Holy Father gives Spokane diocese new bishop – Spokane, Wash., Jun 30, 2010 / 06:27 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- Pope Benedict XVI made headlines in Washington state today by appointing Bishop Blase Cupich to the Diocese
Mexican archbishop calls drug traffickers to repentance – Mexico City, Mexico, Jun 29, 2010 / 09:58 pm ( CNA ).- Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco of Acapulco, Mexico urged drug traffickers to “abandon” drug trade and instead
Pope, Belgian archbishop discuss police raid – Vatican City, Jun 30, 2010 / 05:21 pm ( CNA ).- Pope Benedict XVI received in a private audience this Wednesday Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard of Mechelen-Brussels, who
57. United We Stand (Mt 18:15-20) – “He proved that neither unity nor peace could be kept unless the brethren treat one another with mutual forbearance, and preserve the bond of concord through patience.”
Catholic Reform vs Protestant Reform – Taylor Marshall, a Catholic convert, is one of our favorite bloggers. We’ve asked him to write a few guest posts for us this month and he kindly agreed. He’s a lot
Gilligan’s Island and the 7 Deadly Sins – If I described to you a hit television show with deep Christian underpinnings and hidden meanings about a bunch of people being stranded on a strange island which had
Girls With CF Sing on America’s Got Talent – Here’s your Must See Video of the Day. Two girls with cystic fibrosis were told they’d never be able to sing. They proved the doctors wrong on America’s Got Talent. And
USCCB Urges “No” Vote on Defense Bill – Kudos to the USCCB and Cardinal Daniel DiNardo for standing up for life. Cardinal DiNardo has written Senators urging them not to pass the National Defense Authorization
Message for World Tourism Day – VATICAN CITY, 30 JUN 2010 (VIS) – The Message for World Tourism Day published by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples was
Note on Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples – VATICAN CITY, 30 JUN 2010 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office released the following communique on 28 June: “In the face of news reports which have been circulating with
Other Pontifical Acts – VATICAN CITY, 30 JUN 2010 (VIS) – The Holy Father: – Appointed Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., archbishop of Quebec, Canada, as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and
Papal Audiences – VATICAN CITY, 30 JUN 2010 (VIS) – The Holy Father today received in audience Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard of Mechelen-Brussels and president of the Belgian Episcopal
Pope Creates a Dicastery for New Evangelisation – VATICAN CITY, 28 JUN 2010 (VIS) – This evening in the Roman basilica of St. Paul’s Outside-the-Walls, the Holy Father presided at first Vespers for the Solemnity of Sts.
Spiritual directors help find God’s will for us – Vatican City / (CNA)- Pope Benedict XVI highlighted today a saint from Turin as a model for priests in light of the recently concluded Year for Priests. The Holy Father
St. Joseph Cafasso: a Model for Spiritual Directors – VATICAN CITY, 30 JUN 2010 (VIS) – In the light of the recently-concluded Year for Priests, Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis during this morning’s general audience
Unity of the Church Is Rooted in Union with Christ – VATICAN CITY, 29 JUN 2010 (VIS) – Today, Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles, Benedict XVI celebrated the Eucharist in the Vatican Basilica. Concelebrating with
Chaplains & Romance In The Workplace – Rebecca Teti: | This article on workplace chaplaincy caught my eye last week. I’d never heard of such a thing. In the form presented in the video above, it appears more
Discerning Family Size Discussions – 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:
Practice Makes Perfect – Karen Edmisten : An Imperfect Mom Slowly Answers God’s call to Perfection | Years ago, my then-seven-year-old daughter struggled to make straight stitches on her first
Tackling Toy Turmoil – Arwen Mosher: How do you deal with the mess? | I feel blessed because in our current house with our current sleeping situation, we’re able to have a play room. It’s
The Heart of Their Vocation – Lisa Hendey: Spend a peaceful moment with the Norbertine Sisters | I had the opportunity this week to put together this simple little slideshow for the Norbertine
Hearts & Laws are Intertwined – Some people say that the solution to the abortion problem is to change people’s hearts. In fact, changing people’s hearts is the solution to every problem that the world
Outrageous Videos of the Day – In what some have described as police enforcement of Sharia law at the annual Dearborn Arab International Festival, last Friday night Dearborn Police Officers arrested
Today on Kresta – June 30, 2010 – Talking about the “things that matter most” on June 30 4:00 – Kresta Comments 4:20 – A Rabbi Led Me To Rome A priest and a rabbi walk into a hospital . . .It sounds like
U.K. Methodist Church to Clarify Abortion Stance – By James TillmanPORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom, June 30, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Methodist Church of Great Britain’s annual conference has voted in favor of a new
Concern Grows Over Seized Swedish Homeschooling Student – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Attorneys with the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) filed an application with the
Professional Women Willing to Freeze Eggs for Later Use – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist A new study has found that a majority of female medical students say they would be happy to store their eggs as insurance
U.S. To Accept International Aid for Oil Spill – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Seventy days after an explosion on an oil rig allowed millions of gallons of oil to pour into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S.
Woman Sues Church over Homosexual “Commitment Ceremony” – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist An elderly parishioner of the Covenant Baptist Church in Washington DC was so upset when her church performed a homosexual
It’s Official: New Prefect for Congregation for Bishops – VATICAN CITY, 30 JUN 2010 ( VIS ) – The Holy Father: – Appointed Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., archbishop of Quebec, Canada, as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
Testimonies to the Roman Martyrs – As already noted, today in the modern Roman calendar we mark the First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church. Speaking personally, over the years I have developed a great
The Vatican Necropolis and Other Online Vatican Goods – By way of the Polish site, Nowy Ruch Liturgiczny , I ran into a very interesting mini-site off of the Holy See’s website — and one rather pertinent, I think, given the
Westminster Cathedral Celebrates its Centenary – Via Luke Coppen we learn that Westminster Cathedral is celebrating its centenary . As part of the centenary celebrations, a ‘Treasures of the Cathedral’ exhiibition has
North American cardinal named to key Vatican post – For the first time, a North American cardinal has been put in charge of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops, the office that helps the pope choose bishops for
Supreme Court Rules Against Christians – Supreme Court rules against Christian student group that ‘discriminated’ against gays In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled on June 28 that the
Early Onset Alzheimer’s & One Spousal Choice – Have been meaning to embed this all day, a video from CBS Sunday Morning, picked up via Deacon Greg : This is a stunning, sad, heartbreaking story, with a twist at the
Eucharistic Adoration is Life Changing – I’ve written before how my fraying life snapped back into focus during a chance encounter with Eucharistic Adoration. I’d been driving down a street with the windows
Important appointments made by Pope Benedict – The usual stream of pre-summer break appointments is flowing from the Holy See. The other day, I wrote about what one commentator here quipped could be called the
Liturgical silence – You should take a moment to read the latest post by His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Finigan, about liturgical silence. Here is a bit. One of the attractions for many people,
Cardinal Ouellet appointed as head of Congregation for Bishops – Vatican City, Jun 30, 2010 / 10:56 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- On Wednesday, the Vatican announced the nomination of Cardinal Marc Ouellet to take the place of the retiring
