Catholic Fire

Bishop Robert Barron comments on "The Revenant" :

August 18, 2013. (Romereports.com) During Sunday's Angelus at St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis renewed his calls for peace in Egypt, where violent clashes between the army and supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi continue to drive up the death toll among its citizens. POPE FRANCIS “We continue to pray for peace in Egypt together, Mary Queen of Peace pray for us.” During his Angelus remarks, Pope Francis spoke on the Gospel reading for the day, which, coincidentally, dealt with peace, and how violence is incompatible with faith. He said the Gospel's message explained that Jesus set the criteria for which to live by peacefully: live for God or live for oneself, to serve or be served. But he added that living in peace, does not mean being neutral. POPE FRANCIS “Jesus does not portray neutrality. This peace is not a compromise at all costs. To follow Jesus, means to renounce all evil and egoism, to do good, and choose truth and justice.” However, the Po...

Read the details of the explosion here.  Lots of photos here. Let's pray for the victims of this catastrophe.  A Prayer For Victims Of Violence Almighty and Ever-Loving God, in you we place our trust and hope. Violence and cruelty can have no part with you. You guide everything with wisdom and love. Hear the prayers we offer for those who have been hurt or lost their lives in attacks of any kind. May the love and the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ bless and console us. May your love gently wipe the tears from our eyes and remove the fear from our heart. Look also with favor upon the families and friends who mourn the victims and comfort those who are in grief and despair. Console them in the hope all who trust in you will find peace and rest in your eternal Kingdom. Bless them with your presence and surround us all with your love. By the wisdom of our leaders and integrity of those around us, may harmony be restored and justice be served. Allow our lead...

American life League exposes the bias and hypocrisy of the main-stream media following the murder of abortionist George Tiller, which is very revealing and shares new information.

Pittsburgh Tribune Review - A knife-wielding man robbed a McCain-Palin campaign volunteer and etched a “B” into her face after he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the woman’s car, Pittsburgh police said. "She is a volunteer for the McCain-Palin campaign," said campaign spokesman Peter Feldman. "Sen. McCain has reached out to her via telephone and has spoken to her and her family,” as has McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Feldman said. “Out of respect for her privacy we're not going to comment further." Watch a video and read an earlier news report here. Michelle Malkin remains skeptical. Ed Morrissey has more and gives us an update. The Anchoress gives a full report with an update from a reader. An update and another video can be viewed here. Update: She Made it up! How sick is this? Michelle Malkin was right!

The fundamentalists attacked the religious, accusing them of the "kidnapping and forced conversion" of four children between one and two years old. Although their identification documents were in order, the children were taken away from the sisters and put in a government hospital. Tough condemnation by the Indian Church. New Delhi (AsiaNews) - The Missionaries of Charity are again in the crosshairs of the fundamentalists: yesterday, September 5 - the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta - four sisters of Mother Teresa were attacked by about 20 Bajrang Dal activists at the Durgh train station in Chhattisgarh, a state in central India. The Hindu radicals forced them off the train, and then handed them over to police officers while chanting anti-Christian slogans. MORE Let us pray for an end to the violence and for the safety of all our religious. H/T: Lisa