Honduran cardinal denounces death threats – Tegucigalpa, Jan 11, 2011 / 11:58 am ( CNA ).- Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, Honduras recently stated he has been the target of death threats since
CCH Recommends… – CCH highly recommends Dr. Edward Sri’s new book, A Biblical Walk through the Mass , from Ascension Press. “As Catholics, the Mass is the center of our Faith. We
Help Piqua Catholic! – Fr. Martin Fox needs your help. He writes: “OK folks, I need your help–more than that, our kids in Piqua Catholic need your help! Our kids are working hard to raise
Jared Did It – When Kennedy was shot, they blamed a conspiracy. When King was shot, they blamed race. When Reagan was shot was shot, they blamed guns. When Oklahoma City was bombed,
O’Reilly’s Abortion Dodge – I don’t watch Bill O’Reilly mainly because (and I know some people will laugh at this) I think he’s a squishy. People often take his loud mouth to mean he’s principled.
Transsexuals in the Military? – Transsexuals. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. With the Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell policy becoming a thing of the past, transsexuals are wondering when it’s going to be
Collaboration Between Christian Community And Family – VATICAN CITY, 9 JAN 2011 (VIS) – As is customary on today’s Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, this morning in the Sistine Chapel the Pope presided at the celebration of
Holy Father’s Annual Address To The Diplomatic Corps – VATICAN CITY, 10 JAN 2011 (VIS) – This morning in the Sala Regia of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, Pope Benedict pronounced his traditional annual address to members of
Jerusalem Patriarch Laments Muslim, Jewish Extremism – Addressing representatives from bishops conferences in Europe and North America who were making an annual pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of
Papal Audiences for Jan 8 – VATICAN CITY, 8 JAN 2011 (VIS) – The Holy Father today received in separate audiences: – Cardinal William Joseph Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of
Pontifical Acts for Jan 9 – VATICAN CITY, 9 JAN 2011 (VIS) – The Holy Father appointed Fr. Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga of the clergy of the diocese of Mbeya, Tanzania, assistant professor
President “Cor Unum” In Haiti For Earthquake Anniversary – VATICAN CITY, 11 JAN 2011 (VIS) – A year after the earthquake which devastated Haiti on 12 January 2010 leaving 250,000 people dead and more than a million homeless,
Rediscovering The Beauty Of Baptism – VATICAN CITY, 9 JAN 2011 (VIS) – At midday today, following this morning’s celebration in the Sistine Chapel during which he baptised a number of newborn infants, the
Abortion Is Wrong, You Say? – Lynn Wehner: Hey, don’t take my word for it … just ask God | I came across this great post today by LifeTeen’s Mark Hart. So often, our words fail us in the face of
Anything Goes – 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:
Big Kids Come – Arwen Mosher: musing on changing parenthood | When my daughter was a newborn I could not imagine having more than one child. I’d wanted a big family, but as soon as I
Ending Human Trafficking – Lisa Hendey: Praying through the intercession of Saint Josephine Bakhita | Today, as we commemorate National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, it’s fitting to pause and
‘Faith Is the Most Precious Gift’ – Danielle Bean: Pope Baptizes 21 Babies | The pope baptized 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel yesterday on the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. I really enjoyed watching
Icy Snow – Rachel Balducci: I’m not used to this | If you ask my son Charlie, it was pajamas that did the trick. Last night, he convinced his brothers to wear their pajamas inside
Warm Wishes and a Hot Toddy – Danielle Bean: seasonal sipping at its best | When fellow Faith & Family blogger Hallie Lord told me to expect something … perishable … in the mail this Christmas, I
Abba: The Case of the Missing “B” – Over on Facebook, a reader writes: Mr. Akin, could you possibly post “Abba” in Aramaic fully pointed. Why is the Beta repeated?~Thanks again First let’s look at “Abba”
The Left’s Political Dirt Ball – The left’s political dirt ball January 11, 2011 Patrick Buchanan On Feb. 15, 1933, Giuseppe Zangara, delusional and a loner, fired his .32-caliber pistol at FDR in the
L.A. Billboards Focus on Black Babies Killed in Abortion – The City of Angeles will be getting the message that a large number of black angels — unborn children — are killed there every year — more so than babies of other races.
Commentary on Jan. 10 News – by Steve Jalsevac The Washington March for Life has been growing ever year. It is a very impressive series of events that inspires and at times awes participants. Over
Complaint against Canadian pro-life ad dismissed – by Patrick B. Craine FRDERICTON, New Brunswick, January 11, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Advertising Standards Canada (ASC) has dismissed a complaint made against a
New cross-Canada porn channel to launch – by Thaddeus Baklinski MONTREAL, January 11, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Quebec’s TV sex show producer Anne Marie Losique has announced that she will launch an English
Should we have a sex tax? – by The Editors January 11, 2011 (Breakpoint.org) – Politicians are always talking about taxes. Some of them want to “soak” the rich; others want to raise “sin” taxes on
Evidence Reveals Tucson Shooter’s Far Left Politics – Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In spite of the mainstream media’s desperate attempts to link Tucson shooter Jared Loughner with “right-wing”
Tucson Shooter’s Parents Said to be Devastated – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The parents of the man who murdered six people in an assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday are
A Weekend of Chant in Holy Cross, Leicester – The late Dr Mary Berry’s well-known Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge is holding its Spring Weekend of chant and liturgy on March 11-13 in the Dominican Priory Church of
A ‘reliable source’ moves on – Posted by Mary DeTurris Poust Over the years, Susan Gibbs, who has served as spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Washington for 13 years, has been a huge help to me on
Think about it . . . – This FOTC bit has long been a favorite of mine. I watched it again just now and thought . . . hey, there may still be some folks out there who need to hear this message.
New Revision to Catholic Bible – All Bibles are revised and updated. That’s why there is the King James and the NEW King James, the New American Standard and the New American Standard 1995 revision. The
#481 – The Rajah’s Ring – “Stories from the Heart” is a daily radio program which features Catholic inspirational stories. The stories are uplifting, bringing the heart and soul closer to God. Each show is around 14 minutes.
“. . .the heart of a Catholic Yogi” – In 1989 the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith delivered a Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on Some Aspects of Christian Meditation . In Section V of
“How do you square that? – The question of the year, and it’s a new year: Click here to view the embedded video.
Funky Fresh Seniors doing Rick James – Is it satire? I’m not sure. The disrobing part, I may never get out of my head! Click here to view the embedded video. Thank Bookie for this!
The Year of Living Anxiously -UPDATED – My Tuesday column at First Things is up. The year is hardly begun and already it seems like it will be an anxious one. Here I take a look at the anxieties born of the
Ultrasound Abortions; What No One Sees – Have you ever looked back on a moment of your life , and discovered that as you’re pondering, you are shaking your head in regret for your actions? Abby Johnson, writing
Why Do they Hate Palin So? – The move from First Things has made old posts difficult to find in search engines right now. This is reposted by request from reader Mark S.; I found it via google
POPE SENT USD1.2M AID TO THEPEOPLE OF HAITI – Pope Benedict XVI received a special motorbike as a gift. The Pope sold the machine and gave the money to Catholic Charities. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE
Bad news for small-c catholic schools – Could this be the end of small-c catholic institutions? I found this at The Motley Monk. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) told Manhattan College that they are
Discount on the digital edition of The Catholic Herald – We need to support good Catholic publications. In the past I have mentioned that the UK’s best Catholic weekly The Catholic Herald has a web-edition, which is the whole
Some details of the Anglican Ordinariate revealed – The Catholic Herald, the UK’s best Catholic weekly, has this about the structure of the Ordinariate for Anglicans coming into communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
Te Deum – A biretta tip o{]:¬) to Jeffrey Tucker over at The Chant Cafe. Here is a version of the Te Deum. It is the Maîtrise of Notre-Dame in Paris (I have the CD). If you
Archbishop Chaput remembers deep Catholic faith of judge killed in Ariz. shooting – Denver, Colo., Jan 11, 2011 / 05:54 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver expressed anguish over the recent Arizona shooting that left 6 dead and
