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Are Some Bishops AWOL?

Pope Francis’s image of the Church as a “field hospital,” tending the wounded on today’s social and cultural battlefields, resonates with Catholics across the globe. The image evokes a Church living the Lord’s command in Matthew 25 to serve the least of his brethren, and examples of that abound.

The Church tends to the wounds of those abandoned on the Verduns and Iwo Jimas of the sexual revolution. That’s what Catholics do when they staff and financially support crisis pregnancy centers, whose primary clients are suffering women abandoned by irresponsible men.

First Things

George Weigel

Paprocki: We’ve ‘passed beyond the point of private conversations’

After an attention-grabbing essay, Bishop Thomas Paprocki talked about heresy, Cardinal McElroy, and the obligations of bishops.

Bishop Thomas Paprocki told The Pillar Tuesday that clarifying doctrinal errors proffered by senior Church leaders is a “necessary” responsibility for bishops, and that failing to address errors in Catholic teaching will see them compounded, not abated, in discussions about the Church’s pastoral and sacramental ministry.

The Pillar

Interview with Bp. Paprocki

Commissioned to Catch Men (& Women) for Christ

Many Christians consider themselves followers of Christ, but only a few are truly committed to His Mission of catching men for God. The Gospel accounts of the call of the four fishermen (Matthew 4:18-22, Mark 1:16-20 & Luke 5:1-11) make for a good reflection for those of us who are still in consideration mode.

Some of us need the Lord’s direct help to get our Christian living aimed in the right direction. It is true that we have met the Lord, we have listened to His preaching, and we have started following Him (a tad from afar). But we are yet to completely commit to His mission. Perhaps like these fishermen, we are constantly distracted by our trade. We are heavily preoccupied with making a living. And the Lord Jesus knows that we need to be redirected if we are to start living His purpose for our lives.

Catholic Stand

Dr. Pamela Mandela Idenya