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January 6, 2013
Epiphany
Rome of the West - 4 months 2 weeks ago Three Magi adoring the Christ child, at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis.A description of the Magi, attributed to the Venerable Bede:Magi sunt, qui munera Domino dederunt:...
One of YouTube’s most famous babies turns 5
The Deacon's Bench - 4 months 2 weeks ago A lot of you may remember this video, which has been making the rounds for a few years. It shows eight-month-old Jonathan Breaux responding to his mother’s voice for the first...
40 years after Roe v. Wade, pro-life movement strengthens its resolve
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - 4 months 2 weeks ago WASHINGTON — Forty years after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortions, the pro-life movement hasn't stepped back in its resolve to see the decision reversed.
Each year near...
Pope Benedict XVI: Homily on the Feast of the Epiphany
Making Things Visible - 4 months 2 weeks ago Dear Brothers and Sisters,For the Church which believes and prays, the Wise Men from the East who, guided by the star, made their way to the manger of Bethlehem, are only the...
Notre Dame football's rise paralleled Irish-Americans' societal ascent
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - 4 months 2 weeks ago WASHINGTON — As Notre Dame prepared to play Alabama Jan. 7 in college football's Bowl Championship Series title game, it seemed like the clash of the titans.
Alabama has won nine...
The New Creed
The Forum - 4 months 2 weeks ago An excerpt from an article by Stanislav Mishin, appearing in Pravda:For years, the Elites of the West have cranked up the myth of Man Made Global Warming as a means first and...
Pledge to pray daily Rosary draws 80,000 signatures
Catholic News Agency - General - 4 months 2 weeks ago Boston, Mass., Jan 6, 2013 / 04:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- More than 80,000 people have pledged to pray the Rosary daily, with their names recorded in a book presented to Pope...
Benedict XVI on the task of bishops in our own time
Rorate Coeli - 4 months 2 weeks ago How can we not think, in this context, of the task of a Bishop in our own time? The humility of faith, of sharing the faith of the Church of every age, will constantly be in...
Feeding Thy Lambs: Catholic Vacation Bible School
CatholicMom.com - 4 months 2 weeks ago FeedingThyLambs (a trademark of Beevinwood, Inc.) offers terrific Catholic Vacation Bible School programs that are unique, educational, fun, enriching, inspiring, economical, and...
In case you were wondering…
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 4 months 2 weeks ago … the episcopal motto chosen by the new Prefect of the Papal Household, His Excellency, George Gänswein. Titual Archbishop of Urbs Salvia, is …
Testimonium Perhibere Veritati....
That big, vague ghost in the Ray Lewis reporting
GetReligion - 4 months 2 weeks ago If you are a pro-football fan, or a human being who is alive and breathing in greater Baltimore, then you are probably aware that today’s playoff game between the Ravens and the “...
Science, the Star and the Magi
SQPN - Podcast Network - 4 months 2 weeks ago
The feast of the Epiphany gives us the opportunity to revisit candidates for the Star of the Bethlehem in Ian Maxfield’s latest episode of Catholic Laboratory. And what do the...
In Employment Discrimination Case, Federal Court Says Veganism Might Qualify As A Religion
The Religion Clause - 4 months 2 weeks ago In Chenzira v. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, (SD OH, Dec. 27, 2012), an Ohio federal district court held that a hospital customer service worker may be able to...
San Francisco police officers honored for saving life of newborn
Catholic News Agency - General - 4 months 2 weeks ago San Francisco, Calif., Jan 6, 2013 / 01:02 pm (CNA).- Quick thinking by two San Francisco police officers, who drove a dying newborn to the hospital in the front seat of their...
Pope says Epiphany shows universality of Jesus Christ
Catholic News Agency - General - 4 months 2 weeks ago Vatican City, Jan 6, 2013 / 12:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday said that the Magi’s visit to the Christ Child commemorated at the Feast of the Epiphany shows...
A Believer and a Non-Believer Argue in a Room
Accepting Abundance - 4 months 2 weeks ago
The Ghost of Vermeer of Delft Which Can Be Used As a Table (Salvador Dali, 1934)
Two men are locked in a room with empty walls. They have been there for their whole lives, and...
The Weekly Benedict eBook – Volume 44
The Curt Jester - 4 months 2 weeks ago
This is the 44th volume of The Weekly Benedict ebook which is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Benedict. The...
2013 U.S. March for Life - schedule of events: Updated
LifeSiteNews - 4 months 2 weeks ago by The Editors THURSDAY JANUARY 24, 2013 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood 1108 16th St NW Fr. Frank Pavone, Bryan Kemper, Lila Rose, Fr. Terry Gensemer,...
Sunday Supper: More Hot Plate Adventures
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 4 months 2 weeks ago For lunch today I thought of something Eastern, in honor of the Magi, but something not Chinese. Since I am working with a hot plate, I wanted to keep it simple.
Chicken Tikka...
The Weekly Benedict: 6 January, 2013
Jimmy Akin.org - 4 months 2 weeks ago This version of The Weekly Benedict covers material released in the last week from 16 December 2012 – 6 January 2013 (subscribe here; get as an eBook version for your Kindle,...