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December 7, 2012
Lesson From the Basement: An Immaculate Conception Understanding
CatholicMom.com - 5 months 2 weeks ago Mrs. Beam had just jangled her golden bell signaling the beginning of class so we scrambled off to our designated spot in the church basement to begin our lesson for the week. ...
For the record
Rorate Coeli - 5 months 2 weeks ago The Holy Father named today his personal secretary, Monsignor Georg Gänswein, as Prefect of the Papal Household (and titular Archbishop). The Archbishop-elect retains his position...
The Coming Thud on American Campuses
Creative Minority Report - 5 months 2 weeks ago For years, many have warned that the culture has been sliding down a slippery slope. We’ve been on it for so long you might expect to hear a thud soon from hitting bottom. But we...
Catholics Urged to Join National Night of Prayer for Life
LifeNews.com - 5 months 2 weeks ago Catholics across the country will be united in prayer Dec. 8-9 during the 23rd annual National Night of Prayer of Life.
Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life...
Should Patients Be Allowed to Die of Bed Sores?
LifeNews.com - 5 months 2 weeks ago One of the (few, in my book) real achievements of bioethics was the institution of the legal right to refuse unwanted medical treatment. But some things done for patients in a...
Ordination update: 20 new deacons in New Orleans
The Deacon's Bench - 5 months 2 weeks ago From the Clarion Herald newspaper: There were so many men to be ordained as permanent deacons Dec. 1 at St. Louis Cathedral – 20 in all – that the carpeted sanctuary was not big...
"Every time I've told an authority figure that I was going to continue to dance as I wanted to, I've made this exact face."
Saint Louis Catholic - 5 months 2 weeks ago Rembert Explains the '80s
What can Christians in the West do to help those in the East?
Catholic Herald - 5 months 2 weeks ago Christians should expect to suffer. And, as the Holy Father told Christians on his recent visit to Lebanon, these “sufferings are not in vain”. But this is no excuse for...
Five Things to Remember on Dec. 7
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Earth at Night
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 5 months 2 weeks ago At Astronomy Pic of the Day there is a great image of your planet at night.
Explanation: This remarkably complete view of Earth at night is a composite of cloud-free, nighttime...
Immaculate Conception in Art
Accepting Abundance - 5 months 2 weeks ago Repost from last year.
“God Ineffable — whose ways are mercy and truth, whose will is omnipotence itself, and whose wisdom “reaches from end to end mightily, and orders all things...
Organised crime is best left to the Catholics
Catholic Herald - 5 months 2 weeks ago Godfather movies are still a huge industry, it seems. By Godfather movies, I do not mean films about gangsters as such, but more the sort of films that have been spawned by...
MB & OD: an apt comparison?
dotCommonweal - 5 months 2 weeks ago This morning reading a short report on the demonstrations in Egypt, I came across this description of the Muslim Brotherhood written by Stephen Cook at Foreign Affairs: “The...
THE RIGHT TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE OSCE AREA
News.va - 5 months 2 weeks ago Vatican City, (VIS) - Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with States, spoke at the twenty-ninth meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation for...
Advent Cake: A Rose Sunday Tradition
CatholicMom.com - 5 months 2 weeks ago Advent Cake: A Rose Sunday Tradition
As I head out for a weekend in Georgia, to celebrate my parents’ 50th anniversary, I wanted to leave with you a recipe I usually make for a...
Learning from a Saint Acclaimed as Bishop Before Being Baptized
Brandon Vogt - 5 months 2 weeks ago
Today we continue our regular series called "Learning from the Saints." Our guide is expert Bert Ghezzi, a dear friend of mine and the author of numerous books including ...
Pope Benedict Today- The Prophetic Sensus Fidelium ( Sense of the Faithful ) Is Not A Public Opinion Poll
Opinionated Catholic - 5 months 2 weeks ago A busy news week for Pope Benedict it seems !! I think that will continue today with some extensive remarks that Pope Benedict made to the International Theological Commission...
NYC 7 December: 1st Friday @ Holy Innocents – all night vigil with Masses and devotions
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 5 months 2 weeks ago Anyone in the New York City area should want to know that at the Church of the Holy Innocents an all night vigil is held on 1st Fridays.
Holy Innocents is 128 West 37th Street (...
Bishop Rhoades hopeful about Notre Dame's new student organization
EWTN - US Latest News - 5 months 2 weeks ago Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec 7, 2012 / 07:27 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades is optimistic about the newly-established GLBTQ student organization at the University of Notre...