February 8, 2010
- The bishop hired a new executive administrative assistant. That's secretary, folks.I saw an ad in our bulletin for a new Chief Financial Officer for the diocese. Too bad, I'm not an accountant. I messed up a small company's books once. What happened with our longtime CFO? Any details out there?
- Miami, Fla., Feb 8, 2010 / 09:17 pm (CNA).- The much-discussed Super Bowl ad about college star quarterback Tim Tebow and his mother Pam aired on Sunday. It encouraged viewers to celebrate life and family.
- Sad story. Any New Yorkers have any light to shed on the situation?
Someone named Michael Sean Winters * has experienced another petit mal paroxysm of truculence against political conservatives, this time lashing out on the...
Iran is boasting that in three days, on February 11, it will do something that will “stun the West.” What could it be? Maybe...
- By James TillmanVATICAN CITY, February 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On Monday morning, Pope Benedict XVI, speaking to the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Family, condemned child abuse and spoke of how stable families are necessary for the proper development of children."The...
- Commentary by Troy NewmanFebruary 8, 2010 (OperationRescue.org) - Although it was no game changer I believe the best family-friendly and cutting-edge Super Bowl commercial was done by Google. The Tim Tebow ad was good, but like many things Super Bowl-related - it didn't live up to all the pre-game...
- By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., February 8, 2010 (LifeiSiteNews.com) - A bipartisan group of Congressmen have nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three stalwart Chinese human rights activists who have suffered enormously for championing the religious, political, and natural rights of...
- By Patrick B. CraineTORONTO, Ontario, February 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Homosexual activist Keith Norton died January 31st of cancer in a Toronto hospital at the age of 69.Mr. Norton served in the Ontario provincial legislature for Kingston and the Islands from 1975-1985, taking up several...
- By Patrick B. CraineFebruary 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) is appealing the September decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal that determined the hate messages provision (section 13) of the Canadian Human Rights Act is unconstitutional.In a...
- Note: A petition in favor of the ad can be found here. The Facebook group in favor of the ad can be found here. KELOWNA, B.C., February 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Canadian pro-lifers are planning a rally on Tuesday in defence of the pro-life ad that was pulled last week by Global TV...
- By Hilary WhiteLONDON, February 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - David Cameron, the heir-presumptive of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, has told a homosexual magazine to expect a "gay-friendly" future Conservative government. Cameron, who has packaged himself the "heir to Blair," also told Attitude...
- By James TillmanVALLETTA, MALTA, February 8, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- This past Sunday, on the 32nd Pro-Life Day organized by the Malta Unborn Child Movement, members of the Maltese government and various clergy reiterated Malta's firm stand against abortion under any circumstances. According...
- By Kathleen GilbertSOUTH BEND, Indiana, February 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Correspondence obtained by LifeSiteNews.com (LSN) this week concerning the "Notre Dame 88" scandal has thrown into question Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins' claim that he has done all in his power...
- By Kathleen GilbertLITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, February 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, the reality TV parents who recently grabbed headlines following the birth of their nineteenth child, are now renting a house once owned by the eugenicist founder of Planned Parenthood in...
- By Thaddeus M. BaklinskiVICTORIA, British Columbia, February 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Youth Protecting Youth (YPY), the embattled pro-life club at the University of Victoria (UVic) which has been fighting for fair treatment from their student union for years, has received a helping hand from an...
I’m not sure how effective Google’s Super Bowl ad was last night as advertising. It consisted solely of text, and most Super Bowl parties are not conducive to everybody quieting down so you can read the television. That’s the way it was at my house, anyhow, and I missed it.
Someone forwarded me an email from Troy Newman of Operation Rescue today where he suggests the spot by Google was the most pro-family and pro-life ad of the night. Writes Newman:
All good advertising must mirror everyday circumstances. And who hasn't used Google to make travel plans, find restaurants, or define an unknown word? But Google...
- Madrid, Spain, Feb 8, 2010 / 06:56 pm (CNA).- The regional vicar of Guadalajara in Spain has welcomed requests by numerous Spanish Catholic organizations to launch a campaign defending the presence of crucifixes and other religious symbols in the country.
- I am sure there will be some silliness on this., But notice that on the whole a lot of "progressive " and true Catholics in the social Justice realm will ignore this.
Nothing new here. - Whenever I read articles in The Messenger, I end up with more questions than I'd like. Most often I don't understand Liz Q's angle, which invariably omits the obvious Catholic aspect of the story. She simply writes human interest stuff. Then, there are the things that are in the article which create questions in me about what kind of catechesis the subject had or how (s)he lives the Faith.
- ... for the past, oh, forty years or so:
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A top Vatican official said religious orders today are in a "crisis" caused in part by the adoption of a secularist mentality and the abandonment of traditional practices.
Cardinal Franc Rode, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, said the problems go deeper than the drastic drop in the numbers of religious men and women.
"The crisis experienced by certain religious communities, especially in Western Europe and North America, reflects the more... - WATERTOWN, MA (February 8, 2010) - During the week of February 15th, “The Commons”, a Catholic ...
- This Valentine’s Day Send Flowers For Beauty & Life. PHOENIX, AZ (February 8, 2010) - Sending ...
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