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“Do It Yourself Religion”: How Flannery O’Connor Predicted the Catholic Crisis

Flannery O’Connor described Southern Protestantism as a “do-it-yourself religion, and Frank Wright argues that the same mentality has now infected the Catholic Church. Drawing on O’Connor’s comments about Wise Blood, he contends that abandoning authoritative doctrine leaves people without a reliable means of correcting religious error. When everyone becomes their own pope, no one can be corrected. Wright applies this critique to Pope Leo XIV’s September 25 speech in Paris, arguing that the pope’s treatment of liberty, equality, fraternity, and religious freedom conflicts with traditional Catholic teaching. He directs viewers to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s September 28 LifeSiteNews article, which […]
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Frank Wright
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Canada convicts a Christian for ‘hate’; Rome: Hate speech can’t claim freedom

LifeSiteNews’ main story today is about Christian activist Bill Whatcott, who has been found guilty of a hate crime stemming from flyers he distributed at a 2016 Toronto Pride parade. The judge ruled that the material and the broader circumstances surrounding its distribution demonstrated an intention to vilify gay men, rejecting his argument that his actions were intended to save souls. The activist, who was previously acquitted in 2021, remains free on bail ahead of sentencing in December and is barred from leaving Canada. The case has sparked concerns over the potential impact of hate-crime laws on religious expression and […]
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LifeSite
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Catholic children in the Holy Land suffer persecution

Jason Jones traveled to southern Lebanon with his 18-year-old son on a humanitarian mission to assist vulnerable Christian communities caught between Israel and Hezbollah. They slept in villages while nearby bombing repeatedly shook their building. They traveled through dangerous territory and passed the aftermath of deadly attacks. Through the Vulnerable People Project, Jones’s team visited isolated Christian villages, organized festivals for hundreds of children, celebrated the Feast of the Assumption with local Christians, and developed a plan to help these communities survive the coming winter. Jones describes what he says is the destruction of Christian villages, churches, crucifixes, and religious […]
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John-Henry Westen
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