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December 15, 2012
My Advent Heart: With Love From Me To You, Jesus
CatholicMom.com - 5 months 1 week ago My Advent Heart: With Love From Me To You, Jesus
I have a confession to make.
How very Catholic of me! LOL
But what I am about to say may shock you. Then again, for those who...
Fr. Z asks a favor. It’ll take 3 seconds to help with a single click. (shhhhh…. it’s about “deaconesses”…)
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 5 months 1 week ago Will you do me a favor?
There is a book which I think should be on Kindle and isn’t.
Please click this link HERE to send a message to Ignatius Press that we want this book on...
So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish!
SQPN - Podcast Network - 5 months 1 week ago In this episode: Jeff Nielsen, Jimmy Akin, Maria Johnson, Inge Loots, Steve Nelson, Billy Newton, Pat Padley, Fr. Roderick Vonhögen
In this farewell to Steve Nelson episode, we’re...
Congregation for Saints issued decree on the “heroic virtues” of Pope Paul VI
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 5 months 1 week ago Apparently on 10 Dec, last, the Congregation for Saints issued the decree concerning the heroic virtues of Servant of God Pope Paul VI.
The decree must be promulgated by His...
A Must-Read for Parents: Restoring Tradition in Christmas
Rorate Coeli - 5 months 1 week ago From our friends at The Remnant comes a blueprint for Catholic parents as only Michael Matt can explain it -- a how-to guide to eliminate both the extremes of commercialism and...
Bar owner serves Christmas charity
Catholic News Agency - General - 5 months 1 week ago Milwaukee, Wis., Dec 15, 2012 / 01:02 pm (CNA).- An elderly couple walks into Kip’s Inn and hands bar owner Kim Engebregtsen a plastic bag with a Barbie doll in it.
“Oh, thank...
Culture of Violence: A Mom-Pediatrician Responds to the Newton Shooting
CatholicMom.com - 5 months 1 week ago Editor’s note: In response to the Newtown, CT tragedy, I asked Dr. Kathleen Berchelmann, our personal physician, to share her perspective on how she is addressing this incident in...
Trust, Fertility and Advent
CatholicMom.com - 5 months 1 week ago Trust, Fertility and Advent
One of my favorite shows is “Mayday,” a documentary which recounts stories of plane crashes and near crashes. My favorite episodes are the ones where...
Priest’s “horrible” job in Newtown: telling the parents
The Deacon's Bench - 5 months 1 week ago From ABC News: A Newtown, Conn., priest had the “horrible” job of informing families this morning that their children had been killed in the elementary school massacre. There were...
Benedictine nuns’ Advent music CD: the back story
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 5 months 1 week ago The new album for Advent by the Benedictine Nuns in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, is at the top of the charts.
I have...
The Christmas Presence
CatholicMom.com - 5 months 1 week ago The Christmas Presence by Wally Faucheux
Today, as we continue to mourn the tragic passing of those in Connecticut, I am pleased to share a gift from one of our readers. Wallace...
Church leaders express prayers, condolences over Sandy Hook massacre
EWTN - US Latest News - 5 months 1 week ago Denver, Colo., Dec 15, 2012 / 12:43 pm (EWTN News).- Members of the Catholic hierarchy have expressed grief and sorrow over the Dec. 14 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn...
REVIEW: St. Thomas Aquinas – Commentaries on St. Paul in Latin and English (not to mention the Summa Theologiae)
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 5 months 1 week ago The 1983 Code of Canon Law doesn’t mention many saints apart from their feast days. As you can imagine, the greats such as the Mary the Mother of God, Sts. Peter and Paul, St....
Every Heart Broken
The Reason for Our Hope - 5 months 1 week ago Twenty innocent children murdered, alongside six adults who no doubt tried to protect them. The news leaves us in shocked disbelief. Even though we may have not known the children...
Church leaders express prayers, condolences over Sandy Hook shooting
Catholic News Agency - General - 5 months 1 week ago Denver, Colo., Dec 15, 2012 / 10:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).-
Members of the Catholic hierarchy have expressed grief and sorrow over the Dec. 14 elementary school shooting in...
Protecting The Unborn: A ‘Pro-Life Position?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 5 months 1 week ago I checked the NCR this morning to see which of their writers would be the first out of the gate to instrumentalize the heinous killing of children in Connecticut to argue for...
Pod people: Forgiveness is such a simple word
GetReligion - 5 months 1 week ago Forgiveness is such a simple word But it’s so hard to do when you’ve been hurt The above lyrics from Kellie Pickler’s “I Wonder” provide a fitting introduction to this post. On...
Welcome to the New Evangelization in Canada
Socon or Bust - 5 months 1 week ago Really.
You can’t evangelize someone into the Catholic Faith if you, yourself, are not serious about it.
The New Evangelization must start with the Canadian bishops and its...
Homily for December 16, 2012: 3rd Sunday of Advent
The Deacon's Bench - 5 months 1 week ago As some of you know, my office is located in the Catholic Center in Manhattan, on First Avenue. On Friday they were decorating the lobby for Christmas – trimming trees and...
Gov. Jindal draws correction from Church for contraception op-ed
EWTN - US Latest News - 5 months 1 week ago Baton Rouge, La., Dec 15, 2012 / 08:10 am (EWTN News).-
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has voiced his support for over-the-counter access to birth control, a position that...