KNOW YOURSELF – The saying, “Know yourself” means therefore that we should recognize and acknowledge in ourselves the God who made us in his own image, for if we do this, we in turn
Who am I? – Psalm 144:3 says “Lord, what is man that you should notice him? A human being that you should think about him? Man’s life is a mere puff of wind, his days, as fugitive
Haitian archbishop killed by devastating earthquake – Port au Prince, Haiti, Jan 13, 2010 / 11:11 am ( CNA ).- The earthquake that struck Haiti just before 5 p.m. local time has claimed thousands of lives, according to news
Holy Father meets privately with Christmas assailant – Vatican City, Jan 13, 2010 / 10:46 am ( CNA ).- Pope Benedict XVI had a “brief meeting” with Susanna Maiolo in a room adjacent to the Paul VI Hall following Wednesday
Hundreds of students trapped under rubble in Haiti – Port au Prince, Haiti, Jan 13, 2010 / 11:39 am ( CNA ).- The Salesian Information Agency (SIA) is reporting that an 85-year-old Salesian member of the Order, Brother
Pope Benedict focuses on renewal of society at audience – Vatican City, Jan 13, 2010 / 03:22 pm ( CNA ).- In today’s Wednesday audience, Pope Benedict XVI spoke on the mendicant orders of the Middle Ages and explained how they
Pope makes appeal for earthquake victims in Haiti – Vatican City, Jan 13, 2010 / 10:57 am ( CNA ).- During the general audience on Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI made an appeal to the world on behalf of Haitians. Referring
Vandalism at Fatima Shrine denounced by officials – Lisbon, Portugal, Jan 13, 2010 / 03:01 pm ( CNA ).- The Church of the Most Holy Trinity at the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal was attacked last weekend by vandals who
45. HOME COURT DISADVANTAGE (MT 13:53-14:12) – “Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness.
New Catholic Music by Kevin Allen – Like the “Second Spring” we’ve been seeing in church architecture, there is also something of a renewal of church music these days… and one of its bright lights is
Today is My Brother’s Funeral – Today is my brother Kevin’s funeral. I promise we’ll be back to posting regularly tomorrow.
Archbishop Burke Celebrates Red Mass in Phoenix – Phoenix, Ariz., Jan 13, 2010 (CNA).- Using the example of St. Thomas More, Archbishop Raymond Burke exhorted legal professionals present at Tuesday’s Red Mass in St.
Cardinal Bertone Urges Respect for Christians in Egypt – Cairo, Egypt, Jan 12, 2010 (CNA).- After recent anti-Christian attacks in Egypt, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, called for the country to
Chinese Bishop Yao Dies; Spent 30 Years in Forced Labor – ROME, JAN. 12, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican’s semi-official daily newspaper has marked the death of Bishop Leo Yao Liang with a lengthy obituary. The prelate died Dec.
E.U. Bishops’ Aide Says Europe Needs Holy Land Visit – LONDON, JAN. 12, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The annual visit that European and North American bishops make to the Holy Land is under way through Thursday, and meetings with the
Haitian Archbishop Killed in Earthquake – Port au Prince, Haiti, Jan 13, 2010 (CNA).- The earthquake that struck Haiti just before 5 p.m. local time has claimed thousands of lives, according to news reports
Judge Recuses Self from Notre Dame Protesters Trial – South Bend, Ind., Jan 12, 2010 (CNA).- The trial judge assigned to the legal case involving 88 pro-life activists arrested for demonstrating at the University of Notre
Pope Pleads for Emergency Help for Devastated Haiti – January 13, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI issued an urgent appeal for help for the people of Haiti at the conclusion of his regular weekly public audience on Wednesday, January
Vietnamese Police Assault Priest, Catholic Journalist – January 12, 2010 Vietnamese police, joined by pro-government thugs, attacked a priest and a Catholic journalist in the village of Dong Hoi, about 40 miles south of
A Priest’s Mother – Rachel Balducci: prayers for a funeral | This morning, we are traveling to the funeral of a dear friend’s mother. Our friend, the Catholic priest who celebrated our
As We Forgive Our Debtors – Rebecca Teti: | Pope Benedict met with Susanna Maiolo after his weekly Audience this morning. She is the young woman who assaulted him on Christmas Eve. During their
Faith & Your Fertility – Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: NFP | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun:
In Search of Picture Books – Arwen Mosher: Will you help with suggestions? | The children’s section of our local public library has a special area reserved for board books, a cute little structure
Miracles in the Moment – Lisa Hendey: When was the last time God took your breath away? | It happens to me about once per month – and it happened again Monday night. God took my breath away! It
Support a Catholic Artist – Danielle Bean: amazing prints now available | Isn’t this image of Our Lady beautiful? Every time I see it, it stops me in my tracks. It’s a painting by the contemporary
There’s an App for That – Melissa Wiley: Catholic applications for the iPod touch and iPhone | When I got my iPod Touch, I thought of it as a sort of guilty pleasure: one more way to keep up with
Zip! – Rebecca Teti: one of life’s little mysteries revealed | Have you ever noticed that zippers are usually engraved “YKK” and wondered why? (This has bugged me off and on
New Young Leaders for the Pro-life Movement – Thanks to the annual March for Life in Washington DC, many new young leaders for the pro-life movement will come forward. The march not only challenges society to
10 Ways to Promote Vocations – In honor of National Vocation Awareness Week, the U.S. bishops’ conference is offering a list of 10 ways to promote religious vocations. Father David Toups, interim
Degrading Sex, Government Style – Every presidential administration in Washington DC does some things that appear stupid in hindsight. It gets caught up in the moment, pandering to this or that political
Etching found at Catholic University may be a Rembrandt – By Jenna Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, January 13, 2010; B02 Soon after becoming president of Catholic University, the Very Rev. David M. O’Connell
Outrageous Statement of the Day – Another one for the Pat Robertson highlight reel. Now Robertson claims that the earthquake that has devastated Haiti is due to a “curse” on the country caused by a
Today on Kresta – January 13, 2010 – Talking about the “things that matter most” on Jan. 13 4:00 – Port-au-Prince archbishop among dead in earthquake The archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Monsignor Joseph Serge
“ND88” Judge Steps Aside – by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The judge assigned to the cases of 88 pro-life demonstrators who were arrested last spring during the appearance at Notre Dame
Health Care Reform is FOCA in Disguise – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The former editor of the National Catholic Register says anyone who thinks the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) is dead nees to
Woman Who Hid Anne Frank Dies at 100 – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The woman who hid Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation of Holland, and hid the famous diary detailing the
Are You Paying for Porn at the Library? – By Danielle Bean | Two days ago, I dropped off my daughter at basketball practice and drove to a local library to get some work done. Armed with a stack of reading, I
Non-News Is Good News? – By Jimmy Akin | , I discussed Pope Benedicts homily in which he pointed out that the last 200 years has seen a great deal of theological and biblical scholarship that,
Books by Joseph Braun SJ Available Online – The books of the German Jesuit theologian and art historian Fr Joseph Braun SJ (1857-1947) are no doubt known to many of the NLM readers (they have repeatedly been
Easy Polyphony from Croft – Jeffrey Ostrowski has been promoting this easy piece for four voices by 17th century English composer William Croft : Laudate Dominum .
Rumour Watch: New Primate of Belgium? – Andrea Tornielli, the best informed vaticanista of this pontificate, today has some excellent news , which if true would bode very well for Catholic Belgium as well as
Haitian archbishop feared among dead – By Mary DeTurris Poust The New York Times is reporting that Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot of Port-au-Prince has died in the earthquake that has devastated the island
SF archbishop schools Pelosi – Archbishop George H. Niederauer has responded to self-described ardent Catholic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s mangling of Church teaching on abortion and freedom of
Lamb born with a human face (seriously) – This just leaves me speechless. How could this be merely a natural (unnatural) anomaly? Could there have been some kind of vile attempt at human/animal genetic
Medjugorje Fact-Sheet: Is the Devil in the Details? – Given the recent turmoil, uncertainty, and speculation that has been engendered by Cardinal Schönborn’s recent high-profile visit to Medjugorje, I, like many who have
Another Convert to the Catholic Church – From Francis Beckwith’s Blog “ Return to Rome .” Joshua Betancourt is the co-author of the book with Geisler, Is Rome the True Church? , which came out just last year!
Is Obama a Christian Fraud? – “WASHINGTON, D.C., January 6, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The increasingly notorious lack of church involvement or public religious observance by the United State’s First
What Am I? – I’ve never lived but I’ve been killed; And wounds, by me are healed. I’ve been around from the beginning and will be here as ’til men stop sinning. Although not seen by
Faith is always a path – Faith in God is not a form of knowledge that can be learned like chemistry or mathematics, but remains a belief . . . Since faith demands our whole existence, our will,
Old and New On the Square’s – “On the Square” is, of course, the featured daily article of First Things Online, and I am remiss in that I had intended to link to the Ronald E. Osborn two-parter
A quick jaunt – I am giving a talk in the afternoon about the Church and tech and how I use it, etc. Before my talk I am taking the ferry from Sausilito to San Francisco for a bite and
Archbishop dies in Haiti earthquake… moral lessons – The Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, H. E. Most Rev. Joseph Serge Miot, was killed in the earthquake that devastated the area. His body has been recovered. Please
In the rubble of Haiti… priests and seminarians – I have read… could this be true?… Vatican Radio is saying… The apostolic nuncio in Haiti, Msgr. Bernardito Auza, said that the cathedral and all the major churches and
Pope Benedict meets with woman who attacked him – After his General Audience today, the Holy Father met briefly in private with the woman who assaulted him and broke Card. Etchegaray’s leg at the Christmas Eve Mass.
KNOW YOURSELF – The saying, “Know yourself” means therefore that we should recognize and acknowledge in ourselves the God who made us in his own image, for if we do this, we in turn
