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Catholic charity helped teen get abortion - Giving- msnbc.com
Authorities are investigating whether a Catholic charity violated state and federal law by helping a 16-year-old illegal immigrant who was in the organization's care get an ...
Newly-Constructed Catholic School Opens With Holy Celebration (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
HARRISON COUNTY (WLOX) - The song "Enter The Journey" was a fitting theme for a special mass Wednesday morning. Students, parents, and community members gathered to celebrate the opening of the new "St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School", off Espy Avenue.>
Boys golf: When the coach is away, Elyria Catholic plays … quite well, in fact, as win at Pioneer Invitational attests (The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram)
ELYRIA — Who needs a coach on match day in high school golf? Just let the players tee it up and do their thing after their coach did his thing during practice rounds. Elyria Catholic golf coach Tom Porter was miles away Wednesday when his Panthers won the Pioneer Invitational at [...]>
Catholic candidates clash on number of issues - Politics- msnbc.com
Presidential contenders Chris Dodd and Sam Brownback - one Democrat, one Republican - demonstrated Monday how their political differences are rooted in their varying ...
Catholic hospitals in Conn. to allow Plan B - Women's health- msnbc ...
Roman Catholic bishops have agreed to let hospital personnel give emergency contraception to all rape victims, reversing their decision days before a new state law requires it.
Catholic bishops OK gay-ministry guidelines - Life- msnbc.com
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday adopted new guidelines on gay outreach that are meant to be welcoming, while also telling gays to be celibate since the church considers ...
Catholic group protests student paintings in NY - THE ARTS- msnbc.com
A Roman Catholic watchdog group is protesting a student art exhibition in which religious symbols including a crucifix and rosary are depicted in sexually explicit paintings.
Region to get new Catholic high school (Collinsville Herald)
The prayers of those wishing for the start up of a new Catholic high school in southern Madison County have been answered.>
First SHG principal heads Chicago’s Catholic schools (The State Journal-Register)
Sacred Heart-Griffin High School’s first principal, Sister Mary Paul McCaughey, has been named superintendent of Chicago’s 256 Catholic schools, the nation’s largest parochial system, comprising 96,200 students and 5,300 teachers. >
Bush plan would cut off contraception coverage at Catholic employers (San Francisco Chronicle)
A proposed Bush administration regulation on contraception and abortion would block California's requirement that Catholic hospitals and charities provide birth-control coverage for thousands of female employees, state Attorney General Jerry Brown and family-... >
Catholic elementary kids back in school (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Thousands of Catholic schoolchildren returned smoothly yesterday on the first official day at the area's 48 Archdiocese of Louisville schools. Click here to get other back to school info.>
Catholic university nixes feminist prof (UPI)
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The University of San Diego has withdrawn its offer of an endowed chair to a Catholic feminist scholar who supports abortion rights.>
Move raises bar for Catholic (Montgomery Advertiser)
Tim Trokey knew Catholic High was growing.>
Catholic school racing deadline (The Republican)
CHICOPEE - The clock is ticking as last-minute work is completed on the new Holyoke Catholic High School here, but officials say the school will be ready to welcome students next week.>
PG East: Central Catholic's goal is to repeat as PIAA champions this season (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The Central Catholic football team faces a tough task in 2008. ...>
Transcript for August 7 - Meet the Press, online at MSNBC- msnbc.com
Guests: Mario Cuomo, former Governor, D - New York; Douglas Kmiec, Prof. of Constitutional Law, Pepperdine University, former Dean, Catholic University School of Law; David Kirby ...
Catholic principal defends English-only policy - News- msnbc.com
Sister Margaret Nugent, a school principal, is defending her decision to implement an English-only policy at St. Anne Catholic School.
Catholic Online - Catholic Encyclopedia
Catholic Online - Catholic Encyclopedia ... The Catholic Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive resource on Catholic teaching, history, and information ever gathered in all of ...
Catholic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek adjective ' καθολικός / katholikos', meaning "general; universal" (cf. Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English ...
Catholic Answers: Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Evangelization ...
Catholic Answers Book and Gift Catalog ... One of today’s silent but most deadly “spiritual killers” is pornography—especially Internet pornography.
Can Catholic elementary schools survive? - Faith in America- msnbc.com
Rising costs and changing demographics are squeezing the nation's Catholic elementary schools, setting off a wave of school closings and causing some Catholics to worry about the ...
Catholic Online - Directory
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CATHOLIC SINGLES MINGLE: Catholic Website for Catholic Dating, Chat ...
Welcome to Catholic Singles Mingle. Catholic match maker site for catholic personals with chat, message boards and photos. We Bring Catholic Singles Together!
Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay
The Diocese begins at Naremburn on the north of Sydney Harbour taking in the Manly Peninsula region and extending to Toukley and Wyong on the Central Coast.
Catholic.net - Brushing Up on the Bible
VATICAN CITY — (NCRegister.com) It’s the Year of St. Paul and just months before a Vatican Synod on Scripture. What better time to start learning the Bible? VATICAN CITY ...
Catholic Conservation Center
Dedicated to ecology, environmental justice, and the stewardship of creation in light of sacred Scripture and living Tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. ... Long before the ...
Issues facing the Catholic Church - Connected Coast to Coast with Ron ...
Catholic Church leaders gathered in Rome to grieve over the death of the pope, and now they look toward the time when they will formally begin to choose his successor. And the ...
Catholic Church Warns Of Fake Bishop In Dallas - News- msnbc.com
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas is warning worshippers to beware of a fake bishop who charges for holy services that priests do for free.
Catholic Online - Breaking News, World, U.S., Catholic, Diocese ...
Catholic News and Information Center for Catholics and All People of God, to Help them Deepen their understanding of Our Catholic Faith. Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews ...
Catholic.net - Catholics on the net
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Liturgical Norms: Our Keys to Spiritual Nourishment ...
According to Cardinal Arinze: “Liturgical celebrations well carried out not only nourish the faith of practicing Catholics, but can also awaken the slumbering faith of the negligent, and attract people to the Church“ (Adoremus Bulletin ...
Catholic Woes
“Obama gets ‘pretty’ for his ‘BrokeBack Mountain’ Forum” It should be an already accepted fact that Barack Obama is a pretentious, arrogant, self aggrandizing wimp. Now, although these terms may seem a bit contradictory when observed ...
Catholic Rockers #71 - Happenings
Proud 2B Catholic Festival, WYD, Zealous, and new music from Greg Walton and Rocking Romans Songs:. Matt Maher - For Your Glory; Pointe Blank - Augustine’s Song; Straggler’s Plea - Little Stephen Stoned; Greg Walton - Tune of Ignorance ...
How should a Catholic vote?
It’s time Catholics stop accommodating pro-abortion-rights politicians and it’s time to start demanding that they accommodate us. This is the only decision that offers the real chance for real change, because no candidate or political ...
No Salvation Outside the Catholic Church
But, unlike the oft heard teaching that, “If you are not a Christian you are going to Hell”– this teaching of The Catholic Church does NOT mean that you must be Catholic in order to be saved or that if you are not Catholic you are going ...
Roiling over Ruether: "How much more anti-Catholic can you get?"
A University of San Diego decision rescinding a prestigious position to a Catholic feminist theologian has thrust it smack in the middle of a national debate over academic freedom versus adherence to church teachings. ...
Catholic official to speak on voting
A high-ranking official with the US Conference of Catholic Bishops will be in Tucson this weekend to talk about the election season, voting and the Catholic conscience.
Catholic School Goes Green
St. Monica Academy becomes the first Green school in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Cardinal Francis George was on hand to see what the kids were accomplishing by going green.
Verses Catholics Wrestle With
Most have been catholic doctrine entrenched in mystery. The responses have been so complicated, they are difficult to understand. Furthermore, the catholic relies on history that is only provided through the catholic church. ...
National Review interviews Archbishop Chaput on Catholics in ...
Chaput was interviewed by Kathryn Lopez of the National Review, touching on the obligations of Catholic voters and legislators and other topics pertaining to his new book, Render Under Caesar: Serving the National by Living Our Catholic ...
Kathleen Sebelius as Obama's Vp is Ticket of Death in More Ways ...
For any party of course to pick a PRO CHOICE Catholic as VP or President is fraught with danger. Many Catholics will work hard not to see that happen.. They like me do not want the scandal, the communion issues, the fact that on a World ...
"Those Angry Traditionalists"
The place was a nasty, troll-infested, Catholic slam-fest. We had atheists who thought the newsgroup fertile ground for believers to mock. We had assorted Protestants of every denomination who figured this was a place to find papists to ...
Liberal Groups Angry at Catholic College. Yes!
Two liberal Catholic groups are angry over a decision made by a Catholic college. Hmmmm. I love the sound of it. It's not a sentence I get to write very often. Let me say it again. Two liberal Catholic groups are angry over a decision ...
Catholic Social Bookmarking
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and wondering if there’sa way to carve this out in such a way that it serves the online Catholic community. I’m concerned, however, that the community may be too small, the focus may be too ...
U. of San Diego Backtracks on Appointing Feminist Catholic Theologian
The university said it had decided Rosemary Radford Ruether was the wrong person for the prestigious post because of her service on the Board of Directors of the abortion-rights organization Catholics for Choice. ...
German Catholic Dean sacked for blessing gays
Peter Kollas, a Roman Catholic dean has been removed for blessing a gay marriage, the diocese of Limburg in central Germany announced on Wednesday. Though German law allows a form of gay marriage, the Catholic church does not recognize ...
Archbishop Chaput Talks Important Louisiana Catholic and Political ...
And during his service as a bishop, he desegregated the Catholic schools in Louisiana, and really was a hero in terms of civil rights issues. And some of the Catholic out leaders in his community, political leaders, decided to oppose ...
Promote Culture of Life and Catholic Teaching to Combat Rising ...
By Hilary White LANCASTER, UK, August 20, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Drug abuse, gun crime, pornography, alcoholism, suicide, euthanasia, and 2.2 million deaths of unborn children by "scientific experimentation" are the results of ...
Panorama: Catholic League Protests DNC Bloggers, Ethics Questions ...
Catholic League Prez Calls Out Two DNC-Credentialed Blogs Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, an organization that defends the “right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination,” ...
Comment on The Growing Neocatechumenal Controversy and Chasm in ...
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A Catholic Education: Eight Years at OLMC
Carmel Catholic school from first through eighth grade. While the previous post gave an overview of my academic experiences, this one focuses more on the religious education I received, or lack there of. Let me start by noting that the ...
Ray Flynn: Democrats Exclusion of Archbishop Chaput an 'Insult'
"Pro-life Democrats who are proud Catholics like myself feel this is an insult to our values… ...
Some Peanuts, a Sewing Machine and Unstoppable Drive in Gulu, N ...
Debbie DeVoe, CRS’ regional information officer for East Africa, shares the latest from Gulu in northern Uganda. Some days in the field wear you down. Others make your spirits soar. Recently, I spent an incredible day talking to people ...
Project to build Catholic home for dying moving ahead in Oregon
Here’s an interesting story from the Catholic Sentinel, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Portland, Ore., regarding a project involving a Catholic home for the dying in northeast Portland. The subject of death with dignity continues as a ...
Catholic Bishops: Voting for Pro-Abortion Candidates is Evil
The Catholic bishops in Kansas have released a new voter’s guide that makes it clear supporting a candidate who favors legal abortions is evil. In the joint document, they say Catholic voters would commit moral evil by backing ...
Bishop Finn's Statement on Abuse Settlement
Several news organizations today reported on a tentative agreement between the Diocese of Kansas City - St. Joseph and 47 plaintiffs in clergy sexual abuse lawsuits. The agreement settles all known cases against the diocese and covers ...
Louisiana Catholic Blog Daily Update for August 20th 2008
I missed the Louisiana Catholic "Daily" blog update yesterday. It came down to doing that or have a beer with my friends. So guess what won. Hopefully my time in Purgatory for this weakness will just be little cherubs pelting me marsh ...
Catholic unity
The Catholic conception of the mark of unity, which must characterize the one Church founded by Christ, is far more exacting. Not only must the true Church be one by an internal and spiritual union, but this union must also be external ...
Catholic Singles Baton Rouge Faith Sharing
When: Aug 21, 2008 12:00:00 AM to Aug 21, 2008 12:00:00 AM in Baton Rouge,Louisiana Posted by:rollup.
“Until they have reformed their lives”
No Communion for pro-abortion Catholics, says Archbishop Burke.
Daily Bible Readings Thursday August 21 2008 Memorial of Saint ...
The readings on this site are not official for the Mass of Roman Rite of the Catholic Church in the USA, but are from sources free from copyright. They are here to present the comparable [...]
Last week’s condemnation of the miniskirt by the Mexican Catholic ...
Read More in English: latimesblogs.latimes.com Traducido: usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish.
Why Didn't Kathryn Lopez Ask Archbishop Chaput About Immigration ...
She had a very good interview with Archbishop Chaput on what sound like a great book he has written called Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life. Read the whole interview with Archbishop ...
The Primitive Catholic Call
Among those who have chosen to follow the Primitive Catholic way, many stories can be told of sorrow, fear, exhaustion, and pain. Anyone who elects to take the ‘path less traveled’ is bound to hit some bumps in the road, ...
Review of “Heaven’s Song: Sexual Love as it was Meant to Be”
Marriage is a central theme of Catholic theology, and once this is properly understood by theologians and laymen alike, a new wave of evangelization will be initiated. This most timely explanation of the “Good News” has the irresistible ...
Preschool opens this fall at Visitation Catholic School
If one of Ted Havens’ marching orders when he took the reins at Visitation Catholic School was to attract more attention to the Verboort campus, he’s apparently succeeded. The...
Director of Development - Catholic Education Foundation (Kansas ...
The Catholic Education Foundation located at the Chancery Offices of The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas invites inquiries & applications for the position of Director of Development. -Job Summary: Assist the Executive Director, ...
Head of Vatican's Highest Court: Ministers Have "Obligation to ...
The head of the highest court in the Vatican has given an interview with a Roman magazine in which he notes that when dealing with pro-abortion Catholic politicians, "the minister of the Eucharist has the obligation to deny It ...
Bingo Bill Backed By Tribes, Catholic Church - IT'S A SHAM
How dare CAN pretends to speak for all charities regarding the California bingo issue crisis when there has been little to no communication to MOST charitable bingo charities. This borders on out right deception. ...
USD revokes invitation to radical, feminist theologian Rosemary ...
Faculty and Roman Catholics are divided over USD's decision to withdraw the appointment of Rosemary Radford Ruether to an endowed chair. At issue is Ruether's position on the board of directors for Catholics for Choice, ...
Celebrating the Bad Boy In Every Catholic or Baptist Guy- Rockin ...
I can recall the in my youth the "jambox" and us guys in parachute pants on the school bus- the Baptist, the guys and girls that walked the aisle and got saved, the Methodists and the one Catholic there rocking out to Girls Rock your ...
Survey shows young people attended WYD08 for spirituality ...
... but also to make new friends, seek adventure and have fun - according to a survey of more than 12000 people who registered to attend. Conducted by the Australian Catholic University and Monash University, “Pilgrims Progress…
Catholic Funeral Etiquette [and Embalming the Unnatural] priest ...
As Catholics, we believe in the eternal life of the souls of our loved ones and nurture the hope of eternal salvation for Catholics who practice the Commandments and die in the state of grace; this consoles us when a family member or ...
Fathers For Good
Earlier this week, there was a great website regarding the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. Today, I would like to point out a new website (actually a few weeks old) sponsored by the Knights of Columbus called: Fathers for Good. ...
Catholic collision
If you're looking for some teeth-jarring hits this weekend, this could be your game.
Catholic Citizens Committee Press Relaese
Several Catholics, including former Colorado state Sen. Polly Baca, "Dead Man Walking" author Sister Helen Prejean, social justice lobbyist Sister Catherine Pinkerton and Pepperdine University professor Douglas W. ...
Arroyo makes bare-faced attempt to justify unpopular programs for ...
DAVAO CITY, August 21, 2008─An Indigenous People’s Rights advocacy group here has branded President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as used to making bare-faced attempt to justify unpopular programs for the Indigenous Peoples (IPs). read more.
It's Gold!
Gold Award Tracy has kindly awarded me the Gold BFF Award! Thank you so much Tracy!! I'm glad you got this award because you truly deserve it. Your blog is so welcoming especially when you share about your family. ...
File new bill on ‘integral human development,’ CBCP urges solon
MANILA, August 21, 2008─An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Family and Life (CBCP-ECFL) has urged reproductive health sponsor Albay Representative Edcel Lagman to file a new bill ...
A Jesuit Cardinal And A Catholic Traditionalist
I am first and foremost a Catholic, and I detest even needing to wear a label to distinguish myself. Unfortunately, I must, for it is still an uncommon thing among Catholics to venerate many of the traditions that I hold dear. ...
You Know You Are Very Catholic Moment
You know you are very Catholic when your son's Ocean Pacific (Op) T-shirt makes you immediately think "Ah. Dominicans." http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com.
Just Smile, Your Excellency.... Just Smile Even more news from The ...
2, 2006, Catholic Charities of San Francisco issued a press release describing their new “partnership” with Family Builders by Adoption, which calls itself “the gayest [adoption] agency in the country.” The release did not mention that ...
Catholic university tries to be Catholic; offended dissenters ...
A University of San Diego decision rescinding a prestigious position to a Catholic feminist theologian has thrust it smack in the middle of a national debate over academic freedom versus adherence to [C]hurch teachings. [Versus! ...
Four Catholic priests held hostage by rebels
MANILA, August 21, 2008─Four Catholic priests on the way to attend their alumni homecoming in Davao City on August 19 were held hostage for several hours by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels at the national highway in Kolambugan ...
Vatican directive: 'Yahweh' inappropriate for liturgical use
The Vatican has ruled that the Name of God, commonly rendered as "Yahweh," should not be pronounced in the Catholic liturgy. The Vatican directive will not require any changes in the ...
Italian Catholic weekly prompts outrage with 'fascism' reference
An influential Catholic magazine has caused a political furor with an editorial speculating about a "return to fascism" in Italy. Famiglia Cristiana, an Italian weekly magazine with a ...
New commandant for Swiss Guard
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Daniel Anrig as the new commandant of the Swiss Guard. Anrig, who currently serves as commander general of police in the Swiss canton of Glarus, will ...
Pope asks relief for Georgian refugees
Pope Benedict XVI called for the prompt opening of humanitarian corridors in South Ossetia, during his midday audience on Sunday, August 17. After reciting the Angelus, the Pope said ...
Pope to visit Sardinia in September
Pope Benedict XVI will make a one-day visit to Sardinia on September 7, Vatican officials have announced. The highlight of the papal trip to the island off Italy's western coast will be ...
Beatification set for parents of St. Therese
The Vatican has announced plans for the beatification of the parents of St. Therese of Lisieux. Louis Martin and Zelie Marie Guerin Martin will be beatified on October 19, with the ...
Power of prayer is topic as Pope resumes weekly audiences
Pope Benedict XVI resumed his weekly public audiences on Wednesday, August 13, after returning from his summer vacation. In his remarks to the pilgrims who gathered in the courtyard of ...
Viet Catholic protestors clash again with Hanoi police
Vietnamese Catholic demonstrators have again clashed with police in a confrontation over the use of property that had been owned by the Church but seized by the Communsit government. A ...
Priest murdered in India; torture feared
A Carmelite priest has been murdered and disfigured-- in a way that suggests torture-- in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state. Father Thomas Pandipally was killed on Saturday night ...
Pope, at audience, explains importance of saints
Pope Benedict XVI encouraged devotion to the saints during his regular weekly audience on Wednesday, August 20. Speaking to about 4000 pilgrims in the courtyard of the apostolic palace ...
Georgetown's Lesbian Adjuct Professor Defends Pro Choice Feminist ...
Bonnie Morris, an adjunct assistant professor of women's studies at Georgetown University, said some Catholic colleges employ faculty supportive of causes at odds with the church, from gay rights to the use of contraceptives. ...
Book Review -- ‘Heaven’s Song: Sexual Love as it was Meant to Be’
I also hope that it will be used in Catholic universities and seminaries. Heaven’s Song is a gem that the reader will want to read over and over again on his /her journey in the spiritual life. This review was written as part of The ...
Would You Make It into the Banquet?
Ez 36:23-28 / Mt 22:1-14. From time to time the media provide coverage of fantastic parties all over the world, and many of us watch with fascination from a distance. Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball is still talked about decades ...
St. Pius X (Pope)
Giuseppe Sarto (1835-1914), the future Pope Pius X, was one of the greatest religious figures of the early twentieth century. He was born near Venice, the second of ten children in a very poor family. Giuseppe was educated at the ...
Proud to be an American
America’s Olympic athletes should make every one of us stand a bit taller this week. They have definitely done us proud. We watched as 41-year-old Dara Torres, in the stressful minutes leading up to her historic 50-meter free style ...
Birth Rates Continue to Plunge: US Census Bureau
The percentage of childless women who have reached the end of their child-bearing years in the United States has doubled from 10% to 20% in the last 30 years, reported the US Census Bureau on Monday.The survey also found that, ...
Obama and McCain Campaigns Target Catholics
We Catholics find ourselves at a very interesting point in history. Once again, presidential elections are upon us and we represent the largest bloc of religious voters at an estimated 25% of America’s registered voting population. ...
Sail Down the Middle!
Today, let us as Catholics be thankful for (and responsible to obey) the light Jesus has given us. Let us neither pass judgement on our neighbor, nor ignore our responsibility to bear witness to Jesus. That way, we can sail on through ...
The Canaanite Woman
This week’s gospel (Matthew 15: 21-28) told the story of the Canaanite woman who begged Jesus to heal her daughter. The Canaanite woman was a Gentile, a non-Jew. Jesus treats her downright coldly at first. As she pleads her case, ...
Obama Caught Red-Handed in Abortion Lie
Barack Obama and National Right to Life went head-to-head over Obama’s abortion record, and Obama blinked. The Democratic presidential candidate now has backed off his claims that pro-life advocates were “lying” over his vote to kill a ...
Saddleback Church’s Presidential Civil Forum: A Harsh Spotlight
Compare Pastor Rick Warren, one of Evangelicalism’s most beloved pastors with a Catholic bishop loved by orthodox-minded Catholics. I just can’t imagine the recently transferred Archbishop Burke, formerly of St Louis or Archbishop ...
Biotechnology and the Human Future
If you have been watching the Olympics, you cannot help but be awed by the strength, speed, and skill of Olympic athletes. Take Michael Phelps, the phenomenal American swimmer who took gold in event after event. ...
Boys golf: When the coach is away, Elyria Catholic plays … quite ...
Just let the players tee it up and do their thing after their coach did his thing during practice rounds. Elyria Catholic golf coach Tom Porter was miles away Wednesday when his Panthers won the Pioneer Invitational at Forest Hills [. ...
Catholic School Music Teacher - East Tennessee
well I for one love the school. I feel that all the teachers are kind to all of the students. All the teachers even stay after to help children who need more help in certain subject. The prinipal is very nice to everyone. ...
Archbishop Chaput on being Catholic and voting Catholic
Archbishop Chaput: We should see ourselves as Catholic first — not white or black, or young or old. or Democrat or Republican, or labor militant or business owner, but Catholic first as the main way we identify ourselves. ...
I’ma traditional Catholic…
And yet I’m just an ordinary Roman Catholic. Huh? I’m an artist - really? So how do you explain that? I always say, “I’ma painter.” How dare I call myself an artist? Art has nothing to do with it. So isn’t it about time we begin to say, ...
The Church in History Information Centre
The webmaster has compiled articles on a variety of subjects from the Gospels to Marian apparitions to the Crusades. This is an informative and interesting site to visit, especially for those seeking resources to counter anti-Catholic ...
Bishop of Leeds shuts church buildings to halt celebration of Mass
In other words, having earlier failed to issue a canonical decree suppressing the parishes, the bishop – a leading member of the liberal "Magic Circle" of prelates who control the Catholic Church in this country – has hastily invoked ...
My so-called "high risk" pregnancy...
First of all, let me make something very clear here: I am 100% willing to do whatever it takes to protect myself and my baby from danger if and when we are actually in danger. Got that? I'm not some rebel-without-a-cause out to "prove" ...
OUR LADY OF KNOCK Feast Day: August 21
The Same Feast Day as Pope St. Pius X from www.catholictradition.org On the evening of August 21, 1879 Mary McLoughlin, the housekeeper to the parish priest of Knock, County Mayo, ireland, was astonished to see the outside south wall of ...
Who Needs a Desk Anyway?
I have a lovely desk. It’s L-shaped, with a window facing the rising sun. It has a couple of drawers for my staples and files. It’s wide enough for my computer and printer. One end holds the “baby stuff” basket just so. ...
New research on large families
Action: please pass it on! Civitas, a thinktank, publishes a brilliant rebuttal of the arguments against large families in its latest newsletter, by the television journalist (and father of five) Colin Brazier. ...
Dipping your toes into the Eastern Catholic waters
Not as a tourist, not as an observer at a zoo, but as a Catholic with other Catholics, worshipping God in ancient rites. Yes, it is confusing - even with a book in hand, you are not quite sure where everyone is all the time - but that ...
Pope: To Care for Creation, Acknowledge the Creator
"I think, therefore, that true and effective initiatives to prevent the waste and destruction of creation ...
Pope to Young: Follow Jesus in the Footsteps of Our Lady
"Through her pilgrimage of faith and charity on earth, the Virgin Mary reveals in her person the true ...
Catholic officials pray for peaceful transition in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (CNS) -- Catholic leaders have praised Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's recently resigned president, for supporting religious minorities and expressed hope for positive change. Father Pascal Robert, spokesman for the ...
Catholic law-school students get experience with death penalty cases
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Summer is usually a chance to get a break from the books, but for some students at the University of San Francisco's law school, this summer was an opportunity to put their book learning into practice. ...
30000 Canadians' Petition to Revoke Award Given Abortionist
"There is nothing heroic or award-winning about taking the life of an unborn child; as a woman who has ...
Controversy Hounds Catholic University in Caraga Region Anew ...
BUTUAN CITY-For the third time, controversy hit Caraga’s first region-based university, the Roman Catholic’s Fr. Saturnino Urios University after officers of the Student Supreme Government accused the school administration for alleged ...
Fundraiser To Support Catholic Charities Food Pantry
25 in support of the food pantry at Catholic Charities of Oswego County. Standing from left are: Helen Hoefer, Teressa Slimmer, Meghan Rey, Chris Matteson and Karrie Damm. Kneeling from left are: Gail Cooper, Judy Egan and Nancy ...
Parishioners Oppose Government's Building Project On Church Land
Catholics of a parish in the capital have officially petitioned against a city government project on land the parish says it owns. (more...)
There has always been a "Priest Shortage" or the more things ...
From the 100Year Old Weblog - Kansas City Journal. August 17, 1907 URGES YOUNG MEN TO BECOME PRIESTS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BISHOP HOGAN SENDS OFFICIAL APPEAL TO THE CHURCHES. ...
Barclays Global Investors And BlackRock Investment Management Get ...
Barclays Global Investors And BlackRock Investment Management Get Catholic Mandate.
Daughters Of Mary, Mother Israel’s Hope
For those who miss the days of full-habited Catholic nuns, as shown in films like “The Sound of Music” or “Going My Way,” the old order is making a comeback – at least in Affton. Soon, a group of three women convening a religious ...
Archbishop Raymond Burke Discusses Respect for the Holy Eucharist ...
McKenna, president of Catholic Action for Faith and Family based in San Diego, to discuss the issue of respect for the Holy Eucharist and the pastoral aspects of canon 915. He stated clearly that the Church does have the right to tell ...
Health Minister: Safe-Injection Sites a “Surrender to a Culture of ...
By Tim Waggoner. Montreal, August 20, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - During Monday’s Canadian Medical Association annual meeting, federal Health Minister Tony Clement attacked those medical professionals who support facilities providing ...