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Two Father Martins and the Sensus Fidei Revolting against the teachings of the Church On Oct. 31, 1517 — 503 years ago — a German monk, priest, and university professor named Martin Luther began a revolt against the Catholic Church which resulted in a terrible cleaving of Christian unity. He denied or completely refuted dozens of essential and long-held Church teachings.Fr. James Martin, S.J. Luther's revolt has resulted in an uncountable number of doctrinally independent denominations. Today there are roughly 600 million Christians who have followed the man-made traditions that Luther developed and are now formally separated from the Church...

It appears that today, 28 October, 2018, Jain Bolsonaro is the new President of Brazil. AP reports that with 92 percent of the votes counted, Bolsonaro, the conservative candidate, has 55.6 percent of the vote. From the sun-sentinal.com: With more than 92 percent of the votes counted, 55.6 percent supported Bolsonaro, compared to 44.4 percent for leftist Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Final results were expected later Sunday. AP calls this a "commanding lead". It is mathematically impossible for Jain Bolsonaro to lose, if these numbers are correct. 55.6% of 92% =...

If the apple supposedly doesn’t fall far from the tree, Trayvon Martin’s father Tracy has been pruning his tree of his past to make sure his son’s image isn’t tarnished by it. Photos have emerged of Tracy Martin after his son’s death in which there is a tattoo on the side of his neck with an undefinable word; a later photo shows that tattoo was erased, replaced by a tattoo with two hands clasped in prayer. Other photos show Martin alternatively posing with a group that brandished the Crips gang finger signs or stood with a different group in front...

Steve has just one simple holiday wish

Posted: November 6, 2003 Interview with Cardinal José Saraiva MartinsNovember 5, 2003By John L. Allen, Jr.RomePortuguese Cardinal José Saraiva Martins is prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Last year he turned 70, and the Urbaniana University Press recently honored him with a book of essays.In an exclusive interview with NCR Rome Correspondent John L. Allen, Jr., Saraiva Martins spoke on a wide range of topics looking back over his career as a Claretian priest, theologian, rector of the Urbaniana University, then secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education from 1988 to 1998 and prefect of the Congregation...