A prayer is offered for a falsely accused priest at the London prison cell of St Thomas More while on the Island of Guam a new Catholic Inquisition makes its debut.
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TSW reader Claire Dion visited Kewei Chen in ICE detention and shares this account of his time with Pornchai Moontri and Fr Gordon MacRae behind These Stone Walls.
Note from … Read More
The 35 years since the priesthood ordination of Fr Gordon MacRae have taken him to one of the dark peripheries to which Pope Francis points the gaze of the Church.
It was about … Read More
Satan has the upper hand with the Priesthood. It's ordination time. With their eyes fixed on Christ, new priests can be a breath of fresh air in the Church.
Note to readers from … Read More
The distance between science and faith is not the abyss that some believe it to be. Windows of both science and faith open upon the same wondrous Universe.
Note from Father … Read More
Of all the Sorrowful Mysteries a priest endures in prison, losing the ability to offer Mass tops the list. If you are Catholic, be careful what you take for granted.
The most … Read More
Mother’s Day 2017 in the United States is on the day after the 100th anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, Mother’s Day for the Universal Church.
The only … Read More
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan wrote that criminal aliens are subject to speedy removal, but the reality is mired in bureaucracy and a troubling profit factor.
The news media … Read More
It’s easy to keep some cold, hard distance from the reality of prison in America until someone you know and care about lands on the dark side of these stone walls.
Among the … Read More
The Gospel on Divine Mercy Sunday is St John’s account of the spiritually wounded Thomas who would not know peace until surrendering his wounds to the Risen Christ.
There is a … Read More
The Passion of the Christ has historical meaning on its face, but a far deeper story lies beneath where the threads of faith and history connect to awaken the soul.
There are … Read More
A coffee cup, a bowl, and a letter are all we have to remember our great good friend, Kewei Chen, but they speak volumes about Divine Mercy and the triumph of love.
Several … Read More
Stone Walls do not a Prison make,
Nor Iron bars a Cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for an Hermitage.
If I have freedom in my Love,
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone that soar above,
Enjoy such Liberty.
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