John Wijngaards, Christ’s Idea of Authority in the Church: Reflections on Reform. Wipf and Stock Publishers. 187 pp. $23 for pb. $10 for Amazon Kindle. John Wijngaards provides us with his pastoral reflections on the use and abuse of authority within the Catholic Church. He tells us, right from the start, that this is …
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When is denying Communion blasphemy?
By David M. Knight | United States Published in La Croix International, 14 Aug 2020 Cardinal Burke and his allies have made many attempts to box Pope Francis into a corner by asking him whether the “doctrine” on denying Communion to divorced and remarried Catholics is still part of the unchanging Catholic teaching. Pope Francis …
Ronald Plishka
Ronald Plishka Standing Tall among the Children of God in the Washington Hospital Center of Washington, D.C. joined with other Catholics who suffered unjustly due to the careless insensitivity of Fr. Brian Coelho. The historical narrative of those Standing Tall has been witnessed and recorded by Aaron Milavec in his new book, WHAT JESUS WOULD …
Father Coelho denies Anointing
Case #2 Father Coelho denies Anointing of the Sick to a stroke victim Lifelong Catholic Ronald Plishka wasn’t sure that he that he would survive when an ambulance brought him to the emergency room of Washington, D.C.’s Washington Hospital Center to treat his heart attack, so he requested a priest to give him Communion and …
Father Kneib denies Communion
Case #1 Father Kneib denies Communion to the mother of the deceased Carol Parker and Josie Martin have been same-sex partners for twenty years. They had served as lector, cantor, and choir singer for twelve years at Columban Catholic Church in Chillicothe, Missouri. Then Carol’s mother died. Their recently ordained parish priest, Father Benjamin Kneib …
Carol Parker and Josie Martin
Carol Parker and Josie Martin Standing Tall among the Children of God in Columban Catholic Church in Chillicothe, Missouri joined with other members of their family of faith who suffered unjustly due to the careless insensitivity of Fr. Benjamin Kneib. The historical narrative of those Standing Tall has been witnessed and recorded by Aaron Milavec …
If you vigorously disagree with me
If you vigorously disagree with me If you vigorously disagree with anything written in this website, do not be surprised at this. Take comfort that there are millions of others who are locked into a “total war against the homosexual minority” [302,000 Google hits]. But a sustained war can be debilitating, and there is a …
Gloria loses her son and then finds him again
What’s wrong with this picture? Woe to those Catholic households where, despite the best-laid plans for coordinated indoctrination, a child confesses having “homosexual inclinations.” A mother known to me, let us call her Gloria, had a son of seventeen who confessed to such inclinations. Upon hearing this, Gloria passed through many stages of grief. First, …
Gloria & Tony
Gloria amp; Tony Standing Tall among the Children of God in the small Catholic town in the heart of OH joined with other faculty and students who suffered unjustly due to the toxic tyranny of Archbishop Schnurr of Cincinnati. The historical narrative of those Standing Tall has been witnessed and recorded by Aaron Milavec in …
Molly Shumate
Molly Shumate Standing Tall among the Children of God within the first-grade teachers in Ohio joined with other teachers and parents who suffered unjustly due to the toxic tyranny of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Rome. The historical narrative of those Standing Tall has been witnessed and recorded by Aaron Milavec in his new book, WHAT …