On the night before the paschal feast, seated at supper with his disciples, Our Lord declared “I am the way, I am truth and life.” They were in the presence of truth Himself, of life Himself, and they would soon see what the world thinks of both life and truth. The next afternoon, he was, at the behest of a mob, sentenced to death and executed as if he were no different than the thieves crucified beside him.
America Today
Independence Day: The Battle for Freedom Continues
America’s celebration of its victory in the battle for freedom and independence should serve to remind us all that true freedom is under attack today. Secular humanism and the “culture of death” continue to undermine an authentic human freedom.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Rule To Cut Planned Parenthood’s Funds
U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian has temporarily blocked a Trump ruling that would cut funding to Planned Parenthood by about 60 million.
Washington State Passes Bill To Allow Composting of Human Bodies
Washington state has passed bill 5001, allowing its residents to participate in the “natural organic reduction” of human remains. Stated plainly, Washington intends to allow people to compost human bodies.
Theologian on Women Deacons: There Is No Historical Evidence That Women Were Ever Ordained As Deacons
Saint Ignatius of Antioch: “Let everyone revere the deacons as Jesus Christ, the bishop as the image of the Father, and the presbyters as the senate of God and the assembly of the Apostles. For without them one cannot speak of the Church.”