GENUINE GOODNESS – “Do not let your love be a pretense, but sincerely prefer good to evil. Love each other as much as brothers should, and have a profound respect for each other. Work
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30,000 expected for sixth Walk for Life West Coast – San Francisco, Calif., Jan 8, 2010 / 03:53 am ( CNA ).- More than 30,000 pro-life activists are expected for the Sixth Annual Walk for Life West Coast on Jan. 23 in San
Bishops of Mexico defend true marriage – Mexico City, Mexico, Jan 8, 2010 / 07:01 pm ( CNA ).- In defense of true marriage and the family, the Mexican bishops’ conference has called for more debate on the
Prayers being offered for murdered Coptic Christians – Vatican City, Jan 8, 2010 / 05:11 pm ( CNA ).- In the wake of the drive-by shooting and killing of several Coptic Christians and a police officer, Cardinal Walter
Security official guarantees Pope’s safety – Vatican City, Jan 8, 2010 / 01:15 pm ( CNA ).- Security official Salvatore Festa, who coordinates activity between the Italian police who serve at the Vatican and Holy
Bored at Mass? – Sadly, many Catholics haven’t had or taken the opportunity to really learn what’s happening at Mass… By journeying through the parts of the Mass, we hope you will find
Mindorenos satisfied with demo of Comelec’s PCOS – CALAPAN CITY, January 8, 2010—With a hundred and fifty representatives of various national and local political parties, government employees, church and non-government
7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 64) – — 1 — I used to have all these romantic ideas about cold weather. I realize now, however, that they came from periods in my life when my parents and I lived in cold
Christians Abused By Orthodox Jews – Christian Churches and Christians in Jerusalem have recently been the victims of a number of anti-Christian attacks by ‘ultra-Orthodox’ Jews. [ Haaretz ] These churches
Confessionals Out, Pagan Art Gallery In – Oh boy. I don’t even know where to start with this one. This story is just a microcosm of so much that’s wrong with so many of our “Catholic” universities. The Jesuit
Elvis Fail – Today is Elvis’ birthday. So…kinda’ sorry about this. This guy looks like they mixed Elvis’ DNA with a rodent’s and filmed it as it had a seizure. I’m sure Elvis would
Together At Last: Planned Parenthood and ACLU – Imagine the two worst people you’ve ever met getting together on a blind date and hitting it off famously. That’s what this is kind of like. For years the ACLU has been
Casual Fridays – Managing Time – Lisa Hendey: What systems do you use to keep yourself, your career and your family organized? | Welcome to another installment of our Casual Fridays series, where we
Celebrate Your Church Birthday – Joseph Pronechen: Baptismal Days Are Special | When it comes to birthdays, we can rattle off the date without thinking. Most birthdays are marked with some celebration,
Faith & Family on the Radio – Danielle Bean: Tune in weekly! | Good news! Faith & Family Live is going to be beginning a regular segment on the Son Rise morning Show. Every Friday at 6:50 am EST,
Skirting the Issue – Hallie Lord: Fashion Friday vol. 8 | Ladies, I’m very, very cold. Yesterday morning it was 18° outside. This morning was an only slightly more bearable 24°. I know. You
Start the Day Right – Rachel Balducci: good eats in the a.m. | So we talked about breakfast for dinner. Now let’s discuss breakfast for…breakfast! One of my favorite cooking sites recently
In Pursuit of Truth: The Vatican and astronomy – The Catholic Church teaches a beautiful and absolute synergy between faith and reason. In fact, we believe that we can know with certainty at least the existence of God
The Baptism of the Lord – This weekend, we celebrate the Lord’s Baptism, and reflect on the meaning of baptism itself. This sacrament gives us many pro-life lessons. When we baptize a baby, it
Decent Films Doings: The Reluctant Saint on DVD – Good news for Catholic movie fans! The Reluctant Saint, starring Maximilian Schell as Saint Joseph of Cupertino, comes to DVD next week from Ignatius Press. (A previous
Today on Kresta – Friday, January 8, 2010 – Talking about the “things that matter most” on Jan. 8 4:00 – Kresta Comments 4:20 – The Limits of Liberal Democracy: Politics and Religion at the End of Modernity
Bishops Embark on New Push for Immigration Reform – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced the launch of a nationwide campaign to push for the enactment of
Citizens Outraged by Portrayal of Bestiality on TV – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The Parents Television Council® (PTC) is urging the public to file indecency complaints with the Federal Communications
New Jersey Lawmakers Kill Same-Sex Marriage Bill – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In a stunning defeat for proponents of same-sex marriage, New Jersey lawmakers failed in their last-ditch effort to pass a same
Federal Study Confirms Contraception-Breast Cancer Link – By Tim Drake | Ten years ago, Dr. Chris Kahlenborn, authored the book, “Breast Cancer: Its Link to Abortion and the Birth Control Pill,” which established the connection
Victory for Marriage in New Jersey – By THE DAILY BLOG | Supporters of traditional marriage won another important victory Jan. 7 as the New Jersey Senate rejected a bill that would have made same-sex
Grüssau Abbey – For my birthday this year, I went on pilgrimage to Our Lady of Grüssau (Krzeszów) in Silesia, Poland. Perhaps some of you remember that Grüssau was mentioned on the NLM
Nuptial Mass – Fr. Allan McDonald of St. Joseph’s in Macon, Georgia, recently celebrated his first EF Nuptial Mass. The congregation, who are now privileged to have the EF on on Sunday
The Trombone Choir and its Liturgical Qualities – My first serious exposure to liturgical polyphonic music was in a trombone choir in college. There is something very special about the sound. It has an organ-like
Visual Continuity – In Epiphania Domini Romæ MMX Source: Fotografia Felici
Killian Is Coming Home Soon, Very Soon – Here’s a snap of grandad visiting with the little man a week or so ago. And here’s the wee lad, as of today. He’s rather a stout little fellow, wouldn’t you say? Praise
The Big Chill – Britain’s SKY News is reporting that winter conditions across the UK are bad and getting worse. This satellite image shows all of England, Wales, and Scotland entirely
Yesterday, on the “Open Line” radio program . . . – We had two hours worth of calls on a good variety of issues, including a few on Medjugorje, Guadalupe, and Marian apparitions in general, the sinlessness of Mary,
“You will always have this…” – Inside Catholic is reposting something I’d forgotten that I’d written , and upon re-reading, I think it’s worth recommending to you: I knelt at my seat, thanking and
Bad Day, Good Readings – “The temptation to acedia is an invitation to abandon involvement and leave the pangs of creativity to others.”, — Michael Casey, Fully Human, Fully Divine “…my capacity
Random Must-Reads – Collected in my tab-bar since I started feeling cruddy – might as well share with you all the things I have either read or “ been meaning to get to reading… ” All
Young Women of Good Intention – I’m going to ask a favor of my readers who pray, to keep the intentions of a few young women in their prayers, particularly for the next week. First up, Elder Son’s
CLARIFICATION ON THE ONE AND ETERNAL SACRIFICE OF CHRIST – fan of scott hahn said… …one more thing father, i’m just trying to figure out kasi kung pano ko maipapaliwanag ng husto kung pano naging sacrifice in nature ang misa
NASAAN ANG MGA LUMANG KOPYA NG EVANGELIO? – One of the glorious arts of the Vatican Museum. An Angel points to a Man to search not only for the treasures of the Earth but also to the treasures of Wisdom to be
Brick by brick at the Mother Church – Thanks to John Sonnen of Orbis Catholicus I can dip into the bowl of liturgical eye candy with this image of the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship in a
GENUINE GOODNESS – “Do not let your love be a pretense, but sincerely prefer good to evil. Love each other as much as brothers should, and have a profound respect for each other. Work
