God’s call to grow in charity – “Charity inclines
us to love God above all things, and our neighbor as ourselves for love of God, in a way which is more perfect, pure and intimate, so that we may give
Catholics in Guam fight same-sex union bill – Hagatna, Guam, Jan 27, 2010 / 02:51 am ( CNA ).- The Catholic Church in Guam has submitted a petition to oppose the controversial Bill 185 that would legalize same-sex
Pope Benedict remembers Holocaust victims – Vatican City, Jan 27, 2010 / 11:43 am ( CNA ).- Pope Benedict concluded his Wednesday General Audience by acknowledging that today is “Holocaust Remembrance Day” and
47. Why Do We Doubt? (Mt 14:22-36) – “If I try by myself to swim across the ocean of this world, the waves will certainly engulf me. In order to survive I must climb aboard a ship made of wood; this wood is
How the Superbowl reminded me why I love Lent – Yaya is here and I’m taking some extra time to work on the book , so here’s something I wrote a while back. It was originally published on February 4, 2008. This weekend
Erin on Moral Clarity and Torture – This is Matt: We here at CMR have been huge fans of Erin Manning who blogs over at And Sometimes Tea . And so we wanted to have Erin write over here once a week for the
Extremist Attacks Federal Official – A right wing pro-life extremist in Canada attacked a federal official who oversees abortion clinics by smashing a pie in her face during a televised speech. One pro-life
Natural and Unnatural – I was over a friend’s house picking up a buddy of mine this past weekend. He wasn’t ready so I ended up hanging out for a few minutes with his wife and her friend. I’d
Shock: Michael Moore Criticizes Obama on Haiti – Michael Moore, independent filmmaker and perennial critic of the Bush administration, has criticized the Obama administration for its response to the Haiti earthquake by
Other Pontifical Acts – VATICAN CITY, 27 JAN 2010 (VIS) – The Holy Father appointed Bishop Antonio Lanfranchi of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy, as archbishop-abbot of Modena-Nonantola (area 2,089,
Pope Benedict Remembers Holocaust Victims – Vatican City, Jan 27, 2010 (CNA).- Pope Benedict concluded his Wednesday General Audience by acknowledging that today is �Holocaust Remembrance Day� and praying that God
Pope Remembers the Victims of the Holocaust – VATICAN CITY, 27 JAN 2010 (VIS) – At the end of today’s general audience, the Pope recalled how “sixty-five years ago, on 27 January 1945, the gates of the Nazi
Special Issue of Postage Stamps in Favour of Haiti – VATICAN CITY, 27 JAN 2010 (VIS) – The Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Governorate of Vatican City State has issued a special stamp, the sales of which will be
Venezuelan Bishops: Nation Moving Away from God – January 27, 2010 In a recent statement, the bishops of Venezuela lamented the growing secularism, corruption, and undermining of democracy in the South American nation.
A Little Bit of Romance – Sherry Antonetti: What Date Night Does for My Marriage | It was penciled in every month. For a time, kids’ schedules, finding a babysitter, colds, and work often shunted
Following God’s Plan – 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:
Mass Distraction – Fr. John Bartunek, LC: Ask a Priest vol. 4 | Q: “I have four children ages four and under. I desire to attend daily mass, but my one year old is very noisy. Is it wrong
Send It Over, Steve – Lisa Hendey: I’m volunteering to review the new iPad | Dear Mr. Jobs, I know you’re likely getting a lot of fan mail today, what with the release of your new iPad and
Signs of Life – Danielle Bean: Photos From the March for Life in D.C. | I wasn’t able to attend the March for Life in washington, D.C. this year, but Faith & Family associate editor
Upside-Down Fun – Arwen Mosher: Get creative with your cake | I laughed aloud when I saw this recipe on Serious Eats for a Doughnut Upside-Down Cake. Despite the name of the website, I
Wii Caved – Rebecca Teti: Says you: how has your parenting changed? | Video games have always been verboten in our house. We don’t think they’re inherently evil, but we do think
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa – I’d like to make a quick apology for not blogging recently. I’ve had a lot going on (including a bout of food poisoning last night–ick!–when I was otherwise planning
The Age of the World–Part III – Some time ago I did a couple of posts (part I, part II) on the age of the world, in which I looked at Vatican documents dating from recent years–the Catechism of the
Outrageous Statement of the Day – Joy Behar: Tim Tebow Just As Easily Could Have Been “Rapist Pedophile”. Discounting the pro-life argument of a planned Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad featuring Tim
Today on Kresta – January 27, 2010 – Talking about the “things that matter most” on Jan. 27 4:00 – Sin: A History What is sin? Is it simply wrongdoing? Why do its effects linger over time? In this
Emotional Prop 8 Trial Draws to an End – By Kathleen GilbertSAN FRANCISCO, California, January 27, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Lawyers defending the California constitution’s definition of marriage in federal
Mayor of Moscow Calls “Gay Pride” Parade “Satanic” – By Matthew Cullinan HoffmanMOSCOW, January 27, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov says that “gay pride” parades are “satanic” and promises to continue
Feminists Petition CBS To Drop Pro-Life Super Bowl Ad – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A national coalition of women’s groups is calling upon CBS to cancel its plans to broadcast a pro-family commercial during the
Givenchy Gets Religion – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci sent shockwaves through the fashion world this weekend by unveiling a new line of
Churches of Venice: Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute – We recently showed our readers some beautiful photographs of St. Mark’s in Venice and I am pleased that the same photographer, M.P. O’Brien, who provided those, also
Code of Canon Law of the Eastern Church on Ad Orientem – F r. Finigan posted this from a correspondent on his site, The Hermeneutic of Continuity . It presents a biblical, theological and liturgical rationale for “ad
News from the Institute of the Good Shepherd – It has been a little while since we have checked in with the Institute of the Good Shepherd ( Institut du Bon Pasteur ), accordingly, I thought I would make note of the
Study Chant at Solesmes – 7th Annual Advanced Gregorian Chant Week at Abbaye Saint-Pierre in Solesmes, France July 19-23, 2010 The 7th Annual Advanced Gregorian Chant Study Week in Solesmes,
The iPad and Sacred Music – A friend of mine writes to point out that the iPad will mean a revolution in the distribution of music as well as text. It will permit tens of thousands of pages of
New Jersey woman dies from abortion injury – By Mary DeTurris Poust Abortion advocates constantly remind us that abortion must be kept legal in order to keep women safe, and yet one single mother of four is dead
Baseball Star Quits to become a Priest – NEW YORK — As a top prospect for the Oakland Athletics, outfielder Grant Desme might’ve gotten the call every minor leaguer wants this spring. Instead, he believed he
Anchoress and Benedict on NPR – If any of you happen to be near a radio at about 6:55 ET, if you turn to NPR you’ll hear me, gassing away, (along with Fr. James Martin , among others) about the pope’s
More on Vocations – Meant to run this a while ago with my Vocation Awareness Week post . Heading out for an appointment, so I figured I’d serve it up today:
Obamaporta-prompta; Symptom of Distress? – A Shrinking Presidential Perspective Necessity being the mother of invention , it appears that Barack Obama has needed, and thus invented the Portable President Kit ,
Venerating Mary – This is a gorgeous bit of Orthodox chant (and lovely images) thanks to the invaluable Crescat , who is otherwise torturing us with obnoxious images of pop-culture
Announcement – Many readers are asking why I am not updating this Blog for some days already. Please be informed that Fr. Abe, our blogger, is attending the 2nd NATIONAL CONGRESS OF
Berlin, NJ: Mater Ecclesiae starting sung Compline. – I continue to muse about Latin in parish worship. I just isn’t that hard. People can and will take to it and Latin can facilitate a deeper kind of active
Christians Attacked in India – From Vatican Radio: Christians Attacked in India (27 Jan 10 – RV) The Indian State of Karnataka has been the scene of new anti-Christian attacks within the past week
Following TEAM RUBICON in Haiti – Team Rubicon is a self-financed and self-deployed group of former Marines, soldiers firefighters, Jesuits, health care professionals currently providing emergency relief
Fr. Z’s 20 Tips For Making A Good Confession – As a follow up to the dynamic discussion HERE, I thought it a good idea to repost my tips for making a good confession so that you can have them in hand, before Lent
Why did we need Summorum Pontificum? Reason #7467 – Here is a video from gloria.tv about a Mass in Germany for Fasching (the lead up to Lent called “Carnival” – historically a time of excess in various spheres). I know
God’s call to grow in charity – “Charity inclines
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