You’re probably used to this blog as being called “Josiah Concept Ministries,” but that title no longer fits with what I am trying to accomplish here. I have switched the branding to Back Rome Again, to match my YouTube channel and Podcast. This is more of a journey than a destination, and many of the… Read more: Rebranded Blog
LifeSiteNews speaks of a new study published by Catholic Social Science Review that, in their words, “confirms” that attending the Latin Mass is more strongly tied to faith in the Eucharist than is the Novus Ordo. They are overselling this study. The study in question, “Liturgy Matters: Traditional Liturgical Practices Predict Belief in the Real… Read more: New Study Suggests Latin Mass Attendees Believe More Strongly in Real Presence
Archbishop Fulton Sheen compared the sanctity of life to a seamless garment that begins at conception and runs through to natural death. At no point may we fold or tear that garment, not before birth (abortion) or after birth (murder). But neither may we sully the garment by failing in our duties to take care of our fellow men.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, has elected to honor Senator Dick Durbin with an award for his work with undocumented immigrants. The problem with that is that Senator Durbin has a strong pro-abortion record; so strong, in fact, that his own bishop has barred him from receiving Holy Communion while in his home… Read more: Bishops Urge Cardinal Cupich to Rescind Award
Increasingly, we are becoming the Fractured States of America instead of the united ones. It is heartbreaking that we see school shootings in the news with alarming frequency. Gun violence is on the rise, and the problem isn’t the guns. The problem is that America has lost its sense of shared values and moral compass.… Read more: Fractured States of America