PERSEVERE IN LOVE – “The love of God does not consist in having begun – not even with a lot of effort – but in persevering, in beginning again and again.”(In Conversation with God, 4:491)
GETTING ACCUSTOMED TO MURDERING THE INNOCENTS – Joe Sobran, an intellectual giant among men is also a good friend. He is now terribly ill and we pray for him and his loving family during his time of suffering. Today I
Caption Contest! – Give me your best caption. I stole this pic from a really funny site I recently found called Bad Vestments. Some of the top captions over there include: Feast Day at The
Model Behavior – They must have a better class of model in Australia than we have here in the states. This clip is both awful and inspiring to watch. In the finale of Australia’s Next
This Is the End of Western Civilization – Well that’s it. It’s all over. I knew we were getting there but I didn’t know we were there, parked and unpacked already. Men are officially complete wusses. (Is that
California Bishops Call For End Of Use Of Death Penalty – A day before the scheduled execution of Albert Greenwood Brown for a 1980 murder, the bishops of California called for an end to the use of the death penalty in the
Matilda Of Hackeborn: Liturgy And Spirituality – VATICAN CITY, 29 SEP 2010 (VIS) – St. Matilda of Hackeborn (1241/1242 – 1298), one of the outstanding figures of the German convent of Helfta, was the subject of the
Prayers For Nigeria And Haiti, Beginning Of Marian Month – VATICAN CITY, 29 SEP 2010 (VIS) – At the end of today’s general audience, the Pope mentioned “the grave humanitarian crisis which has recently struck northern Nigeria,
Theme For World Day Of Social Communications – VATICAN CITY, 29 SEP 2010 (VIS) – Made public today was the theme chosen by the Pope for the forty-fifth World Day of Social Communications: “Truth, proclamation and
Bake Up Some Food of the Angels – Danielle Bean: Happy Feast Day! | Happy Feast of the Arch Angels! With a Gabrielle, Raphael, and Michael (middle name) in the house, I figure I owe my family a cake
Charts & Temps – 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:
Compulsory Confirmation? – Lisa Hendey: Would you force a teen to prepare for Confirmation? | Today’s article on teenage mass issues by Tom and Caroline McDonald reminded me of a recent email
Do You Know Religion? – Lisa Hendey: How do you score? | Thanks to my Facebook friend Tony Rossi for sharing a link to this online quiz at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: How Much Do
First Year Struggles – Arwen Mosher: How’d you get through the beginning of your marriage? | A while ago I got an email from a reader asking for advice on thriving through the first year of
For the Love of Dog – Kate Wicker: reflections of the Almighty in a family pet | When I was 17, I lost my first close family member. Her name was Sweetness. She was a honey-hued yellow
Get Down the Pounds – Rachel Balducci: Share your secret | A friend of mine recently got the last 15 pounds off to reach her goal weight. She hasn’t looked this trim since before she started
To His Sister – Rebecca Teti: | How would you like to get a letter like this? “Oh no! Mary Magdalene was not alone at Sainte Baume. She was no more alone than she was at Bethany. But
St. Raphael the Healer – On September 29, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Raphael means “God Heals.” This is the angel of whom we read in the
Are You Smarter Than an Atheist? – I am. At least according to a quiz put out by the Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life. The quiz has 32 questions, of which atheists in America who took the quiz got
Today on Kresta – September 29, 2010 – Talking about the “things that matter most” on Sept. 29 4:00 – Oracles of Science: Celebrity Scientists versus God and Religion Biologists Stephen Jay Gould, Richard
China to Keep One-Child Policy – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist An official of China’s National Population and Family Planning Commission has issued a statement saying the government has
DISCLOSE Act Fails to Pass – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Pro-life organizations are breathing a sigh of relief now that the DISCLOSE Act, which would have severely hampered their
U.S. Marriage Rate Hits All Time Low – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist New Census Bureau data released yesterday reveals that the number of people who married last year is at the lowest level in
Customs of Michaelmas – Continuing on with the theme of customs and traditions, today is the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, known as Michaelmas. The website Catholic Culture offers many
Take the religion quiz – Now you can test your general religious knowledge against those who took the Pew Forum’s religion quiz. That’s the one mentioned in yesterday’s post , the one where
“Tenure” or “Tenor”? Oops! – Watch the graphics during the report. Heh. Gov. Chris Christie; “We may have to fire lousy teachers!”
Pimping the Kid Sex – UPDATED – I rarely write on this sort of thing, and until the Elmo/Cleavage matter, I wasn’t sure who Katy Perry was, but this tweet brought me to this post applauding Ace O’
Sept. 29 Feast of the Archangels – The angels show forth God’s greatness and perfection. “Each symbolizes individually some attribute or other of that infinite Being. In some we see his power, in others
There go 800,000 jobs, for real this time? – 1970; Hippies vs Hardhats Back in 2005, when unemployment figures were averaging about 5.1 percent, and the press was continually reporting any and all good economic or
2012 … Into the heart of darkness? – A few days back the best Catholic weekly in the UK, The Catholic Herald, posted a blurb that the Holy Father might visit Ireland in 2012. Now I read on CNA: Four Irish
BLOG RENEWAL: Full Text in RSS Feed – I have activated the Full Text option for the RSS feed. Enjoy the full text along a nice hot WDTPRS mug of Mystic Monk Coffee!
Bp. Aquila (D. Fargo) leads procession to abortion clinic – From CNA: North Dakota bishop leads procession at abortion clinic amid protests Fargo, N.D., Sep 29, 2010 / 12:51 am (CNA).- In time for the upcoming Respect Life Month
Card. DiNardo on upcoming Respect Life Month – From CNA: USCCB pro-life chairman issues statement on upcoming Respect Life month Washington D.C., Sep 28, 2010 / 03:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In light of the upcoming
LATIN ROSARY TOP OF THE HOUR – Top of this hour Rosary in Latin (Sorrowful Mysteries) with Litany and Prayer for Pope Benedict. Radio Sabina. Also, see the widget on the right side-bar.
The Feeder Feed – I haven’t posted much from the feeder, these days. Right now the baby Goldfinches are buzzing around, making noises like squeeky-toys and incessantly following their
Theme for 2011 World Day of Social Communications – From VIS: THEME FOR WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS VATICAN CITY, 29 SEP 2010 (VIS) – Made public today was the theme chosen by the Pope for the forty-fifth World Day
VORTEX REPORT: VENUS VORTEX? – You have read about… … The Vortex. I have wondered where things go, if they are pulled into the Vortex and can’t get out. I wonder. Look at this portentous photo
WDTPRS POLL: What direction do you prefer for the altar? – We have had a few entries lately about the position of the altar. Let’s have a quick poll. Please pick the best answer and share your reasons in the combox, below. I
PERSEVERE IN LOVE – “The love of God does not consist in having begun – not even with a lot of effort – but in persevering, in beginning again and again.”(In Conversation with God, 4:491)
