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[Catholic Caucus] Synodality, an antidote to polarization, helps mission, cardinal saysAt the end of a multiyear process of listening, praying, discussing and discerning, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, said he hopes the Synod of Bishops can give Catholics four practical suggestions for being a more “synodal” church.“What four things? I can’t tell you right now, but I sure wish we could give four pieces of guidance to the people of God across the world,” the cardinal told Catholic News Service Oct. 4.In a message to the people of his archdiocese, Cardinal Tobin said synodality — which involves...

Apostolic Visitation of FSSP Augurs Ill for the Latin MassThe Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) released a statement on Sept. 27 announcing that it had recently been informed by the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life of the “opening of an apostolic visitation of the Fraternity.” According to the statement, the Prefect of the Dicastery, Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, emphasized to the FSSP Superior General John Berg and his assistants during a meeting in Rome that the visit “does not originate in any problems of the Fraternity,” but is instead intended to enable...

A 41-year-old Wisconsin pastor has been accused of sending himself nude photos of a parishioner's wife. The sordid ordeal allegedly took place earlier this month when pastor Gabriel Mills, pastor Journey Church, held a 'life group' meeting at his home in Kenosha, that had the victim, her husband and children in attendance, along with other members of the congregation. When Mills asked the victim's husband for his phone so he could download an audiobook app on it, he obliged unaware that Mills was allegedly sending intimate photos - that were sent by his wife to him and were for his...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Grech: Every Catholic is invited to weigh in on synod study groups’ deliberationsThe Vatican newspaper has reported that Cardinal Mario Grech, the Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, said that every group in the Church—and every individual Catholic—may offer “contributions, observations and proposals” to the ten synod study groups created by Pope Francis in February.L’Osservatore Romano reported on October 3:Yesterday afternoon, the Secretary General of the Synod, Cardinal Mario Grech, announced that pastors and ecclesial leaders, but also and above all every faithful, man or woman, and every group, association, movement or community, will be able...

[Catholic Caucus] Personal Experience, Not Moral Absolutes, to Steer Synod Study Group’s Discernment on Sexuality QuestionsA study group established by Pope Francis to develop a synodal way of discerning Catholic Church teaching on so-called controversial issues, including sexual morality and life issues, has proposed what it calls a “new paradigm” that is heavy on situational ethics but minimizes moral absolutes and established Church teaching.The group, which is one of 10 study groups the Pope created in February to provide “in-depth analysis” of “matters of great relevance” that had emerged during the Synod on Synodality’s 2023 session, presented its findings to...

The Global Economic Tsunami is Coming; You Tube Video Beloved; this isn’t chicken little over sensationalism or foolish folly; this is the real EXPONENTIALLY deteriorating last days working and moving at societal light speed; See and believer; do not scoff or mock (1 Thes. 5:1-3; 2 Peter 3). The Day of the Lord is truly at hand (1 Thess. 5:1-3; Rev. 6-1) Jan Markell talks to Pastor Mark Henry. An economic tsunami may be up ahead which should be expected if we’re going to own nothing and be happy. And an all-new money system is going to be unleashed soon....

Erick Stakelbeck of ‪@TheWatchmanwithErickStakelbeck‬ joins Raj Nair to discuss the escalating Israel-Iran conflict and the ramifications of Islamic Republic’s enormous ballistic missile attack against Israel on October 1, 2024. As Israel vows retaliation, Bible experts and prophecy watchers are asking: is Bible prophecy unfolding in front of our eyes? Watch now on Can I Trust the Bible? on TBN!

A former professor of Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas, has been arrested for alleged possession of child pornography and remains jailed. Charles Bellinger, 62, was taken into custody on Oct. 2, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. He remains in the Tarrant County Jail on Thursday waiting for a bond to be set. Internet Crimes Against Children Unit detectives, Texas Christian University (TCU) police, and United States Secret Service special agents searched Bellinger’s house in Arlington and at his university office on campus, the newspaper reported. By Thursday afternoon, Bellinger’s name and biography had been removed from the school’s...

[Catholic Caucus] Priesthood about a person's gifts, 'not their genitalia,' says woman priestThe U.S. representative of a women's ordination movement said she is encouraged by people praying that the Catholic Church will open the priesthood to all who feel called to the ministry — particularly women. "What I feel right now is excitement and solidarity because I feel like there is a lot of good energy and movement in the greater body of the church that really wants to see equality come in so many different ways," said Rev. Angela Nevitt Meyer of Roman Catholic Womenpriests-USA. She is in Rome...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis and Synod leaders defend event against criticism, say Church needs ‘reform’Pope Francis defended the Synod on Synodality against critics at the event’s first meeting this month, while Cardinal Mario Grech hinted at unspecified ‘reform’ resulting from the Synod.Opening the second Vatican-based session of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis defended the Synod from criticisms about its structure and aims, while the Synod’s leading cardinals laid out the style and aims of the event.“The synodal process is also a learning process, in the course of which the Church comes to know herself better and to identify the...

Israel is currently preparing a crushing response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack against the Jewish State. However, is the IDF receiving unwelcome pushback from the United States over their battle plans? Will the Israeli Air Force use this opportunity to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities? Is a full-scale Middle East war inevitable? Watch now.

[Catholic Caucus] Pope leads penitential service on eve of Synod with cardinals confessing list of new sinsJoining members of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis presided over a penitence ceremony in the Vatican during which cardinals read out a list of petitions for forgiveness which the pope had written.Pope Francis and leading cardinals of the Roman Curia have led a penitential ceremony on the eve of the Synod on Synodality, asking forgiveness for failings towards creation, towards women, in the area of abuse, for using doctrine as “stones,” for “adorning the altar” instead of feeding the poor, and for not...

30 minute YouTube Video Analysis ; Beloved; the only way to see American politics today; is to have regenerate eyes which only come from a saving relationship with Jesus Christ in RIGHTEOUSNESS (John 3:3-7; Romans 8 etc); one must possess this regenerate perspective and biblical light to understand and comment on our EXPONENTIALLY deteriorating day; Mark does a great job in this brief YouTube video on spitting out the insight and facts; Believers must be informed and must vote; May God’s redeemed children today be men and women of biblical understanding and seeking to advance first most of the ETERNAL...

Christians should reject the backward theology of teachers who twist the character of Christ to punish their political enemies.“Never Trump. This time Harris. Always Jesus.” These were the words not of Taylor Swift or Pete Buttigieg but of Ray Ortlund, a card-carrying member of “Big Eva,” in a recent Threads post.In his opinion, following Jesus means rejecting Donald Trump and embracing Kamala Harris this election.Ortlund is the founder of and pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville, where Christianity Today editor-in-chief and outspoken ex-Southern Baptist Russell Moore is coincidentally the minister in residence. Ortlund recently joined a webinar from the left-wing...

Iran has directly fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at every corner of Israel. How will the IDF respond to this massive attack from the Iranian regime? Is a full-scale, Middle East war between Iran and Israel now a distinct possibility? Meanwhile, a deadly terrorist attack shatters the Jaffa area of Tel Aviv. Watch now.

[Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland calls on ‘all of the shepherds of the Church’ to defend the faith as Synod loomsBishop Joseph Strickland implored the Church’s shepherds ‘to stand firmly for Christ’ ahead of the Synod on Synodality and urged the faithful not to accept ‘any synodal process that contradicts the Deposit of Faith of the Catholic Church.’The following is Bishop Joseph Strickland’s open letter to the participants of the Synod on Synodality.September 30, 2024The Feast Day of St. JeromeAn open letter to the participants of the final session of the Synod on Synodality, as well as to the Faithful who...

Theologian participating in Synod on Synodality heralds heterodox viewsSpanish theologian Cristina Inogés, appointed by Pope Francis to participate in the Synod on Synodality, argues in a recently released document that “Christianity should never have become a religion.”In a September article titled “Del Sínodo al jubileo: construyendo comunidad en diálogo” (“From the Synod to the Jubilee: Building Community in Dialogue”), Inogés argues that Jesus sought to hand on a way of life and human relationships based on fraternity, not to found an institutionalized religion with hierarchies and “to separate a small part from the rest, the priests — the clergy —...

[Catholic Caucus] Homeschoolers vs. GoliathIt is apparent that there is real division in the Church; banning the homeschoolers from church property has revealed that division far more than allowing them to use the space ever could have.What is interesting about the recent statement in the San Diego diocese banning homeschoolers from using parish facilities is that it opens with, “parents are the first teachers of their children,” yet it concludes with, “homeschooling is not inherently a ministry of the parish.” If parents are the first teachers of their children, shouldn’t that all-important and sacred duty be a ministry of the...

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[Catholic Caucus] Report: Political Donations by “Professional” Catholics Heavily Favor DemocratsIn 2016, the Lepanto Institute conducted a review of political contributions from employees of Catholic Relief Services, finding that 98% of those employees contributed to pro-abortion candidates and causes.A new analysis of political campaign contributions, conducted by the Lepanto Institute and Complicit Clergy, updated and expanded this initial research to include individuals working for various other Catholic charitable institutions, namely Catholic Charities, Covenant House, St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Relief Services, the Knights of Columbus, Cross Catholic Outreach and Jesuit Refugee Service.We examined 47,000 public records for employees of those...