Bishop says Mass for trapped miners in Chile – Santiago, Chile, Aug 10, 2010 / 10:03 pm ( CNA ).- Bishop Gaspar Quintana of Copiapo, Chile presided over a Mass in which he prayed for the timely rescue of the 33
Poll finds Catholic identity of young Latinos decreasing – Washington D.C., Aug 11, 2010 / 06:07 am ( CNA ).- A recent poll found that, while the majority of Hispanics in the United States identify as Catholics and take morally
Vatican website undergoing upgrade – Vatican City, Aug 11, 2010 / 01:53 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- The director of the Vatican’s website, Msgr. Lucio Adrian Ruiz explained this week in an interview that the
How Bad An Abortuary Do You Have To Be? – Wow. How bad do you have to be for Planned Parenthood to distance itself from you? That’s got to be like getting kicked out of Guns and Roses or getting booted out of
Mel’s Father Calls Pope Gay – Poor Mel Gibson’s life isn’t difficult enough. After all that he is done to himself lately, I am sure that Mel wants nothing more than to crawl under a rock down under
Wow! Amazing Voice on Little Girl – My mother watches America’s Got Talent and she told me I had to check out this little girl. I think she’s ten. This little girl has a voice that blew me away. (I told
Bus Stop To Nowhere – Rebecca Teti: | Here’s a bittersweet and amusing story out of Berlin. A home for Alzheimer’s patients had trouble with clients wandering off. The law doesn’t allow them
Faith & Your Fertility – 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:
Know When to Hold ‘Em – Tammy Darling: … and When to Fold ‘Em | In the early years of my marriage, 1989 BC (Before Children), my home was immaculate. Floors were scrubbed weekly, not a thing
On Leaving the Umbrella – Arwen Mosher: How much distrust is too much? | Recently I was shopping in a fabric store and left my purse sitting in the cart while I examined fabric fifteen feet away.
Pro-Life TV Show Wins Emmy Award – Danielle Bean: | (Video is a clip of Facing Life Head On trailer) I was excited to learn this week that Facing Life Head On, a weekly pro-life television show, was
Re-Entry – Rachel Balducci: post-vacation blues | We arrived home last night after being gone for over a week. Part of the time was spent at the Catholic New Media Celebration and
The Challenge of Prayer – Rachel Balducci: as we wait for answers | My friend Fr. Tim sent this along to me this morning. I think it’s very powerful for people wondering when God is going to
The Last Day—Please Pray With Us – Danielle Bean: Faith & Family Community Novena Day 9 | Please join us in praying for all members of our Faith & Family Live community. Together, we are invoking the help
Top 10 Signs You May Be TOO Into the TOB – Rebecca Teti: | Mark Shea wrote a funny column “noodling,” as he calls it, people who are a little too attached in his view to the Theology of the Body. I read it and
Contrary to Popular Opinion – At the recent UN meeting of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Russian Federation delegation highlighted a new two-year
Theological Connections IV: What Even God Doesn’t Know – OTHER POSTS IN THIS SERIES. In our previous post we saw that God has detailed knowledge of every possible world by his intellectual knowledge alone (that is, he can–and
Outrageous Statement of the Day – “Fair and Balanced” Gretchen Carlson this morning gives campaign advice to CT Senate candidate Linda McMahon (R) to “remind voters, starting today” that Blumenthal (her
The ‘media bias’ argument is bound to lose – By Phil Lawler at catholicculture.org Writing for London’s Catholic Herald (which he once edited), William Oddie argues that the available evidence makes it abundantly
Today on Kresta – August 11, 2010 – Talking about the “things that matter most” on Aug. 11 4:00 – The Godless Delusion – A Catholic Challenge to Modern Atheism The New Atheists came on the contemporary
Gibbons Trial, Pickets Outside, Packed Courtroom – TORONTO, August 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Pro-life heroine Linda Gibbons appeared before Madam Justice Mara Beth Greene today, but no ruling was issued as was
Readers Responding to LSN Real Estate for Life Program – The new LSN Real Estate for Life program that was launched on June 2nd has generated 25 enquiries, 6 listings and even one possible house donation. Enquiries came from
Dutch Take “Right to Die” to New Depths – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A prominent right-to-die group in the Netherlands wants to set up a suicide clinic to be used by all those people who wish to
ObamaCare Grants Funds for Gay-Friendly Sex Ed Program – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The Department of Health and Human Services has released a sex-education funding grant under the new healthcare law that will
Plaintiffs Drop Abuse Lawsuit Against Vatican – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Three men from Kentucky who attempted to sue the Vatican for alleged sex abuse by priests have decided to drop their case. The
Taxpayers Fund On-Line Sex Diaries – Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In yet another example of taxpayer abuse, it has been discovered that the National Institute for Allergy and
Pope to Base Third Book on Jesus on Raphael Painting – Pope Benedict XVI is to make his third book on Jesus a meditation upon Raphael’s Transfiguration , says Sandro Magister in Rome. It will focus especially on how the
Usus Antiquior Ordination Season Is Not Over – We have seen this year already images of ordinations according to the Extraordinary Form for the ICRSS , the FSSP , and the IBP . However, with these, the usus antiquior
Applying Mother Teresa’s spirituality to everyday life – My OSV story on Mother Teresa, her spirituality, and her upcoming 100th birthday celebration is open to all viewers on the OVS website. I’ll get you started here:
Feast of St. Clare – Chiara Offreduccio (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253) When you have loved Jesus, You are chaste; when you have touched [Him], You become more pure; When you have accepted
Wednesday WOTD – I am considering putting a button into the sidebar , so you can easily check up on each new Word of the Day ; I think you’ll find today’s informative, and I’m liking
Pre-order Gregorian Chant CD by Benedictines of Barroux – A while back I posted about the Benedictine nuns who signed a recording contract. Read that here. If you are a user of amazon.co.uk (the UK store for Amazon) you can
Your good news? – Folks I am feeling dreadful today (I have been for a day or so now) and would enjoy learning of good things happening out there. What is your good news?I am happy to
IVF BABY HAS BABY: FIRSTS HAVE ENORMOUS SIGNIFICANCE FOR HUMAN PERSONHOOD – It was interesting to read Elizabeth Comeau’s Boston Globe article about her new baby and her own notoriety as the first baby born in the United States as a result of in
