Father John Corapi of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), among the nation’s most popular Catholic evangelists, was placed on “administrative leave” following allegations of misconduct leveled against him by a former employee.

Announced on the priest’s personal website, the news shocked Catholics who have been inspired by his robust articulation of Church teaching, and his powerful personal conversion story.

He stated, “On Ash Wednesday I learned that a former employee sent a three-page letter to several bishops accusing me of everything from drug addiction to multiple sexual exploits with her and several other adult women.” 

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GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — Four hundred years ago, in 1611, the Bishop of Quito, Ecuador, approved an apparition of the Blessed Mother in his diocese known as “Our Lady of Good Success.” The visionary was Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres, who saw Mary at her Conceptionist Royal Convent in Quito in 1594. The Blessed Mother made prophecies about events that would happen in the Church in both Quito and worldwide, many of which are understood to have already come true. She predicted great upheaval in the Church that would occur in the late 19th and 20th centuries, but assured Mother Mariana that, in the end, there would be a restoration (hence the title “good success” or buen suceso, best understood...READ MORE

New Book: “Padre Pio Under Investigation: The Secret Vatican Files” - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

Book Review: Notre Dame and the Civil War - Pat McNamara

Psalm 6, Part 2: God the Physician - Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

Benedict’s 2nd Volume & the Historical Critical Method - Doctor Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture/In Depth Analysis

India Says No to Mercy Killing - Anto Akkara, The Daily Register

Crucifix Rulings Highlight Religious Dimension of Culture, Remarks Expert - EWTN News

The Educational Value of the Crucifix - Marc DeGirolami, Mirror of Justice

Nat’l Pro-Life & Black Community Leaders Respond to Persecution at Princeton - Lisa Graas

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American Cicero: Charles Carroll - Matthew A. Rarey, MercatorNet

Book of Job Skills - Rich Leonardi, Ten Reasons

Brant Pitre’s Book - Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

There Are Many Mansions - Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register

My Favorite Secular Humanist Asks Questions - Stacy Trasancos, Accepting Abundance

Where the Abortion Debate Stands: Pro-Aborts Losing - Raymond Hain, Public Discourse

How Not to Silence Pro-Lifers - Steve Weatherbe, The Daily Register

Let’s See: You don’t Believe God Exists. And You’re Angry with Him. Huh. - Carl Olson, Ignatius Insight Scoop

The Vice of Tolerance: Religious Freedom in Australia - Kate Edwards, Australia Incognita

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Of Gods and Men, one of the most compelling religious films of the past 30 years, tells the story of the Trappists of Tibhirine, seven brave men who were murdered by Islamist extremists in 1996. Though it is not widely known, the 20th century produced more Christian martyrs than all of the preceding 19 centuries combined. The monks who are the subjects of this film were among the last to die for the faith in that terrible 100-year period.

These Trappists were transplanted Frenchmen, who had established themselves in a very simple monastery nestled in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria. They worked almost exclusively among the Muslims who inhabited the tiny towns and villages nearby. One of...READ MORE

IRVING, Texas — The University of Dallas has always prided itself on its faithfulness to the magisterium, but only quick action by the administration and local bishops fended off a sudden rebellion of undergrads, alumni and parents seeking to defend UD’s orthodoxy against perceived threats.

Triggering the insurrection was an open letter from a high-profile father of five UD grads objecting in advance to the imminent approval of a new undergrad program for parish lay ministers at UD’s School of Ministry, which some have called “doctrinally challenged.”

The letter went viral among campus bloggers, sparked dozens of incendiary emails to UD’s president, Thomas Keefe, and a petition with...READ MORE

Why Math Cannot Predict the Extinction of Religion, or Rainfall for that Matter - Stacy Trasancos, Accepting Abundance

Bomb Thrown At Pro-Life Prayer Vigil - Lisa Graas

Life and Death on the Gridiron - Doctor Donald DeMarco, The Integrated Catholic Life™

These Holy Hands - Father Dwight Longenecker, Standing on my Head

What If We Just Said “Pray”? - Jake Tawney, Roma locuta est

Sparks Will Fly! - Father Philip Neri Powell O.P. Ph.D., Domine da mihi hanc aquam!

D-I-V-O-R-C-E in the Boonies - Bobby Ross Junior, Get Religion

True and False Tolerance - Philippe Beneton, InsideCatholic

Can a Deacon Not Receive Holy Communion? - Father John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say?

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Why Does the Catholic Church Baptize Babies? Part 2 of 3 - Brett Adams, Ship of St. Peter

Pastors: This Is the Time to Fix Your Music Program - Jeffrey A. Tucker, The Chant Café

We Really Don’t Know When Life Begins - Stacy Trasancos, Accepting Abundance

Can Religious Read Their Office with the Older Books? - Father John Zuhlsdorf, What Does The Prayer Really Say?

Archbishop Timothy Dolan: The Protection of Our Children Is of Highest Priority - Catholic News Service

Alice Thomas Ellis: Isn’t It Time Someone Wrote Her Biography? - Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald

Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York: Go to Confession! - The Daily Register

Vatican and Finance, The April...READ MORE