Bolivian president makes proposals on priesthood to Pope – Vatican City, May 17, 2010 / 10:15 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- Bolivian president Evo Morales was in the Vatican on Monday morning for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI.
Pontifical council to discuss lay presence in politics – Vatican City, May 17, 2010 / 02:22 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- The Pontifical Council for Laity will soon celebrate its annual plenary meeting in Rome. The council cited
Spanish president to meet with Holy Father in June – Madrid, Spain, May 17, 2010 / 12:01 pm ( CNA/Europa Press ).- The Vice President of Spain, Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, announced last week that President Jose
Vatican expert floats names for Legion delegate – Rome, Italy, May 17, 2010 / 04:59 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- On Monday, Italian journalist and Vatican expert Sandro Magister commented on the Vatican’s future plans to
He who controls the light – A while back my husband and I were leaving a party at a rural house , and we had to walk in the dark to get to our car. It was a moonless night, and as the glow of the
Buckle Up. Fascism Ahead. – Everything Obama’s regulatory czar says in this interview scares the heck out of me. Everything. But the lowlight is when he says “The word ‘voluntary’ is a little
I Want Bill Donohue’s Job – There is quite the tiff going on between William Donohue of the Catholic League and the denizens of dissent at the National Catholic Reporter. It seems that other NCR
Nun Excommunicated for Approving Abortion – A nun reportedly approved of an abortion and is now automatically excommunicated. This, of course, is already being portrayed as the Church oppressing pregnant women and
Vote For This Guy!! Awesome Squared! – I don’t know what the Alabama Agriculture Commissioner does. Truth is, I have no idea who Dale Peterson is and what his qualifications for the job are. I don’t know
Why Modern Vampires Suck – I hate vampires. You might say that’s a natural reaction to the undead. You’re supposed to hate them. But you don’t understand I really really hold a strong hate for the
Ascension: Christ Remains Present in Human History – VATICAN CITY, 16 MAY 2010 (VIS) – At midday today the Holy Father appeared at the window of his study to pray the Regina Coeli with faithful gathered in St. Peter’s
Benedict XVI Asks: Is the Church a Place of Hope? – Highlights Goodness Amid Darkness MUNICH, Germany, MAY 16, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is affirming that despite the “weeds” in the Church, there is still hope,
Benedict XVI Receives President of Bolivia – VATICAN CITY, 17 MAY 2010 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office released the following communique at midday today: “This morning Evo Morales Ayma, president of the
Pontifical Acts For May 17 – VATICAN CITY, 17 MAY 2010 (VIS) – The Holy Father appointed Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, as his special envoy to celebrations
Pontifical Council To Discuss Lay Presence In Politics – Vatican City, May 17, 2010 (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pontifical Council for Laity will soon celebrate its annual plenary meeting in Rome. The council cited repeated calls by
Pope Thanks Church and Italian People for Their Support – VATICAN CITY, 16 MAY 2010 (VIS) – After praying the Regina Coeli today, the Pope thanked the 200,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square and Via della Conciliazione
The Church Is a Place of Hope – VATICAN CITY, 15 MAY 2010 (VIS) – Made public today was a Message from the Pope to participants in the “Kirchentag”, an ecumenical event being celebrated in Munich,
US Court Urged To Dismiss Abuse Lawsuit Against Vatican – APRIL 17 (Catholic World News) — The Vatican is asking an American court to dismiss an effort by sex-abuse victims to bring suit against the Pope and the Holy See,
Why The Media Matters – Archbishop Vincent Nichols’ Address to Communications Professionals LONDON, MAY 15, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Here is the text from a lecture given by Archbishop Vincent
Getting Our Hands Dirty – Danielle Bean: How my garden grows | Juliette and I picked up some plants yesterday and now my hard-working 10-year-old is putting my abandoned poor, pathetic herb
Gift of Fortitude – Danielle Bean: Novena to the Holy Spirit Day 4 | Day 4 Fortitude:
Moms and Dads Dish – Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: Parenting | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun:
Staying Sane – Rachel Balducci: Newborns are not for wimps! | Things are a little challenging around my home right now. I mean, in general things are wonderful. But with a six-week-old
The Heresy of Prayer Economy – Heidi Bratton: How makeup improved my prayer life | For the past three years I have had the same pink-capped, 1-ounce tube of Mary Kay foundation gathering dust on a
What to Do When You’re Stressed – Danielle Bean: | Listen up, girls. You’re mother is right. If you are feeling stressed, just calling home can make it all better. Or at least help calm you down, anyway.
A Pro-life iPad App from Pampers? – Isn’t it sad that we are surprised when a big corporation does something overtly pro-life? Most are so focused on not offending anybody that they wouldn’t dream of doing
God The Holy Spirit – The Holy Spirit is God, and all He does and speaks to us is consistent with what God the Father and God the Son have done and spoken. In the sixteenth chapter of John’s
Europe’s abortion rules – Below is a very helpful guide to the current abortion laws in Europe. You can get a fuller description of each country’s laws here . I love charts and graphs. :)
Michigan’s Rima Fakih Wins Miss USA Pageant – She’s an Arab American whose family celebrates both Christian and Muslim holidays. She went to a Catholic school and believes that birth control should be covered by
Outrageous Statement of the Day – The Attorney General of the United States objects to a state law he hasn’t read. The law is 10 pages long. Even I read it.
Questionable Practices – The Shady Side of In Vitro Fertilization By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, MAY 16, 2010 ( Zenit.org ).- The Catholic Church’s opposition to in vitro fertilization (IVF)
Today on Kresta – May 17, 2010 – Talking about the “things that matter most” on May 17 4:00 – Pastoral Theology: What is it and why does it matter? Pastoral Theology is the branch of theology concerned
Republicans Not Planning to Filibuster Kagan: Sen. Kyl – By Kathleen GilbertWASHINGTON, D.C., May 17, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A judiciary committee Republican has said he does not expect that the GOP will attempt to mount a
Nun Excommunicated for Allowing Abortion – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A nun serving as the administrator of a Catholic hospital in Phoenix has been excommunicated after allowing an abortion to be
Police Foil Plot to Kill Pope – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Italian authorities have deported two Moroccan students who were plotting to kill Pope Benedict XVI during his recent visit to
Poll: Obama Supporters Mostly Non-Churchgoers – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A new Gallup poll has found that President Obama is drawing most of his support from among those people who seldom or never
Supreme Court Hands Down Two Important Decisions Today – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The Supreme Court has handed down two long-awaited decisions today; one ruling will not allow teens to serve life sentences
ICRSS in Ireland – The following photos were sent in of a Mass organized by the Latin Mass Society of Ireland , offered at St. Mary’s Church, Navan in the Diocese of Meath. The celebrant
Political correctness on the beauty pageant runway – By Mary DeTurris Poust Remember back in the days when just about every question asked of beauty queens during those dreadful pageants warranted a response of “world
Do not learn from this man – Hands down, this guy is the least motivating motivational speaker I have ever run across. And the funniest, too. My favorite line is, “You can do anything that you think
St. Paul did NOT Write for Us! – When arguments about salvation arise between Catholics and Protestants, the Bibles are usually opened to Galatians and Romans. Are we saved by faith alone or are works
A Plethora of Nun Pictures – Suspecting that only Carolina Cannonball is more fixated than I on all things nun-ish, I bring you something pretty extraordinary, via Kansas Catholic , four pages
Rima Fakih is Gorgeous; That is All – The Miss America Pageant , and a few others, like to say that they are all about showcasing talent and poise for the purpose of awarding scholarships. Fine. Preserving
Sometimes Things Don’t Work Out – So, I spent a good portion of the morning writing something that I thought you’d enjoy. It concerned a pal, but it was funny and sort of sweet, and I had written a
An anti-Catholic editorial in Hell’s Bible… again – From Hell’s Bible (aka The New York Times) comes this anti-Catholic blast. Editorial Justice for Child Abuse Victims Published: May 14, 2010 The Catholic Church is
Hell’s Bible on Archbp. Dolan of NY – Hell’s Bible is again going after Archbishop Timothy Dolan, of New York. In a front page article – not for a change written by Laurie Goodstein or Rachel Donadio,
Horror story in China – With a tip of the biretta to Mulier Fortis comes this piece of horror in Shanghai Times. Aborted baby cries before cremation RSS | Mobile Newspaper | Newsletter
National Catholic Fishwrap receives a response – Just for a moment I thought that perhaps that the temperature in Hell was dropping, that the Lord was about to return, the Cubs might have a shot at the Series. I saw
QUAERITUR: Latin forms of confirmation names, genders – A question came in from a priest friend preparing confirmands for confirmation in the older traditional, form. The question posed was about the Latin form of the name
Strong Faith – “As faith grows strong, error is conquered and melts away.” (St. Paulinus of Nola, Magnificat, July ’09, p. 292)
