About Cardinal Raymond Burke

Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke is an American Cardinal Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained a priest by Pope Saint Paul VI in 1975. Ordained a bishop in 1995 by Pope Saint John Paul II, he served for almost nine years as Bishop of La Crosse, where he founded the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and over four years as Archbishop of St. Louis. He was named a cardinal in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI. Cardinal Burke has written and spoken widely on Roman Catholic canon law, the Holy Eucharist, devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, and the sanctity of human life. He is a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.

Novena Prayer for the Papal Conclave

By |2025-05-08T23:09:21-05:00May 5th, 2025|Categories: Catholicism, Prayer|

The sacred College of Cardinals during the General Congregation of Monday, April 28th last, has set the date for the beginning of the conclave: May 7, 2025. Given the gravity of the situation, I ask that those who will complete the Novena on May 5th next, immediately begin a second Novena, continuing to pray the [...]

Moral Questions Regarding Voting

By |2024-11-01T17:19:27-05:00November 1st, 2024|Categories: American Republic, Catholicism, Politics, Religion|

As Election Day approaches, many have raised serious moral questions regarding how to vote. Sadly, in our great nation, we confront a situation in which both major political parties espouse certain agenda which are flagrantly contrary to the most fundamental tenets of the moral law, agenda against the inviolable dignity of innocent and defenseless human [...]

“What Shall We Do?”

By |2024-07-26T11:27:32-05:00July 25th, 2024|Categories: Catholicism, Education, Liberal Learning|

“Brethren, what shall we do?” (Acts 2: 37) Such was the response of “devout men from every nation under heaven” (Acts 2:5) to St. Peter’s Pentecost Discourse. The Holy Scriptures tell us that “that they were cut to the heart” (Acts 2:37). St. Peter had proclaimed to them the truth of the Redemptive Incarnation with [...]

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