“Interfaith Chapel” at a Catholic University

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“Interfaith Chapel” at a Catholic University

Thomas More University is the Catholic liberal arts university of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky. As such, it operates under diocesan authority, including oversight of its Catholic identity, liturgical life, and the designation and use of worship spaces.
This arrangement remains under the oversight of the current diocesan bishop, Bishop John C. Iffert, who has publicly defended a Mass associated with an LGBTQ support group, and in January 2024, removed ministerial faculties from priests critical of the post–Vatican II Roman Rite.
A concerned reader recently alerted the Lepanto Institute to the existence of a so-called “interfaith chapel” in operation on the campus of this Catholic university. Photos of the chapel supplied by the reader show Muslim prayer rugs, prayer beads, Jewish head coverings, and other religious materials linked to the religious practices of non-Christians. In light of this, the Lepanto Institute contacted the University for an explanation.
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Program for Leo XIV’s Consistory – "Working Groups" Like the Synod

On 7–8 January, Pope Leo XIV will preside over the first extraordinary consistory of his pontificate. Time is short and the cardinals are many.
Day One: Opening and First Session
Registration will begin at noon on 7 January in the atrium of the Paul VI Hall.
After a welcome coffee, proceedings will not begin until 3:30 p.m. in the New Synod Hall with communal prayer, followed by greetings from the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.
Leo XIV will then deliver an introductory address and outline the work to be undertaken.
Three Sessions Over Two Days
The consistory is structured in three sessions over two days and will rely on small working groups, which will later present group reports.
This method was previously used during the meeting of cardinals on the reform of the Roman Curia in late summer 2022. Traditionally, a consistory was conducted in a plenary, centralized format, quite different from the small-group method now being used.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026

1 John 4:11-18
“God so loved us. (…) God remains in us”
“God loves us.” Every meditation must begin with: “God loves us,” lead to, and conclude with: “God loves us.” Otherwise, where does the meditation come from and lead to?
God is Love, God is in us.
Mark 6:45-52
Jesus said, “Take courage, It is I, Do not be afraid!”
Fear is a distancing from trust in God, a distancing from God’s love.
Biblical texts: NAB-RE
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Morning Minute Retreat (January 6, 2026)

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On 6 January, Pope Leo XIV officially brought the 2025 Jubilee Year to a close by closing the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica during a solemn Eucharist on the Feast of the Epiphany. This ritual, which involves the Pope kneeling in prayer and manually closing the great bronze doors, marks the traditional end of a Jubilee. This was the last remaining open Holy Door, bringing to a close a Holy Year that, according to Vatican figures, brought 33 million pilgrims to Rome. Following the public liturgy, the door will be sealed in a private ceremony.

Questa mattina, Papa Leone XIV ha chiuso la Porta Santa della Basilica di San Pietro.
Si trattava dell'ultima Porta Santa rimasta aperta.
Questo segna la fine dell'Anno Giubilare 2025 che, secondo le statistiche del Vaticano, ha attirato a Roma 33 milioni di persone.

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Teen Murdered Saw What is Coming in 2026!

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Blaise Pascal ~~ Pascal's Paradox ~ The righteous believe they are sinners, while sinners are convinced of their own righteousness...

This is Julia DeFoor, also known to those who have known her longer as William DeFoor, because that is how she was born. The young “trans woman” who was just arrested for trying to break into the home of US Vice President J.D. Vance, is not only the child of wealthy and well-known Democratic donors in the US, but also the classic left-wing, queer-radicalized rich brat who rediscovered his gender at elite schools and is now rioting against Republican Vance. Source: Daily Mail

Five Remedies for Sorrow from St. Thomas Aquinas

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One doesn’t usually go to the St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica for advice on emotional matters. But for the feast of St. Thomas we shall indeed go there to seek advice on sorrow and consider some of St. Thomas’ remedies for it. (His advice is contained primarily in the Prima Secundae questions 35 – 37.)
St. Thomas follows some of the Eastern fathers in naming four kinds of sorrow (cf I IIae 35:8): anxiety, torpor, pity, and envy. Let’s look at each before examining some of the remedies he suggests:
1. Anxiety – This is a kind of sorrow that emerges when the mind is so weighed down by something that escape seem impossible. St. Thomas’ definition is likely rooted in the Latin word angustia, which is a narrow pass or straight. And thus anxiety tends to arise when we experience stress over a situation and find no room to maneuver, no way out. Anxiety tends to pertain to the future, in contrast with pain, which generally pertains to the present. With pain, one can suffer about a …

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“There’s no fentanyl being made in Venezuela. None. Zero." Rand Paul

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When nothing works with the normal way of doing things, something gotta give, to change the outcome with diplomacy and through congress like Rino Paul is saying, gave Chavism multiple decades in power, 8+ millions of venezuelans displaced and a hub for hamas, hezbollah, with China and Russia invading too.

A woman claims that England is a Christian country and doesn't want to hear about Quran, so she's arrested.

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The video presents the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life. In its commentary on the video, SilereNonPossum.com recalls that, in recent years, the Dicastery has become widely known for commissariaments and disciplinary interventions, rather than with visible forms of pastoral accompaniment. The blog notes that several such acts have been issued under the current leadership, headed by Sr. Simona Brambilla as Prefect, with Sr. Carmen Ros Nortes serving as Under-Secretary. Although intended as a positive message, the video gives the impression of "entering a bocce players’ club in the final stage of their lives".

Questo, sulla carta, dovrebbe essere il Dicastero che si occupa della vita consacrata: quello chiamato a sostenere religiosi e religiose nella vita comunitaria, ad accompagnarli nelle fatiche e nelle scelte, a custodire la comunione.
Il Dicastero da cui, invece, negli ultimi anni sono arrivati solo commissariamenti, reprimende e invettive, sottoscritte da due suore.
In primo luogo bisogna domandarsi se questi video sono fatti per rendere più social una realtà istituzionale.
L’immagine è la medesima che molti giovani hanno quando aprono le porte delle nostre chiese: sembra di entrare in un circolo di giocatori di bocce nell’ultimo stadio della loro vita.
In secondo luogo non si può non notare come si parli ben poco di Gesù Cristo.
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Muslims throw ham sandwiches in the faces of sellers because they contain pork – Allah's Willing Executioners

‘Violent crime’ at Güstrow railway station: this was the headline used by the police in their press releases. In recent months, there has been a sharp increase in such incidents, including fights, verbal abuse, threats, thefts and even stabbings – mostly involving Syrians, Russians and Afghans, but Germans were also involved. Weapons and alcohol were often involved. Federal and state police, the municipal public order office and railway security services had to deploy barriers, which even led to train delays.
Marina Lange no longer feels safe. The saleswoman at the newspaper shop in the station admits to being afraid. Even though the police and security guards from the German railway company patrol the area every day and ask the employees if everything is okay, as she says. “For a year now, since I’ve been working here, I’ve had to watch people fighting on the station forecourt, sitting outside and drinking. Especially at the end of the month, when people receive their welfare payments …

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As we approach January 7 and the first extraordinary consistory of cardinals that Pope Leo XIV will convene, this is one of those moments where Catholics really need to pause, kneel down, and pray. A consistory is not just Vatican bureaucracy or Church politics, it is a serious act of governance that can shape the direction of the Church for years to come. So let us pray hard that good fruits come out of it, real fruits for the glory of God and the sanctification of souls. According to reports, the liturgy will be one of the topics discussed, and honestly, that should give us both hope and a sense of responsibility. I am hopeful, not just for the future of the Traditional Latin Mass, which so many faithful Catholics love and have sacrificed for, but also for the Novus Ordo itself. There are real concerns there, abuses, casualness, loss of reverence, and the disappearance of the sense of mystery. Pope Leo has already emphasized in the past that the liturgy is not ours to tamper with, that …More

Ordinariate-Style Structure for the Roman Rite - New Proposal to Cardinals

Ahead of the January 7–8 consistory, a group of cardinals received a new proposal aimed at resolving long-standing tensions surrounding the Mass in the Roman rite, reports Diane Montagna of Substack (January 5).
Dated December 24, the proposal was made by Father Louis-Marie de Blignières, founder of the French Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer.
The letter (below) was sent in hard copy to 15 cardinals known for their interest in liturgical matters and by email to approximately 100 other cardinals.
Rather than calling for a reversal of existing restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass, the letter proposes a structural solution: the creation of a personal ecclesiastical jurisdiction dedicated to the ancient Roman rite. Modeled in part on military ordinariates and Anglican ordinariates, such a structure would not be defined by territory but by the faithful who choose to belong to it.
The proposed jurisdiction would be headed by its own bishop or ordinary and possess the authority to …More

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Dozens of Charlotte Priests Appeal to Vatican Over Liturgical Restrictions

31 priests of the Diocese of Charlotte have formally challenged recent liturgical directives issued by Bishop Michael Martin, submitting Dubia to of all places the Vatican.
The Substack.com account The Pillar reports that the priests’ letter to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts was sent on January 5. It questions whether the bishop has the authority to mandate the removal and prohibition of kneelers for Communion.
This a policy was announced in a “pastoral” letter by Bishop Martin on December 17. Temporary kneeling fixtures are required to be removed by Jan. 16.
Thirty-one priests are about a quarter of the diocesan presbyterate. They argue that kneeling for Communion is explicitly permitted by the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and part of the traditional liturgical practice of the Church.
Furthermore, the Dubia question Bishop Martin’s authority to prohibit certain vestments, liturgical prayers, gestures, and elements associated with the Mass of the Roman rite but …More