Bishop Scott McCaig

Jordan Peterson drops a truth most modern families don’t want to hear: “Daycare under three — especially in the first year — is really not advisable. There isn’t any form of care that can replace a mother’s care in those early years.” He calls it “quite remarkable” that we’ve engineered a world where staying home with young children has become a luxury for most families — “as if by design.” Decades of research (still largely unchanged) shows the critical attachment window in the first 3 years is uniquely supported by consistent, responsive maternal care. Disruptions here correlate with measurable increases in stress reactivity, behavioral issues, and later emotional difficulties. The question we’re afraid to ask: Have we made motherhood incompatible with economic survival on purpose? Parents (especially moms of young kids): Do you feel this pressure — that staying home feels like a luxury you can’t afford? Or have you seen the difference in your own children between early daycare vs. being home those first years? Your honest take 👇

St Oscar Romero today, may he pray for us. A prelate who sought to be a faithful pastor for Christ & his people. He saw poverty & injustice & worked to help those suffering from them as did many Saints & pastors before him. He was much misunderstood thanks to the toxic political atmosphere around him: an oppressive extreme right & Marxist revolutionary far leftists, he was caught between them. He was incorrectly lopped in with the leftists. We find ourselves in a similar situation now in the current culture wars. St Oscar teaches us: we must follow the Gospel, we must reach out to help the poor & oppressed; we must not get stuck in the mud of political conflict.

“If you want to know where your heart is, look to where your mind goes when it wanders.” — Walt Whitman

Newly opened Church archives challenge a high-profile 2023 documentary that claimed that Cardinal Karol Wojtyla -- the future Pope John Paul II -- allegedly covered up cases of clerical sexual abuse. A new journalistic investigation proves the contrary - evidence exists that Cardinal Wojtyla acted ahead of his times. In March 2023, the TVN24 documentary "Franciszkańska 3" alleged that then-Cardinal Wojtyla did not tend to such cases in the past properly, sparking nationwide debate. But in January, new archbishop Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś authorized the opening of previously sealed archdiocesan records, making possible for the first time the verification of such claims. Investigative journalists @TKrzyzak and Piotr Litka of @rzeczpospolita, reviewing the files -- reported on March 13 and 20 that there was no evidence of a cover-up -- on the contrary -- evidence exists that Wojtyła acted ahead of his times. The authors conclude Cardinal Wojtyla acted decisively -- suspending accused priests, removing them from ministry, and in some cases isolating them after allegations surfaced. The findings contrast sharply with earlier interpretations based solely on communist-era state archives. My story @OSVNews osvnews.com/report-shows-c…

@Melody31Cecilia I prayed with his relics last month. May he pray for all of us bishops!

@bishopscmc … for your interest 🧵

The government called it treason to hide a priest. Yet for 20 years, St. Nicholas Owen carved secret rooms into manor walls, alone, at night, by hand, so priests could say Mass. He was tortured to death in the Tower of London, but never gave a single name. The Church in England survived in part because one layman with a chisel refused to break. St. Nicholas Owen, pray for us!

Chuck Norris reflected on how he realized he was not a superman: "I am no superman. I realize that now, but I didn't always. As six-time world karate champion and then a movie star, I put too much trust in who I was, what I could do and what I acquired. I forgot how much I needed others and especially God. Whether we are famous or not, we all need God. We also need other people."

“ Politicians and Diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.” - Mark Twain.

“A people that has forgotten its traditions, its ancestors, and the sacrifices that bought its freedom is a people already conquered. For the man without memory is easily ruled, and the man without roots is easily led.” — Hilaire Belloc

“Saint Joseph was called by God to serve the person and mission of Jesus directly through the exercise of his fatherhood.” — Pope John Paul II

"A Chief Justice does not get to speak like an angry political actor about one of the most divisive constitutional controversies in modern Canadian history and then stroll back into judicial life as though nothing happened. He does not get to brand a protest “anarchy,” describe citizens as “hostage takers,” cast the event as an assault on democratic institutions, and still expect the public to believe he remains untouched by prejudice." @TomMarazzo /2

The greatest male saint who ever lived, was not a deacon, not a priest, not a bishop, not a pope, not a hermit, not a monk. He was a Husband,Father and Worker ! St. Joseph,pray for us ✨️

This is Joe Lowrey. He was shot in the head in Afghanistan and has devoted his life to sharing his faith. He prays with us daily. A true warrior. He asked me to share this on the 6th anniversary of the Rosary Crew.

Catholics are called to reject antisemitism and the lies and conspiracies that fuel it, and to stand clearly against hatred and violence directed toward our Jewish brothers and sisters. To defend religious freedom with integrity, we must also reject antisemitism. @ArchbishpSample @archdpdx Watch the full video at: ow.ly/sYF550Yw6cA

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, commented on recent statements by Pete Hegseth, who compared the attacks in Iran to the ancient Crusades: “Abusing God’s name to justify this or any other war is the gravest sin we can commit in this time. We must do everything we can not to allow this pseudo-religious language to take hold. As Christians, we must not leave the discourse to them. We must say no… There are no new Crusades, and God has nothing to do with all this… Gaza is no longer being talked about, but from a humanitarian point of view, the situation is dramatic. 53% of the Strip is under direct Israeli control, while the remaining 47%, where most Palestinians live, is under the control of Hamas. There are two million people displaced and deprived of everything. 80% of the Strip has been destroyed, and reconstruction has not yet begun… The other issue concerns the 15 Christian schools in Jerusalem: Palestinian academic qualifications are not recognized in Israel. We have 232 Christian teachers coming from Bethlehem because we do not have enough Christian teachers in Jerusalem.” (Via @TgLa7)

We thank the Lord for families who, despite difficulties and challenges, live “the spirituality of family love made up of thousands of small but real gestures” (Amoris Laetitia, 315).

“Joseph was chosen by the eternal Father as the faithful guardian and protector of His greatest treasures: His divine Son and Mary, Joseph’s wife.” — St. Bernard of Clairvaux

"The silence of St. Joseph is the perfect silence of a man who listens intently to the voice of God and who lives in perfect harmony with the divine will." Pope Benedict XVI

You were made for a love that no human being — however wonderful — can fully deliver. That person you miss badly is partly a signpost to the One your soul is actually homesick for. It's Lent. Link your loss to Christ on the cross. Only He knows.

Some souls choose God above everything else.