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Faithful woman finds ‘home’ in Catholic Church – Atlanta, Ga., Dec 19, 2010 / 01:06 pm ( CNA ).- It is easy to see after spending just a few minutes with Tiara Chivers that her faith is very dear to her. She clearly
Pope looks to St. Joseph’s example of faith as Christmas approaches – Vatican City, Dec 19, 2010 / 12:21 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- During Sunday’s Angelus prayer, Pope Benedict XVI prayed that all people might know how to read the signs of
Priest says Muslim extremists want to rid Middle East of Christians – Cairo, Egypt, Dec 19, 2010 / 06:02 pm ( CNA ).- An Egyptian priest has explained that radical Muslims are trying to rid the Middle East entirely of Christians, who once
St. Thorlak, patron of Iceland, to be celebrated Dec. 23 – CNA STAFF, Dec 19, 2010 / 08:11 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- The Scandinavian island nation of Iceland will celebrate its national patron, St. Thorlak Thorhallsson, on Dec.
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The Happy Priest – on Mary and the Mystery of the Incarnation – It is precisely in difficult and challenging times that we must look to the witnesses of faith. Mary is the …
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Opinion: ‘Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell’ Repeal is Not a ‘Civil Rights’ Breakthrough – The strategic activists committed to the homosexual equivalency movement seek to enforce a societal acceptance of …
Creative Minority Report
I-Phone App Rebuilds Tower Of Babel – And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech… And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make
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4th Sunday of Advent – Danielle Bean: with God nothing will be impossible | 4th Sunday Prayer: O Lord, stir up Thy power, we pray Thee, and come; and with great might help us, that with the
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Focus on the Family Pro-Life Tim Tebow Super Bowl Commercials – The Focus on the Family Super Bowl commercials featuring Tim Tebow and his mother Pam have been the subject of national attention for weeks. Below, LifeNews.com has
Pro-Life News: ObamaCare, Abortion, New Brunswick, Minnesota, Russia – The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, announced this past week that it filed an amicus brief supporting a Michigan challenge to
New Liturgical Movement
Dom Mark Daniel Kirby, OSB: Ten Reasons for Ad Orientem – I was grateful in reading Fr. Ray Blake’s blog that he made a reference to the following article by Dom Mark Daniel Kirby, OSB, on Vultus Christi , Five Years of “Ad
More photos from Pontifical Mass in Leicester – Professional quality photographs from the Pontifical High Mass for the Immaculate Conception, marking Bishop Malcolm McMahon’s 10th anniversary as diocesan bishop of
Patrick Madrid
Take a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel – This is very nice! The level of detail is superb, making it almost as if you were there, inside the room itself where conclaves are held and popes are elected. Check
The Anchoress
Most Excellent Vid on Mariology – Sent along by reader Vicki , who is not Catholic, this video is one of the best brief expositions I’ve ever seen on the theological role Mary plays in this whole pageant
What Does The Prayer Really Say?
A priest speaks about celebrating Mass “ad orientem” for 5 years – This is from Vultus Christi, the blog of Fr. Mark Daniel Kirby is Prior of the Diocesan Benedictine Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle in Tulsa, Oklahoma established
Liturgical “You” v. “Thou” – WDTPRS POLL ALERT! – There is a POLL at the end. These days I have been comparing on a daily basis (sometimes on the blog) the new, or corrected ICEL prayers (in a couple revisions) with the
QUAERITUR: Pastor changes the offertory. What do I do? – From a reader: How should I approach my pastor about liturgical abuses he has been committing? The recurring abuse has been his changing the Offertorium to “Lord, accept
QUAERITUR: positive promotion of good practices rather than correction of abuses – From a reader: You have posted numerous times regarding how to address issues of abuse within a parish in respect to how to compile evidence regarding said abuse, and by
The Holy Father’s 2011 visit to Germany – Next year the German-born Benedict XVI will have his first state visit to Germany. His previous visits to Germany were apostolic visits. During the September 2011
Today’s O Antiphon – Today the antiphon at Vespers for the Magnificat is “O Radix Iesse… O Root of Jesse”. The Latin versions of each of the titles of the Messiah are: Sapientia (Wisdom),
Very cool webpage – The Vatican websites have a couple really cool pages. Here is one of them.
WDTPRS 4th Sunday of Advent (2002MR): Seeing is believing. – Today’s Collect is the Post-communion of the Feast of the Annunciation (25 March) in the 1962MR. Most of you who recite the Angelus know this prayer. This is also the


