Caritas Mexico giving hope to drug addicts – Mexico City, Mexico, Sep 13, 2010 / 11:58 am ( CNA ).- Caritas Mexico City is operating a program designed to reach out to teens and young adults suffering from
USCCB to release new book on Pope Benedict – Vatican City, Sep 13, 2010 / 02:34 pm ( CNA/EWTN News ).- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced on Monday that they are releasing a new book on the
I Choose Intolerance! – We must respect all religions, mustn’t we? Instead of burning Qurans, I have heartburn. Out of California (where else?) As 18 doves flew into the skies over the
Let the Scales Fall from our Eyes – This post was written by a CMR friend who goes by the name “Eponymous.” The mainstream media would have us believe that Imam Rauf is a bridgebuilder. The Imam has stated
Papal Visit Team Embarrasses Church – What?! The Church’s public relations team has embarrassed itself and the Church again? What a shock. I say that because…IT’S NOT A SHOCK AT ALL. The incompetence of so
Political Ad Depicts Pelosi as Wicked Witch – This political ad by the guy who’s running against Nancy Pelosi is the bomb. By that I mean that this guy knows he’s going up against an opponent in Nancy Pelosi that
Thomas Peters Is Nicer Than Me – Concerning the Papal Visit Team’s Glossary that I feel was poorly conceived, misguided and embarrassing, Thomas Peters of American Papist disagrees and puts it in a
Angelus: God Always Comes Out To Meet Us – VATICAN CITY (VIS) – At midday today, before praying the Angelus with faithful gathered in the central courtyard of the Apostolic Palace in Castelgandolfo, Benedict XVI
Bishops: Custodians Of The Church – VATICAN CITY (VIS) – A hundred and twenty recently-appointed bishops from various countries, currently participating in an annual congress promoted by the Congregation
Celebrations To Be Presided By Pope: October-November – VATICAN CITY (VIS) – The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff today published the calendar of celebrations to be presided by the Holy Father in the
Fruits Of Evangelisation Depend On Faith And Prayer – VATICAN CITY (VIS) – At midday today Benedict XVI received participants in a congress for recently-consecrated bishops, regularly organised at this time of year by the
Letters Of Credence Of New German Ambassador – VATICAN CITY (VIS) – The Holy Father today received the Letters of Credence of Walter Jurgen Schmid, the new ambassador of Germany to the Holy See. The Pope began by
Papal Audiences – VATICAN CITY (VIS) – The Holy Father today received in audience Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. On Saturday 11 September he
Pontifical Acts – VATICAN CITY (VIS) – The Holy Father appointed Bishop Fausto Gabriel Travez Travez O.F.M. of Babahoyo, Ecuador, as metropolitan archbishop of Quito (area 11,167,
Pope Mentions New Blessed, Leopoldo De Alpandeire – VATICAN CITY (VIS) – After praying the Angelus today the Pope recalled how Br. Leopoldo Sanchez Marquez de Alpandeire (ne Francesco), was beatified this morning in the
Reopening Of The Vatican Apostolic Library – VATICAN CITY (VIS) – Following three years of restoration work, the Vatican Apostolic Library is due to reopen its doors on 20 September. The announcement was made in a
UK Papal Preview: St. Ninians Day – Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in the United Kingdom on September 16, the feast of St. Ninian, the bishop who first brought the Gospel to the Picts in Scotland. According
Hawking Nonsense – Rebecca Teti: dear physicists, please butt out of metaphysics | “Hawking says Science proves there is no God” read the headlines. “Here we go again,” thought I. I read
More Video Inspiration From Catholic Vote – Danielle Bean: | Gearing up for November’s elections, CatholicVote.org has released a new video, featuring Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Please
Special Guest Blogger: Catholic Foodie – Danielle Bean: Food meets faith this week at Faith & Family | I am so happy to announce our Faith & Family Live guest blogger for the week—Jeff Young, the Catholic
What Does Food Have to Do with Faith? – Jeff Young: | What does food have to do with faith? I mean, faith involves prayer, church, the bible, the sacraments. What does any of that have to do with food? At
Life-Affirming Faith – Abraham is our father in faith. His name was originally “Abram,” which means “exalted father.” But God changed his name to Abraham, meaning “father of many.” God tells
The Greatest Love of All – One of the events I enjoyed most as a parish priest was First Communion liturgies. I always preached vigorously on the awesome wonder of Christ being our Food from
CatholicVote.org: The Dream 2010 – CatholicVote.org has released its first video in a series of new commercials by the CatholicVote.org Education Fund designed to educate, inspire, and mobilize the
Hollywood, Full of Grace – by Kathryn Jean Lopez at HeadlineBistro.com “There’s alive and there’s dead, and there’s a worse place in between them that I hope you never know nothing about.” Felix
Imam: “I Would Never Have Done It” – The imam behind the proposed Islamic cultural center near ground zero in New York says the Islamophobic backlash over the project rivaled, if not exceeded, the anger
Outrageous Statement of the Day – MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer openly admitted Friday that she wants “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” nixed soon, lamenting that “justice delayed is justice denied” for gay
Today on Kresta – September 13, 2010 – Talking about the “things that matter most” on Sept. 13 4:00 – Preconceived bigotry: Response to Anne Rice media shorthand Anne Rice, author of the popular “Vampire
Catholic Marriages Plummet in Britain – By Hilary WhiteLONDON, September 13, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In the lead-up to the pope’s visit, the Catholic bishops have striven to create a positive spin on the
HALF A CENTURY AGO – “Religious liberty is under assault today in ways not seen since the Nazi and Communist eras.” Archbishop Charles Chaput, August, 24, 2010 Dear Friends,We are 29% of the
More Pope London Visit Newsbytes – The Tide is Turning – LONDON, September 13, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As predicted, the media coverage is starting to turn around, and more voices are being heard that are saying, ‘Enough of
Dead Baby Found Outside Planned Parenthood Clinic – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist The body of a newborn baby girl was found in a storage bin outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
New Jersey Launches Statewide School Choice Law – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist New Jersey’s Catholic Governor Chris Christie signed a public school choice law into effect this weekend that will allow
Pope Asks for Prayer for UK Trip – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist Pope Benedict XVI is calling upon the faithful to pray for his upcoming trip to the UK. Asia News is reporting that at the
UK Bishops Under Fire for Papal Guide – By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In an attempt to be trendy, UK Catholic bishops have published what is being called a “cringe-worthy” guide to the upcoming
Ad Orientem at St. Theresa’s, Sugarland – September 3rd, 2010 – Mass according to the modern Roman liturgical books, offered ad orientem with the ordinary of the Mass in Latin and the propers in the vernacular.
Solemn Mass at the Basilica Shrine of Fatima – As mentioned last week, as part of their journey to Portugal, the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius were to offer a Solemn Mass according to the usus antiquior on the
Two Items Related to Cardinal Newman – The first item I wish to mention is that Baronius Press has announced a timely release recently with the imminent republication of the Meditations and Devotions of John
I Am Not a Logical Person – If I were, I would have won this game much, much faster than I did. My six-year-old got bored long before I’d come close to exhausting all the different orders of
Today in History: September 12 – As the timeline feature on my iGoogle homepage informs me, Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens was born on this day in 1913. The son of a sharecropper and the grandson of
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Bp. Hubbard attends Solemn TLM – I received note of this from a reader. This is for your brick by brick file. Bishop Howard J. Hubbard Visits St. Joseph’s Parish, Troy, NY September 2010 marked the
Hard to imagine this is not a joke – I thought my friend Fr. Ray Blake, the illustrious P.P. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton, was having us on. Then, to my horror, I realized he was in earnest. The English
Overcome idolatry in life by kneeling at during Mass – From the gentlemanly Sandro Magister. I love the opening salvo. This splendid article reminds me of a story told by a priest friend about a very high American prelate.
Blind Paralympic champion prays for protection of human life – Madrid, Spain, Sep 13, 2010 / 06:01 pm ( CNA ).- During the festivities honoring the patron saint of Salamanca in Spain, triple Paralympic gold medalist Enrique
