OUR HEARTS BELONG TO GOD – “Let your heart ever belong to God through purity of intention, attachment to his love, and confidence in his divine mercy.” (St. Peter Julian Eymard, Magnificat, March
Benedict XVI formally invited to Chile – Santiago, Chile, Apr 8, 2010 / 01:39 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- On Wednesday, the president of Chile, Sebastian Pinera, extended an official invitation to Pope Benedict XVI
Britain drops controversial sex-ed legislation from bill – London, England, Apr 8, 2010 / 02:47 am ( CNA ).- The British parliament dropped clauses in an education bill that would have made it mandatory for Catholic schools to
Decision to transfer Padre Pio’s body causes a stir – Rome, Italy, Apr 7, 2010 / 07:03 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- The Capuchin friars of San Giovanni Rotondo have announced that St. Pio of Pietrelcina’s body will be moved into
Zero tolerance for abuse, Mexican bishops reiterate – Mexico City, Mexico, Apr 7, 2010 / 09:48 pm ( CNA ).- The Mexican bishops’ conference published a statement on its website this week reiterating the Church’s zero
U.S., Russia sign disarmament treaty – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have signed a historic treaty that would reduce …
New U.S. homeless is not on the street – Nearly 1.2 million homes were foreclosed upon during the recent U.S. recession, driving their owners elsewhere. …
Do You Love Life? – Matthew Warner at Fallible Blogma created this short video. It’s definitely worth a watch.
It’s The Love, Stupid – The announcement that Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio has been appointed co-adjutor archbishop for Los Angeles and successor to Cardinal Mahony leaves the
Man Charged With Murder for Forced Abortion – A Pennsylvania pharmacist has been charged with causing his pregnant girlfriend to have a miscarriage. But the interesting thing is that Orbin Eeli Tercero, 38, is being
Opposite Day – My kids are big fans of something called opposite day. They always find it very amusing to say and do the opposite of what they mean or want. I find it very cute when
Decision to transfer Padre Pio’s body causes a stir – Rome, Italy, Apr 7, 2010 (CNA/EWTN News).- The Capuchin friars of San Giovanni Rotondo have announced that St. Pio of Pietrelcina’s body will be moved into the new
Pontifical Acts For April 8 – VATICAN CITY, 8 APR 2010 (VIS) – The Holy Father appointed Fr. Nicolas Baisi, rector of the seminary of the diocese of San Miguel, Argentina, as auxiliary of the
PRESIDENT NAPOLITANO TO OFFER A CONCERT FOR THE POPE – VATICAN CITY, 8 APR 2010 (VIS) – As he did last year, Giorgio Napolitano, president of the Italian Republic, will offer a concert to mark the Holy Father’s birthday and
Balducci Blessings – Danielle Bean: | I just received a text from our dear Rachel. The text read as follows: “Girl!!!” After I picked myself up off the floor, I managed to text back and
Curiouser George – Rebecca Teti: | Who knew Margaret & H.A. Rey were such adventurers? Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal carried a fascinating review of a new exhibit about the creators of
It’s a Man-Woman Thing – Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: Marriage | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun:
Now Moments – Arwen Mosher: Sacrifices worth making | The plan tonight was to go out to dinner. My sister had agreed to babysit. I was wearing a pretty sweater and big hoop earrings.
Princess Balducci Update – Danielle Bean: | Isabel Annemarie Balducci was born at 10:00 pm last night, April 7, 2010. Mother, father, brothers (and the entire internet) are on cloud nine.
Sharing Small Steps – Lisa Hendey: Listen in to a conversation with co-authors Danielle Bean and Elizabeth Foss on this week’s podcast. | On this week’s podcast (click here to listen or click
The Central Mystery – Pat Gohn: an ongoing study of the Catechism | When I teach from Part One of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, I begin class by asking this question: “What is the
Those Who Glorify My Mercy – Danielle Bean: Divine Mercy Novena Day 7 | Today is the seventh day of the Divine Mercy novena that will end on Divine Mercy Sunday, this coming Sunday. You can read
You Did It! Now Tell Us About It – Danielle Bean: Small Successes vol. 61 | It’s important for moms to recognize that all the small successes in our days can add up to one big triumph. So on Thursday of
Father-Daughter Dance: A good idea? – I think things like this are really cool. It’s an uncommon courage (unfortunately) on the part of both the fathers and the daughters to step up and participate in
What 40 Days For Life has accomplished in only 3 years – There is a ground swell in the pro-life movement that is coming together like never before. We gotta keep it up! Check out these stats for the past 3 years of 40 Days
We, too, must run – On the morning of Jesus’ resurrection, there was a lot of running taking place. The women, having seen the empty tomb, ran back to the disciples. Peter and John, having
Hey, I Waited Till It Was Over! – So Easter Sunday I was lying down, working on my laptop, when all of a sudden the lights flicker and the room starts rocking back and forth. Realizing it was an
Lost in Translation, AP, NYT & the Vatican – One expects international news agencies to be careful with translations expecially when such delicate matters as reputation rest on them. Is it too much to ask the AP
Outrageous Statement of the Day – We have plenty of examples to disagree with Jim Wallis on without having Glen Beck muddy the waters for his ratings. On his show yesterday, Beck continued to elevate his
Today on Kresta – April 8, 2010 – Talking about the “things that matter most” on Apr. 8 4:00 – Sacrilege: Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church Dr. Leon Podles is the author of Sacrilege: Sexual Abuse in
Kansas Late-Term Abortion Bill Awaiting Governor’s Desk – April 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A bill that would require abortionists to report the reason why they performed abortions after 21 weeks is sitting on the desk of
Letters to the Editor – Re: Interview: Development & Peace South African Partner Freely Admits Abortion Advocacy I have become aware that an article by Patrick B. Craine with the above title
Montana Bishop Boots Gay Group from Parish Hall – By Kathleen GilbertBILLINGS, Montana, April 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Bishop Michael Warfel of Great Falls-Billings has asked a local support group for homosexuals to
U.S. Birth Rate Drops Below Replacement Level – By Patrick B. CraineWASHINGTON, D.C., April 7, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – U.S. births dropped 2% in 2008, bringing the country’s birth rate below replacement level, new
New Jersey Defunds Planned Parenthood – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The state of New Jersey has joined a growing list of states that have cut off Planned Parenthood from taxpayer funds, even for
Rep. Bart Stupak Said to be Considering Retirement – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist After a long and bruising battle to excise abortion funding from ObamaCare, an effort that ended in a disappointing
Special Deals in ObamaCare to be Made Public – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A leading lawmaker in the U.S. House is investigating and is planning to make public all of the legislative deals made by the
A Beautiful Session of Chant Teaching – This is an extremely interesting presentation by Scott Turkington of the essential framework of Dom Mocquereau for understanding the underlying structure of chant and
Holy Week at Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, Rome – The Roman church of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini have up a full photo gallery of Holy Week there. (A reminder as well to our reform of the reform parishes to make
Holy Week at St John Cantius Parish, Chicago – Continuing our coverage of Holy Week in various locations, we now turn to the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius in Chicago Illinois who have also made a full photo
Holy Land Pilgrimage Day One – All has gone perfectly, though one suitcase was lost. All are happy, safe and well fed. We arrived in the sunlight so all could see the Sea of Galilee as we descended
Why so Few Muslims Convert to Christianity – Because they know there is a gun pointed at their head. This story is typical. Egypt is considered a moderate Muslim Arab country but it is still a capital offense to
As Poor or Rich as We Feel – As I sit here not getting as much done as I had wished, I kind of liked this story which I can’t even claim is true , because I don’t know that it is, but it’s worth
Re-recorded the “Treasury” Podcasts – Because the originals seemed to be set at too low a volume, I just got done re-recording all of the podcasts for the Treasury of Catholic Prayers . So, for those who
Staring into the Empty Tomb – “There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked
Perhaps the worst ever design for a church – If they actually build this monstrosity in L’Aquila, Italy, the Roj Mahal in Los Angeles will no longer be the ugly church I have ever seen. I think the locals might
Slow blog day – In more ways than one. The blog has been loading a little slowly today. Sorry about that. Hopefully I will be able to get at this soon.
Thanks to readers – After several weeks away from home, I am collecting my mail from the various people who collected it. So far, I have have found items sent by kind readers from my
OUR HEARTS BELONG TO GOD – “Let your heart ever belong to God through purity of intention, attachment to his love, and confidence in his divine mercy.” (St. Peter Julian Eymard, Magnificat, March
