BE JOYFUL IN CHRIST – “Christ gave us the path of humility. If we keep to it we shall confess our belief in the Lord and have good reason to sing: ‘We shall praise you, O God, we shall
OPTIONS AND THE RIGHT TO LIVE – If you thought the debate over providing a patient food and water had ended with Pope John Paul II’s 2004 address to health care professionals, you are sadly mistaken.
Cardinals say WYD Madrid plans to confront relativism – Vatican City, Oct 5, 2010 / 02:53 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- The strength of World Youth Day 2011 will be its role in addressing the “great unrest” resulting from the
World Youth Day website accepting donations – Madrid, Spain, Oct 4, 2010 / 09:52 pm ( CNA ).- The organizers of World Youth Day Madrid 2011 announced this week that those wishing to make donations to defray the
Art Critical of Islam Censored at Penn State – The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) created a short documentary about the experience of Penn State student/artist Joshua Stulman, whose “Portraits
Jon Stewart Rips & Destroys Sanchez! – Actually, he doesn’t really rip or destroy him. Worse. He laughs at him. After you watch the piece my headline will make more sense. I think that Stewart actually
Shock! Smothering A Disabled Child An Act of Love? – ‘If I were the mother of a suffering child – I mean a deeply suffering child – I would be the first to want to put a pillow over its face… If it was a child I really
The Church is Too Focused on Humans – Ho-hum. Another former priest who came of age in the 1960′s is telling the Church that it’s wrong on the environment and contraception. And he wrote a book all about it.
The Moron Machiavelli – Critics of Sarah Palin are riotous, loud and angry but I’ve noticed that their criticisms vary so wildly that it sometimes seems impossible they’re talking about the
Cardinal Schönborn Lauds Alleged Medjugorje Seers – Cardinal Christoph Schönborn lauded alleged Medjugorje seers Ivan Dragicevic and Marija Pavlovic-Lunetti as he welcomed them to St. Stephens Cathedral in Vienna on
In Memoriam – VATICAN CITY, 5 OCT 2010 (VIS) – The following prelates died recently: – Bishop Victor Adibe Chikwe of Ahiara, Nigeria, on 16 September at the age of 72. – Bishop
Man’s Masterpiece Is Each Of His Acts Of Authentic Love – VATICAN CITY, 2 OCT 2010 (VIS) – Yesterday evening in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Benedict XVI attended a concert sponsored by ENI, Italy’s national electricity company.
Meeting With Priests, Religious And Seminarians – VATICAN CITY, 3 OCT 2010 (VIS) – At 5 p.m. today in the cathedral of Palermo, Italy, the Holy Father met with clergy, consecrated people and seminarians. Following some
Pontifical Acts for Oct 5 – VATICAN CITY, 5 OCT 2010 (VIS) – The Holy Father has appointed the following persons as participants in the forthcoming Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod
Pope In Palermo: Live Gospel Values Courageously – VATICAN CITY, 3 OCT 2010 (VIS) – At 8.15 a.m. today Benedict XVI departed from Rome’s Ciampino airport, bound for the Italian city of Palermo where he is making a
Pope Praises French Abbeys Gregorian Chant – Pope Benedict has named Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, as his envoy to celebrate the millennium of the
Presentation Of World Youth Day 2011 – VATICAN CITY, 5 OCT 2010 (VIS) – A press conference was held this morning in the Holy See Press Office to present the next World Youth Day, which is due to be held in
Young People And Families, A Sign Of Hope For All Italy – VATICAN CITY, 3 OCT 2010 (VIS) – This evening, during the last event of his pastoral visit to Palermo, the Pope met with thousands of young people gathered in the city’s
Dealing with a Bully – Lisa Hendey: Have your children been bullied? | One of the results of all of the recent media about teenage suicides is a heightened media discussion of the topic of
Getting the Point – Rachel Balducci: A week of Weight Watching | Today marks one week since I started the watching of weight—using the point system to keep track of how much I’m eating and
Heart, Mind and Strength – Lisa Hendey: Join me for a radio adventure! | I’m so blessed to have received the invitation of a lifetime from the very kind folks at Ave Maria Radio. Tuesday at noon
Mix and (Don’t) Match – Arwen Mosher: Do you let little kids pick their own clothes? | Many days, my son wears more than one t-shirt. The first one is covered with yogurt or similar, so he gets
Praying the Rosary: Try and Try Again – Sarah Reinhard: Tips from a Failed Rosary Pray-er | I have been trying to succeed at the rosary for nearly ten years. It seems to be the devotion I just can’t escape:
Speak Your Mind – Danielle Bean: Coffee Talk: Open Forum | (Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun:
What Are Your Favorite Romantic Comedies? – Danielle Bean: I’m gathering date night suggestions | Dan and I recently enjoyed watching Letters to Juliet. It was certainly not high art, but it was a cute little
Today is the Feast of St. Faustina! – Today is the Feast of St. Faustina, to whom Jesus revealed the wonders of divine mercy. Many of you pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Did you know that this prayer was
– There’s an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer wins a Grammy Award, and the following dialog occurs: Homer: Oh, why won’t anyone give me an award? Lisa: You won a
Outrageous Statement of the Day – It Doesn’t Get Any Worse Than This. A British pundit explains that she would kill her own child if she thought they were suffering.
Today on Kresta – October 5, 2010 – Talking about the “things that matter most” on Oct. 5 4:00 – Catholic “Art” Exhibit Sparks Outrage in Colorado An exhibit at a Colorado art gallery is stirring up
138 Babies Spared from Abortion So Far: 40 Days for Life – Commentary by Shawn Carney, 40 Days for LifeOctober 5, 2010 (40DaysforLife.com) – Thus far during this current 40 Days for Life campaign, we have reports of 138 lives
Between the Boy and the Bridge A Haunting Question – Commentary by Albert Mohler, President, Southern Baptist SeminaryTuesday, October 5, 2010 (AlbertMohler.com) – By all accounts Tyler Clementi was an 18-year-old young
Vatican Criticizes Nobel Prize for IVF Pioneer – By Hilary WhiteROME, October 5, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Vatican and pro-life advocates have condemned the awarding of the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine to
Church Official Calls Nobel Prize for IVF “Out of Line” – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist While the world celebrates the awarding of a Nobel prize to a British pioneer of in vitro fertilization (IVF), the head of the
Supreme Court Opens with Traditional Red Mass – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist On the eve of the opening session of the Supreme Court, five Justices joined Vice President Joe Biden at a traditional Red Mass
UK Recognizes Druidry as a Religion – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The UK’s Charity Commission for England and Wales has awarded charitable status to the Druid Network, which officially
Abbé Claude Barthe on the New Liturgical Movement – Some of our readers will no doubt be familiar with the name of Abbé Claude Barthe, a French priest, speaker at the CIEL 2006 colloquium in Oxford and author of Beyond
The Catholic Herald on the Transalpine Redemptorists – From The Catholic Herald : “Mark Greaves visits traditionalists in Orkney who are about to enter into full communion with Rome after decades of estrangement”. See: ‘When
Fr. Spitzer Debates Atheism on Larry King – On September 10, Fr. Spitzer was invited to appear on Larry King Live to provide an opposing viewpoint to the claim put forth in Stephen Hawking’s latest controversial
Obama’s Christianity Disconnect – Obama moved by Jesus, Abortion President says Christ is behind his public policy President Obama invoked the teachings of Christ last week as the inspiration for his
A Habit Story & a Challenge! – A couple of weeks ago my On the Square piece took at look at the visual witness of the religious habit , and wondered whether it might not be worth it for some
O’Donnell’s “I’m you” Ad; Meh – Allahpundit is happy with Christine O’ Donnell’s new campaign ad: Writes Allah: Not a syllable is breathed here about policy, party affiliation, or conservatism; it’s a
Reasoned Loyalty; the Tuesday Column – My Tuesday Column is up , wherein I wonder about whether an adult and fully-formed faith should rest upon reason or loyalty, and decide that, well… it requires both :
True Grit; One Awesome Trailer – I admit, when I heard True Grit was going to be remade, I was uninterested. Then I heard Coen Brothers and Jeff Bridges, and got curious. Then I watched this: Read about
“praesertim verum pulcherrimo canto Gregoriano” – It will be 1000 years since the founding of St. Peter’s Benedictine Abbey at Solesmes in France on 12 October. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has sent a message in Latin
Have a Placid day! – Today in the traditional Roman calendar it is the feast of the 3rd c. Sicilian martyrs St. Placid and companions, slain during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian. Today
Our Lady of the Rosary? of Victory? Help from readers? – The other day I posted about the upcoming Pontifical Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary which Bishop Joseph Perry (Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago) will
REVIEW: Vatican’s new 1962 Missale Romanum – You may have heard that the Vatican Press published their own version of the editio typica 1962 Missale Romanum. We knew about this, of course, but now I said Mass with
Why Summorum Pontificum? Reason #7454 – O the humanity… – Mulier Fortis found this. This is not my fault. It’s her fault. She got it from somewhere else, but it is still her fault, okay? Don’t blame me. She wrote: Courtesy
BE JOYFUL IN CHRIST – “Christ gave us the path of humility. If we keep to it we shall confess our belief in the Lord and have good reason to sing: ‘We shall praise you, O God, we shall
