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[Catholic Caucus] No Love Without Law by Ed Faust “For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.” – John, 1:17The disintegration of intellect in our time inclines us towards false absolutes. The truth can be many faceted; discrimination and discipline are often required to discern it as correctly and completely as our limitations allow. But many of us want everything to be simple, easy and immediate. So, the truth is often bludgeoned by the large club of lazy thinking.In repeated statements, Pope Francis has established what amounts to a diametrical opposition between law and...

February 11, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – At least three bishops so far are publicly supporting Cardinal Gerhard Müller after he issued a “Manifesto of Faith” on Friday in the hope of clearing up the growing doctrinal confusion in the Church. Bishops Joseph Strickland, Thomas Tobin, and Marian Eleganti all expressed their gratitude to Cardinal Müller, the former head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, for reaffirming the essential tenets of our Catholic Faith. “Thank God for Cardinal Müller's strength and fidelity to Christ and his Teaching,” says Bishop Strickland. Bishop Strickland, of Tyler, Texas, responded only half...