St. Edith Stein on Love

 

St. Thomas More on Reputation

Remembering the Feast of St. Juan Diego

Juan Diego was a simple aboriginal American who had converted to Catholicism.  On December 9th, 1591, Juan Diego saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary, who asked that a church be built on that hill. Juan Diego conveyed the message to the bishop, who wanted proof for his incredible apparition story.  Juan Diego returned to the sight and bought back a tilma of out of season roses as proof.  

When the peasant revealed what was in his tilma, the bishop and the entourage dropped to their knees as the simple garment had a portrait of a mestizo Blessed Virgin Mary, replete with symbolic Aztec hermanuetics.

Within a decade, nearly the entire Mexico people converted to the faith.  And the humble tilma, which should have only lasted for 25 years has lasted for over 400 years.

Aux. Bishop (Elect) Robert Barron on the New Evangelization

Fr. Robert Barron, the director of the Archdiocese of Chicago's Mundelein Seminary and the force behind the successful 10 hour series "Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith" (2011), has been named by Pope Francis as an Auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Los Angeles.  In Whispers in the Loggia, veteran Catholic chronicler Rocco Palmo announced this appointment as "Bishop Barron Goes Hollywood."

The Los Angeles Diocese is the largest in the United States ministering to five million Catholics.  Each of the three Los Angeles auxiliary bishops  pastoral areas are responsible for over one million faithful, which is greater than many entire diocese. 

While Archbishop José Gomez tenure as Coadjunctor (with Cardinal Roger Mahoney) as  Archbishop of Los Angeles has been seen to be tending to a diocese that is 70% Hispanic, having a "Hollywood" bishop may serve to invigorate the New Evangelization.

It is expected that Barron's ordination will occur sometime before Pope Francis' visit to America in late September.

Fr. Robert Barron on the Relatio

Fr. Robert Barron on Vatican II