Bishops of Spain say new abortion law makes things worse – Madrid, Spain, Jul 5, 2010 / 04:39 pm ( CNA ).- The new law on abortion that entered into force today is “objectively incompatible with the upright moral conscience in
Papal visit to UK parliament confirmed by Holy See – Vatican City, Jul 5, 2010 / 01:02 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II and the episcopal conferences of the United
Pope to youth: Let yourselves be conquered by Christ – Vatican City, Jul 5, 2010 / 10:20 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- Meeting with youth on Sunday afternoon while on a pastoral visit to Sulmona, Italy for the 800th anniversary of
Archbishop warns against fake priests – NAGA CITY, July 5, 2010 —Caceres Archbishop Leonardo Z. Legaspi has recently issued a circular warning all parishes to beware of impostors posing as priests and to be
Caceres to honor 19th century Dominican bishop – NAGA CITY, July 5, 2010—A Dominican bishop who led the Archdiocese of Caceres in the 19th century will be honored in a trade fair to be held in time for the Tercentenary
The most powerful woman in the world – This is my new friend, Sister Joeine Darrington , whom I met during the couple of days we stayed with the Benedictine Sisters : She came over and sat with us during our
Kagan Evades Catholic Question – Anyone who’s been paying attention to the Elena Kagan hearings has got to be feeling the frustration that I’m feeling in that some Senators offer up great questions but
The 4th of July and Happy Endings – Yesterday was a good day. The Archbold’s did the 4th of July up right. All five children wore red, white and blue to Church. We sang “God Bless America” at the top of
I Got Questions from a Mormon – I recently had a very nice Mormon fella comment on another one of my posts regarding the Catholic Church. I started responding and just decided to make it a full post
Opinion: Canada, Taxpayers and Religious Liberty – By Charles LewisJuly 5, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Last Monday, the National Post’s editorial board contended that Montreal’s Loyola High School should not have the right
Rhode Island Gov. Vetoes Transgender Hate Crimes Bill – By Peter J. SmithPROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 5, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Republican Gov. Don Carcieri vetoed a “hate crimes” bill last Wednesday that would have
Architect Dino Marcantonio on the Christian Sanctuary – Architect Dino Marcantonio continues his consideration of the parts of the church building with an installment on the sanctuary : …there were two models for Christian
Commentary on the ‘Great Cape’ – Bishop Edward Slattery’s use of the cappa magna at a Pontifical High Mass in Washington, D.C. on 26 April 2010 gave rise to considerably negative and indignant comments.
FSSP Ordinations by Prefect of CDW – The Polish blog, Nowy Ruch Liturgiczny is reporting on ordinations on the 3rd of July at the FSSP seminary in Wigratzbad, performed by the Prefect of the Congregation
Pope Benedict: Seek silence, inside and out – By Mary DeTurris Poust Lately in my own writing I’ve been focusing on the need for silence in our busy, over-scheduled lives. I realized this reality in a serious way
Think you understand Islam? – Americans think they know so much. But they don’t know what it is like in the rest of the world — the real world. I am in Australia where Muslims are growing in numbers
Today in Melbourne – Just gave a talk “Witness to Hope: the Early Church and Martyrdom” at the University of Melbourne. Excited, enthusiastic youth responded with joy and commitment! We then
Ethiopia’s Old Christianity – Exciting news from one of Christianity’s earliest seats, and the UK Daily Mail: The world’s earliest illustrated Christian book has been saved by a British charity which
The “Patheos” – I’ve had several emails asking me what “Patheos” means. No, it’s not a real word. It is a modern-day clever mash up that takes “path” (as in, you know, a way) and then
Tumbling Empires & the Taming Church – In the late 1970′s the genial science historian James Burke wrote and presented a ten-part series entitled Connections , which became appointment-tv for my husband and
Great photos of traditional ordinations by the FSSP – Nowy Ruch Liturgiczny has some serious liturgical eye-candy to accompany their note about the recent FSSP ordinations. With a biretta tip to NLM. Click for larger
New blog urges readers and parishes to drop The Tablet – His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Finigan, directed my attention to a new blog called Ecumenical Diablog, which is worth your attention. Here is a sample. Monday, 5 July 2010
Not so cool in Manhattan – On the flight coming in to NYC last night I was able to do some work online, with the airplane’s wifi. In this moment I was tracking the flight on a non-liturgical iPad.
The Very Model Of A Modern Seminarin – This comes from a seminarian reader. Fr. Z: Lot of things in the news, thought I’d send something light. I’m a seminarian and longtime reader of your blog. I also like
Bishops of Spain say new abortion law makes things worse – Madrid, Spain, Jul 5, 2010 / 04:39 pm ( CNA ).- The new law on abortion that entered into force today is “objectively incompatible with the upright moral conscience in
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