On June 4, 1986, Archbishop Peter Gerety formally stepped down as the head of the Archdiocese of Newark, paving the way for his young successor, Theodore McCarrick. Speaking of the then 56-year-old McCarrick, Abp. Gerety said, “I believe it is time for a younger man to take over the reigns of office here in Newark.” He also said that McCarrick's ''outstanding success'' in the Diocese of Metuchen ''augurs well for the future of this archdiocese.''As recent history well notes, McCarrick’s … [Read more...]
Nothingburger
And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and surrounded the encampment of the saints and the beloved city: and fire came down from heaven and devoured them.” (Revelation 20:9) Catholic authors have been known to be sometimes unwittingly prophetic. In my opinion, that is the case of the Spanish writer Donoso Cortés, of Fr. Félix Sardà y Salvany, and the Argentine Fr. Leonardo Castellani. For example, reading Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism (1851) by Donoso Cortés, one can fully … [Read more...]
