Articles for Month: September 2019

Pope Francis says he felt ‘bitterness’ when introduced to Catholic converts in Africa

VATICAN CITY, September 27, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) ― In a question-and-answer session with Jesuits in Mozambique, Pope Francis underscored his dislike of “proselytization” by condemning the actions of a Catholic woman he had met that day.  The Argentinian pontiff’s September 5 remarks were published yesterday in the Holy See’s news website Vatican News. “Today I felt a certain bitterness after a meeting with young people,” Pope Francis told the assembled Jesuits.   “A woman approached me with a young man and a young woman. I was told they were part of a slightly fundamentalist movement,” he continued.  “She said to me in […]
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Dorothy Cummings McLean
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Firebrand UK commentator obliterates social justice movement: ‘Do something better with your life’

On this week’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Douglas Murray, British journalist, author, and political commentator. Murray has written numerous books, including the international bestseller, The Strange Death of Europe, a book Van Maren describes as, the “most insightful things written on the migrant crisis, on the identity crisis gripping Europe.”   Today, Van Maren and Murray discuss Murray’s newest book The Madness of Crowds, specifically what Murray calls the four biggest hot button issues in politics today: “gays, women, race, and trans.”  
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Jonathon Van Maren
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The revolution has entered the Church

In this episode of The John-Henry Westen Show, I speak with Dr. Thomas Ward about the sexual revolution and its origins. Dr. Ward is a former member of the Pontifical Academy for Life. We discuss, among other things, Sr. Lucia, the French Revolution, pornography, family life, Pope Francis, and St. Pope John Paul II. Dr. Ward believes the revolution has entered the Church and that John Paul's teachings on the Culture of Life are “the greatest bulwark” against the sexual revolution.
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John-Henry Westen
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Mother Miriam Encore from the Feast of Corpus Christi

Watch Mother Miriam's Live show from 9.24.2019. This show is an encore presentation originally aired on 6.20.2019 on the feast of Corpus Christi. Mother discusses the importance of the eucharist and shares some of her own life stories.   You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page.   Subscribe to Mother Miriam Live here.
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Mother Miriam
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‘Surprisingly hopeful’: Notre Dame professor talks about the future of conservatism, liberalism in the U.S.

On this week’s episode of The Van Maren Show, Jonathon Van Maren discusses the future of conservatism with Dr. Patrick Deneen, a professor at Notre Dame University.  Van Maren and Deneen dig deep into the details of conservatism and liberalism in the United States. This riveting, hope-filled episode, is an important analysis of current society and the political landscape. The thesis of “Why Liberalism Failed” can be shoved into a nutshell of, “liberalism is failing because liberalism is succeeding.” Deneen provides clarity in the definitions of conservatism and liberalism. He explains that there’s been confusion in what we typically call conservatism […]
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Jonathon Van Maren
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California legislature votes to force colleges to dispense abortion pills

SACRAMENTO, September 16, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The California Senate gave final approval Friday to legislation to force colleges and universities to provide chemical abortion pills and now awaits a likely signature by Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom. Last year, the legislature passed the so-called College Student Right to Access Act, which required “each public university student health center [to] offer abortion by medication techniques” and provided grants to cover the costs of any necessary equipment or training, “telehealth services” (also known as webcam abortions), and backup medical support. Despite being reliably pro-abortion, Democrat former California governor Jerry Brown vetoed the bill on […]
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Calvin Freiburger
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Daleiden testifies about ‘fetus’ that ‘just fell out’; judge calls it speculation

SAN FRANCISCO, California, September 16, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The judge at the David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt hearing ruled it was speculation to assert a baby body parts harvester describing a “fetus” that “just fell out” meant something happened “to that specific fetus.” Judge Christopher Hite of the San Francisco Superior Court objected that it wasn’t clear in Daleiden’s secretly recorded conversation with Perrin Larton, procurement manager of Advanced Bioscience Resources, what happened to a baby she said “just fell out” within minutes of the mother going in for an abortion. Daleiden, project lead for the Center for Medical Progress […]
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Lianne Laurence
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Pope’s proposal for ‘new humanism’ would ‘wipe out Christianity’

Register for the free Historic Amazon Synod Roundtable live stream  Click here. Today Mother Miriam reads a LifeSiteNews article, Pope Francis invites religious, political leaders to sign ‘Global Pact’ for ‘new humanism’ and discusses the implications of the Pope's proposals. You can read the full article by searching the title on LifeSiteNews.com.   Watch Mother Miriam's Live show from 9.16.2019. You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page.
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Mother Miriam
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The sexual revolution: a Pandora’s box for the problems plaguing society

This week on The Van Maren Show, Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Mary Eberstadt about the sexual revolution. Eberstadt provides an incredibly influential, intellectual, precise commentary about current culture, philosophy, and the fate of the post-modern man. She has a recently released book titled “Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics,” but also wrote, “How the West Really Lost God” and “Adam and Eve after the Pill.” The sexual revolution is a topic that Van Maren has covered extensively on his blog on LifeSiteNews.com and in The Van Maren Show episodes. The sexual revolution has impacted our society […]
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Jonathon Van Maren
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Pope Francis is harming same-sex attracted Catholics

Pope Francis is causing confusion on what the Church teaches on homosexuality. LifeSite's Washington D.C. correspondent Doug Mainwaring discusses this and other topics, including his past life as an active homosexual who came back to the faith. Doug says the Church's teachings on homosexuality are “a great beacon of light” for those struggling with same-sex attraction.
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John-Henry Westen
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Bishop Strickland: Rector of DC shrine should be on leave as he’s investigated

September 5, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – It is contrary to canon law for the Pennsylvania priest who leads Washington, D.C.’s national Marian shrine to remain in active ministry while under investigation for sexual misconduct, Tyler, Texas, Bishop Joseph Strickland has said. Monsignor Walter Rossi is alleged to have committed sexual misconduct toward Catholic University of America (CUA) students and aided a former priest caught in a police sexting sting attempting to harass young men. Rossi, rector of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception adjacent the CUA campus in Washington D.C., is currently under investigation by both the […]
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Lisa Bourne
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Special Report: The influence of Christians in the Hong Kong riots

In today’s special report, Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Alessandra Bocchi, a journalist who just returned from Hong Kong, about the protests happening there. The extradition bill was rescinded today, but Bocchi doesn’t necessarily think this will completely quell the protestors.   The Hong Kong protests started months ago as a peaceful demonstration against an extradition bill passed by the Hong Kong government. The people of Hong Kong are concerned the authoritarian government will use this extradition policy to bring individuals accused of political crimes back to mainland China. Amazingly, according to Bocchi, the protests aren’t organized by a single person, […]
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Jonathon Van Maren
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Clergy sex abuse in the Catholic Church: It’s about homosexuality

In this episode of The John-Henry Westen Show, German sociologist, prolific author, and an acquaintance of Pope Benedict XVI, Gabriele Kuby speaks about the sexual abuse crisis in the Church and how the Church can heal. “We have to come back to the teaching of Jesus Christ in the Bible The beautiful teaching of the Christian teaching on sexuality, marriage and family. Make that shine. Inspire people with it,” she tells John-Henry Westen.  
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John-Henry Westen
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Why socialism and Catholicism can’t exist together

Today Mother reads excerpts from the encyclical Rerum Novarum and discusses why socialism and Catholicism cannot exist together. She emphasizes the need for Catholics to oppose socialism as it degrades the family and religion.    You can tune in daily at 10 am EST/7 am PST on our Facebook Page, https://FB.com/mothermiriamlive
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Mother Miriam
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