A Little Lincoln For The Fourth – Rebecca Teti: Happy Independence Day! | Here’s Abraham Lincoln on the meaning of Independence Day. It’s from a speech given July 10, 1858. It’s worth reading the whole
The Good Samaritan and You – Tom and April Hoopes: User’s Guide to Sunday | July 11 is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C, Cycle II). Saints July 11 is the feast of St. Benedict. The St.
ICRSS Ordinations – The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest has put up photos of their 2010 ordinations. Minor orders were conferred by Msgr. Athanasius Schneider, subdiaconate
A Catholic twist on our American holiday – By Mary DeTurris Poust Sure, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were great men in our nation’s history and kind of cool with that whole dying together on the Fourth of July
Jesus has left the building – By Mary DeTurris Poust Well, technically he just left the church and went to the ladies’ room. I’m not kidding. This weekend at Mass we were sitting in the front pew, as
How Fireworks Pros Make Those Brilliant Pyrotechnics – “A brilliant fireworks display is a complicated, calculated mixture of chemistry, ballistics and imagination. Here is an in-depth look at how the pros pull it off every
Ridiculous Story Opened the Door – Dear Steve, I know the chances of you seeing this are very slim but I wanted to write to you to tell you that I became a Catholic this year and you had a hand in it. It
Vote on Obama – CBS is running a poll on rating Obama on different aspects of his presidency such as energy, health care, etc. This is CBS, a liberal station running this poll. Please
Happy 4th, or, umm… – When I was in elementary school, the typical class had 52 students, with one nun in charge of getting information into our heads. The public schools had a better
Lincoln, Douglass & Jeter? – My son showed me a bit of “drunk history” last night. Apparently a guest agrees to be plied with liquor until he/she can barely stand, and then attempt to articulate a
Washington Meant What He Said – This piece by Larry Getlen, at the NY Post is a must-read for the day: Washington’s plan was to conquer the Hessians on Dec. 26 by sending troops across the Delaware in
Archbp. Carroll’s “Prayer for Government” – The following prayer was composed by John Carroll, Archbishop of Baltimore, in 1791. He was the first bishop appointed for the United States in 1789 by Pope Pius VI. He
Cardinal Keith O’Brien launches Scotland’s logo for papal visit – Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Jul 4, 2010 / 06:43 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- In a statement released on July 1, Cardinal Keith O’Brien of Edinburgh launched Scotland’s official
