://stream.org/how-to-save-the-american-church-from-itself/ The McCarrick Mess: https://www.wordonfire.org/resources/article/the-mccarrick-mess/5873/

Did Pope Francis change the teaching on the death penalty? Join Jason as he shares insight on what this means, how it relates to China and Cardinal McCarrick. Rene Girard's Prophecy: https://catholicvote.org/renes-prophecy-pope-francis-and-the-death-penalty/ I See Satan Fall Like Lighting: https://www.amazon.com/See-Satan-Fall-Like-Lightning/dp/1570753199/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1534013998&sr=1-1&keywords=i+see+satan+fall+like+lightning God's Gamble: https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Gamble-Gravitational-Power-Crucified/dp/1621382222/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1534013875&sr=1-1&keywords=gil+bailie

Regarding the Cardinal McCarrick scandal: Our answer to the scandal is not to turn away from the Church, but to turn toward Jesus. What drives out evil is holiness. "That stumbling block in the road does not mean the road is bad. The darkness does not disprove the light." "I am not a Catholic because there is no sin in the church... I am a Catholic because Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church. I will always be a Catholic." —Fr. Brian Matthew 18: "Woe to the world because of things that cause sin! Such things must come, but woe to the one through whom they come! If your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or crippled than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into eternal fire."

E. Michael Jones, editor of Culture Wars magazine, discusses homosexual issues in the Catholic Church and their relationship to the community in which he lives, South Bend - Notre Dame IN. Mike's article in the September issue of Culture Wars magazine, "Cardinal McCarrick and the Homolobby," reveals that the mainstream media's portrayal that the crisis in the Church centers around pedophilia is wrong. Most sexual violations by the clergy involve homosexual violations or sex between priests and men of adult age. But since pedophilia is either illegal or seen as more egregious, the media wants to describe the homosexual activity as pedophilia. Mike explains how the Jesuits, primarily, have created a homomafia within the Church and have been intimidating the weaker clergy to say and do nothing when they discover these abominations in their midst. Or as Mike writes: "Allow us to act on our homosexual impulses, the Jesuits said, and we will act as a fifth column serving oligarchic interests within the Church." Mike compares the crisis in the Church to what is happening locally in South Bend. The local bishop (Rhoades) came from Pennsylvania and is now having to defend himself from accusations of covering up the supposed molestations. Ninety percent of the Notre Dame University professors are said to be for same sex marriage. When the homosexual mayor of South Bend was living openly with his future male bride and then later married him in the Episcopal Church, hardly a word of criticism came from the Notre Dame and South Bend Christian communities. "The Church may destroy itself from within - just as has already been the case in many places in the West. A Church which contradicts itself, rejects its own teaching, becomes useless and dies, like the Church in Holland. Anything that is self-contradictory is bound to disappear. Bad theology is dangerous.”

It's National Root Beer Float Day!What's the #1 most searched term on Bible Gateway? The Enabling of Cardinal McCarrick and What the Church Can Do About It? Nursing home residents went missing at a Heavy Metal Festival! Parenting teenagers ... GUEST Duffy Robbins ... author and Professor of Christian Ministries from Grove City College. Carrie Underwood criticized by fans for saying she might have lost the window for having a big family. Who Is God? J&K interview Dr Roger Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology & Ethics at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary (Waco, TX). The Duquesne Incline, it’s history and importance to the city of Pittsburgh. Live in studio with John & Kathy is the Marketer for the Duquesne Incline, Tom Reinheimer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's National Root Beer Float Day!What's the #1 most searched term on Bible Gateway? The Enabling of Cardinal McCarrick and What the Church Can Do About It? Nursing home residents went missing at a Heavy Metal Festival! Parenting teenagers ... GUEST Duffy Robbins ... author and Professor of Christian Ministries from Grove City College. Carrie Underwood criticized by fans for saying she might have lost the window for having a big family. Who Is God? J&K interview Dr Roger Olson, Foy Valentine Professor of Christian Theology & Ethics at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary (Waco, TX). The Duquesne Incline, it’s history and importance to the city of Pittsburgh. Live in studio with John & Kathy is the Marketer for the Duquesne Incline, Tom Reinheimer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fr. Leo share his thoughts on the former Cardinal McCarrick sex abuse scandal. He doesn't have a guest, because some of his brother priests didn't want to get behind microphone. But, Fr. Leo isn't scared to share a perspective to help find a solution, rather than just throwing stones.

We discuss the aftermath of Cardinal McCarrick's resignation, the launch of our free Happiness on Demand course, saying goodbye to voicemail, and the Books that changed our lives. The post Desperately Seeking Truth appeared first on Greg and Jennifer Willits.

The Catholic church is reeling from its most significant sex abuse scandal for many years. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, retired Archbishop of Washington DC, has been suspended from ministry following a wave of detailed allegations that he molested seminarians.  Damian Thompson is joined by Ed Condon

Ep. #24! Alright let's talk about this awful Cardinal McCarrick stuff and how to handle it. As Catholics we can't run from it. It all needs to come out into the open. Then we very seamlessly transition into the sins of Eve and he sins of Adam. The more we know about the Fall the easier it will be for us to combat sin in our own lives!  Tweet us @romancircuspod, @heyitsmattbaker, @zacmabry Email us podcast@romancircusblog.com Find us on itunes. Rate and review us if you want. You can also find us on podbean, stitcher, google play.

We revisit the controversial topic of Cardinal McCarrick and candidly share an insider's view of some of the ugliness in Church leadership.  In doing so, we wrestle with when it's prudent and helpful to challenge Church leadership and when is it spiteful and hurtful.   The post Pulling Weeds in the Church appeared first on Greg and Jennifer Willits.

Cardinal McCarrick (a fox guarding the chicken coop) is sacked for sexual molestation. FFRF complains about a Texas police department worship video and about Tennessee's law requiring the posting of "In God We Trust" in classrooms. After discussing the Russian connection to the National Prayer Breakfast, we hear part of Samantha Bee's "Goodbye Roe v. Wade" monologue. The we talk with author Susan Jacoby, whose article “The White House is Tearing Down the Wall Between Church and State” ran this month in the New York Times.

(June 21, 2018) Live from this year's Acton University, Dr J is Al Kresta's guest on his eponymous radio show from Ave Maria. Between workshops, they're discussing the recent controversy that has come to light regarding Cardinal McCarrick's sexual misconduct.

In this episode Trent comments on the allegations made against Cardinal McCarrick and gives some practical advice for discussing the emotionally sensitive subject of the priest abuse scandal.

We celebrated Jennifer's 48th birthday with a family road trip to Lake Michigan, we shared new ways to stay in touch with our co-producers, and discussed the frustrating news of Cardinal McCarrick's recent removal from ministry and what it means for the future of the Catholic Church. Here's the article from Crisis Magazine that we referenced. […] The post ADV #232: Get the Log Out appeared first on Greg and Jennifer Willits.

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, DC, and currently counselor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Born in New York City in 1930, Cardinal McCarrick was ordained to the priesthood in 1958 and earned a Ph.D. in sociology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, DC, and currently counselor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Born in New York City in 1930, Cardinal McCarrick was ordained to the priesthood in 1958 and earned a Ph.D. in sociology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry  **Today's guest(s):** Fr. Antonio Medeiros and Fr. Emanuele De Nigris, the Rector and Vice-Rector of the Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary in Brookline. * [Redemptoris Mater Seminary](http://www.bostoncatholic.org/redemptorismater.aspx) * [Cardinal Seán's 2011 trip to the Holy Land with the NeoCatechumenal Way](http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2011/02/04/visiting-the-holy-land/) * [Cardinal Seán meets with the seminarians in 2009](http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2009/09/25/gathering-with-the-seminarians-of-the-neocatechumenal-way/) * [Cardinal Seán's Mass of the Holy Spirit at Redemptoris Mater, 2009](http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2010/09/10/taking-a-boston-duck-tour/) * [Redemptoris Mater Seminary gala dinner, 2010](http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2010/05/21/marking-the-year-for-priests-with-the-sisters-of-st-joseph/) * [The Neocatechumenal Way](http://www.camminoneocatecumenale.it/new/default.asp?lang=en) **Today's topics:** The Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary in Boston, forming men from around the world to be missionaries right here in Massachusetts **A summary of today's show:** The Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary is the least-known and newest of Boston's three archdiocesan seminaries, but it is currently forming one-third of the archdiocese's seminarians. The 18 men come from around the world to become archdiocesan priests with missionary hearts, who will serve in Boston or in the missions at the local ordinary's discretion. Also, on May 15, the RM Seminary will honor the Pope's apostolic nuncio to the US at a gala dinner. **1st segment:** Cardinal Seán often says that "vocations are everyone's business." We need to pray for vocations and to encourage young people to consider where God is calling them. We have three archdiocesan seminaries: St. John Seminary in Brighton and Blessed John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, and then Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary, which has 1/3 of all Boston seminarians. Redemptoris Mater Seminary is both “Archdiocesan” and “Missionary” and one of its goals is to prepare priests for the New Evangelization, both within our Archdiocese and then also in the missions. The Redemptoris Mater Seminary is preparing priests to do just that.  Our Archdiocese of Boston has had a tremendous tradition of supporting the missions and the people around the world, sending many priests to the Saint James Society and to serve as chaplains in the Military. The Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary is continuing that tradition and also introducing many new things to the life of our Archdiocese. **2nd segment:** Scot welcomed Fr. Medeiros and Fr. De Nigris to the program. Scot said he found all the priests and seminarians at RMSB to have very varied backgrounds. He noted that Fr. Tony was born in the Azores and then moved to Fall River in 1980 with his family when he was 16, not speaking any English at the time. (He now speaks 7 languages.) He came to know a priest who moved him and who inspired Fr. Tony to want to become a priest. He started the path through seminary education in 1982 and entered St. John's in 1986. He struggled during those years in the seminary to determine that this was indeed the vocation God was calling him to. He left the seminary and spent time in Rome in discernment. He attended [World Youth Day in 1989](http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/youth/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_27111988_iv-world-youth-day_en.html) in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He heard John Paul II's call to young men to be holy and to follow God's call. Fr. Tony talked with his friends in the Neocatechumenal Way, which he had joined by then, who helped him to see his vocation. In 1993 he was ordained for the Diocese of Rome after attending the first Redemptoris Mater Seminary, which had been opened by Pope John Paul II. He was ordained by the Holy Father. Fr. Tony said JP2 did the greatest service to the Church by offering intense personal witness of his life, his spirit, and his courage. Later, Fr. Tony was sent to China where he was to lead a new Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Hong Kong. Fr. Tony said he learned to follow the footsteps of Christ, where Jesus walked before Fr. Tony followed.  A lot of the first work involved learning the language and the culture, establishing contacts. He had to learn the Cantonese language only after he arrived. Then, moving to Taiwan, he learned Mandarin. Cardinal Seán asked Fr. Tony to come and found a new Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Boston in 2005. Cardinal Seán learned about the RM seminaries when he was an apostolic visitator to seminaries as appointed by the Vatican. He became a big fan of RMS after meeting the priests and seminarians. Fr. Emanuele was born in Italy near Turin. His parents were part of the Neocatechumenal Way and that's how he began his journey. When he was young, he used to say that he wanted to be a priest one day, but stopped saying it by the time he was 12 and thought he wanted to have a family. But later, the Neocatehumenal Way helped him discern his priestly vocation as his Christian faith matured. He was able to consider the vocation without fear that it would be something he would not like. He came to know that God wanted his happiness in his true vocation. His mother's illness after giving birth to Fr. Tony's twin sisters was also a time of discernment as he considered the meaning of his mother's suffering. Through considering the questions of the meaning of life, he began, first, to rebel against his upbringing, and then to realize how wrong he was, that God took good from the evil of suffering. Thanks to the support of his community, his catechist, and his parish priest, he stopped resisting God's will. For him it was [World Youth Day 1993 in Denver](http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/youth/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_15081992_viii-world-youth-day_en.html) that was his turning point, when he emerged from his "underground" Christianity to open himself to the possibility of the priesthood. He found the strength to leave his girlfriend and his university studies in law to follow the path God had laid out. He chose the Redemptoris Mater Seminary, in which the seminarians are sent to dioceses not of their own choice, to be ordained for those dioceses. He was to be formed to be a missionary priest to the world. All Redemptoris Mater seminarians are selected by lottery to any of the 87 seminaries in the world and they will be ordained for that diocese. Fr. Emanuele was sent to the first RM seminary in the US in Newark. He didn't stay in Newark, but was reassigned to Washington, DC, because Cardinal McCarrick, who had been archbishop in Newark, decided he wanted the same RM seminary in DC. So he asked the archbishop of Newark to send 7 men to help found an RM seminary in DC. Fr. Emanuele was assigned to DC, was ordained there, he worked in a parish in Silver Spring, Md., became the cardinal's secretary, and then worked in a parish in Germantown, Md. He was sent last August to Boston to help form the 18 men at RMS-Boston, who are about a third of the seminarians for Boston. **3rd segment:** The 18 men at RMSB come from nine countries in Europe and Latin America. They use English in the formation house to help them learn the language. The name Redemptoris Mater means "Mother of the Redeemer," referring to the 30 years Jesus lived in formation in his family. It also refers to [John Paul II's 1987 encyclical](http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_25031987_redemptoris-mater_en.html). The big difference in the formation of the RM seminaries is that the seminarians continue the formation of the Neocatechumenal Way. The Way is a missionary movement to help the lost sheep of the parishes to find their way back to the Shepherd. Most of the seminarians have experienced the missionaries at their own doors, inviting them to come experience adult catechesis at their parishes. The other elements of priestly formation are the same as other seminaries. The RMSB seminarians receive their academic formation primarily at St. John Seminary, but their pastoral, spiritual, and human formation at RMSB. Living in the house with men from all over the world that they did not know before leads them to learn how to live with a person, to reconcile and overcome differences, which brings a richness. They are also assigned to one of the Neocatechumenal Way communities in various parishes throughout the Archdiocese, going there several times a week, including the Eucharist on Saturday nights. It also helps them to become familiar with the Archdiocese which has become their new home. They are welcomed into the homes of Bostonians. The seminarians will be archdiocesan priests, but are open to being sent out for missionary service at the discretion of the local bishop. The men ordained through RMSB are hoping that they will be assigned to work in the missions. Fr. Emanuele said the greatest expectation, of course, is to become a priest, but they are learning that it is possible to be a missionary priest in Boston to go out and evangelize those who don't come to the Church any more. They also have the openness and desire to live the missionary vocation somewhere other than the Archdiocese as well. This isn't a sure thing, but they are to be ready to be sent at any time. They should be open to the Lord sending them out. As part of formation, the seminarians have a couple of years of itinerant evangelization experience. They learn to rely on God alone to sustain their lives and vocations. Fr. Tony said it is an essential aspect of formation. They are taken from their schooling for 2-3 years to live with a priest in a parish, working beside the priest. It introduces them to a God attuning them to the rhythm and the mission that belongs to God. During this assignment, they live in poverty and learn to lean daily on the providence of God. The seminarians are not allowed any money, and they always go two by two, as Jesus sent his disciples two by two to announce the kingdom, without any security.   They have three men on this assignment right now: the Holy Land, Washington DC, and the Carolinas. At this point these seminarians are no longer in parish work, but working with Neocatechumenal Way communities as well as visiting with pastors proposing the creation of these communities in their parishes. One seminarian in his 3rd year of seminary right now had previously spent 3 years in itinerant ministry in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The history of the Church in Boston has immigrant roots. The experience of being foreigners here helps them to better understand the experience of the families of the people they will serve. The seminary is currently in a rectory of a former parish in Brookline, which was originally built for 7 or 8 people to live in. Fr. Emanuele called the experience of living in such close quarters very "formative". The amazing thing is that no complains about their living space. While there may be disagreements, there is also reconciliation. But because they hope to welcome even more seminarians, they hope to one day find a bigger space or even build a new seminary to hold more seminarians and give them a life and space more conducive to their formation and spiritual growth. He said it's very difficult to find a place of silence in the current seminary. Fr. Tony said when RM seminaries are built, they incorporate the fruit of the Second Vatican Council, and find it very important to respect the importance of beauty, as an element especially in which the environment affects a formative dimension on a person. The place itself tells him that God loves him. Paintings and artwork are very important as a dimension of objective beauty. **4th segment:** On May 15, the 2nd annual gala dinner to benefit RMSB will be held. It was hosted at the Pastoral Center last year, one of the biggest events as yet in the building. They honored John and Margarete McNeice for their support of the seminary and Cardinal Seán for his support of the New Evangelization. This year, the dinner will be held at Lantana's in Randolph. They will be honoring [Archbishop Pietro Sambi](http://www.nccbuscc.org/comm/archives/2005/05-287.shtml), the apostolic nuncio to the United States, and local businessman [Jack Shaughnessy](http://catholicboston.com/index.php?content=jackshaughnessy). Fr. Tony said Archbishop Sambi is coming to show his love and respect for Cardinal Seán and the people of Boston. He is in a position of great importance for the Church in the US because of his role in helping the selection of bishops. It is an honor for the seminary and for Boston. This is his first speaking engagement in Boston since being appointed to the US in 2005. Scot said because of his responsibilities in the US, he is worth hearing live and he is a wonderful speaker. Fr. Emanuele said the apostolic nuncio has a first responsibility as ambassador of the Pope to the United States in a diplomatic role. But he also has a great role in the Church in the United States as a point of reference for the bishops of the US, being a point of contact for them. And he has a responsibility to gather the names of potential candidates for bishops to forward to Rome for the eventual selection by the Holy Father. As one of the largest bishops' conferences in the world, it is a very large responsibility. Fr. Tony said he hopes that many people can come to show their support for the seminary and for the priests of the archdiocese through both the fundraiser aspect, but also to allow many of the priests to hear Archbishop Sambi. Boston can show the archbishop that the Church in Boston is one and whole. It is open to families, left to the judgment of parents. For information and tickets, contact Mrs. Christine Ohman: 617-959-3956 or seminary@rmsboston.org