From the John Walsh Blog: Featured image above: Detail from St. Francis Receiving the Franciscan Order from Pope Honorius III by Domenico.
Read MoreArchives: The Mystery Of Black Madonnas
We all know about “black Madonnas.” Or do we? The mind swerves to spots such as Czestochowa in Poland, where an.
Read MoreWhat If A Spirit Is Involved?
Or spirits? You never know. It’s in the news this week, even at the White House. We speak here —.
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How Free Is The World?
We all know the quote from Jesus: the truth sets you free. Are you free? Are you sure? Perhaps, from time to time,.
Read MoreA Whole Lot Of Spookiness Going On
There’s a lot of spookiness out there and it’s not anywhere near Halloween yet. Note all the “ghost” shows (one.
Read MoreArchives: When God Is The Doctor
We have grown too reliant on doctors — scientific health — and not reliant enough on the way of naturalness.
Read MoreOdds And Ends
A few observations as summer hits its peak: ——– If you think we have it rough, consider Saint Bridget of.
Read MoreWhen The Sharpest Pain Becomes The Greatest Joy
He’s identified only as “Father Mike,” a priest who once headed a Catholic university — presumably in Texas — and.
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Deathbed Revelation (Archives): Secrets Of Technology
Can we really believe that there are fundamental errors with the ways of modern life? Could it really be true.
Read MoreMore Anti-Catholic Vandalism
From Catholic News Agency: Several Catholic churches in the United States reported vandalism and other damage to statues over the.
Read MoreSeers On All Sides
Time reveals and time heals. One has to hang a hat — and rosary beads — on that. Time reveals.
Read MoreEndure, Endure
At all times and all levels during life, we are called to endure. During this test on earth, we get everything.
Read MoreMailbag: The Secret Of Lipa Carmel Explained
[Note: the views of mailbag writers are their own. Note also that Lipa is highly controversial, alternately approved, set aside,.
Read MoreWill Disney ‘Magic’ Turn Into Corona Curse?
From Yahoo: Walt Disney World Resort, which officially reopened on Saturday, claims to be “the most magical place on Earth.”.
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Mysteries Of The Mount
It’s a most mysterious part of Israel, which is saying quite a bit. There are those who have posited —.
Read MorePriest Wins Defamation Suit
From Macomb Daily: A Macomb County Sheriff’s detective’s claim that a suspended Detroit Catholic priest sexually assaulted an altar boy.
Read MoreMailbag: Website Promoting Alleged Seer-Priest Defends Him
[Views expressed in ‘mailbag’ those of writers] Mailbag: By Professor Daniel O’Connor (Countdown to the Kingdom) On July 13, 2020,.
Read MoreMailbag: Marian Theologian Miravalle Evaluates Alleged Seer-Priest
[Views expressed in ‘mailbags’ are writers’] From the Mail: By Dr. Mark Miravalle St. John Paul II Chair of Mariology.
Read MorePersecution Watch: The Church Ablaze
You are excused for wondering if an incipient persecution of the Church — not Christianity in general, but specifically the.
Read MoreNew Mostar Bishop
From the Mail: [Note: Medjugorje itself is under the auspices of an archbishop who is a special Vatican envoy there].
Read MoreArchives: Powerful Devotion Came From Mysterious Painting
[Many years ago, we ran the article below. Later, when Pope Francis became Pontiff, it turned out that he has.
Read MoreMailbag: Photo Of Huge ‘Human-Size’ Bat Is Giving People Nightmares
Call it summer oddities. A couple things. Have you ever thought about the associations between spirits and certain animals? There’s.
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Mailbag: Reader Comments From Woodland Picture
Is it pareidolia gone rampant, or a snapshot of the supernatural — sort of the “portrait of a portal”? Pareidolia.
Read MoreAcademics Look At Life After Life
It has gotten to the point where near-death experiences — episodes of supernatural encounters during clinical expiring — are commonly.
Read MoreJust Maybe
A medley of observations. — Those masks: the focus has been on how they prevent covid infections, urged suddenly by.
Read MoreOnly God
During these times of restricted venturing out, many have rediscovered nature: what God has placed all around us. Unable to.
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Mailbag: The Cell Phone Camera Has it
We regularly receive, and in some cases post, cell photos taken by a fellow in Chicago. He wants to remain.
Read MoreVatican Prosecutors Seize Data From St. Peter’s Basilica
From The Associated Press: Vatican prosecutors have ordered the seizure of documents and computers from the administrative offices of St..
Read More‘It’s Frightening’: Doctors Say Half Of ‘Cured’ Covid Patients Still Suffer
From The Times Of Israel: Recovered COVID patients are baffling doctors with complaints of freak pains, lungs that just won’t.
Read MoreThieves Steal Chalices, Crucifixes From Uptown’s St. Francis Of Assisi Church
From NOLA.com: Someone stole chalices, crucifixes and other religious objects from St. Francis of Assisi while the Uptown Catholic Church.
Read MoreThese High-End N.Y.C. Hotels Not Changing Sheets, Wiping Down Surfaces
From The New York Post: Some high-end Manhattan hotels aren’t thoroughly cleaning rooms between guests amid the coronavirus pandemic, a.
Read MoreHas A Cartoon Show Been Prophetic?
Virtually everyone has heard of if not seen the cartoon series called “The Simpsons,” which has been around for thirty-one.
Read MoreMailbag June
Two items before going to the mailbag: For years, right up to the pandemic, secular, specialty, and fringe media alike.
Read More20-Month-Old Boy Shot And Killed, Mom Wounded In Chicago Neighborhood
From 2CBC Chicago: A 20-month-old boy was killed, and his mother was grazed by a bullet, when they were shot.
Read MorePoll: 31% Of Blacks Favor Removing ‘White Jesus’ From Churches
From Rasmussen Reports: Americans strongly reject the call by a leading Black Lives Matter activist to remove “white Jesus” from.
Read MoreRough Polling Stretch Has GOP Operatives Asking: Could Trump Drop Out?
From Fox News: A stretch of lackluster polling for President Trump has some Republican operatives nervous about the president’s reelection prospects in.
Read MoreA Virus Like No Other
It remains a mystery, the “phantom virus” we have discussed. Medical experts still can’t get their arms around it. It.
Read MoreThe Road Map Of Your Life
[adapted from The God of Healing]: It may seem like a tailspin, but God is in control, always. When you.
Read MoreMorphing Toward Persecution?
The tragedy of George Floyd has morphed from a horrid case of police brutality to a searing racial issue to.
Read MoreBishops Defend Serra
SACRAMENTO – The California Catholic Conference of Bishops has issued the following statement in response to the removal of St. Junipero Serra.
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