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February 20, 2013
A Bishop with some Balls
Socon or Bust - 3 months 2 days ago When Pell became archbishop of Melbourne in 1996, Catholic Lite was the order of the day throughout the country, with the usual results: goofball liturgy (one bishop celebrated...
Bang! Bang! Hey, eat some cotton candy!
GetReligion - 3 months 2 days ago A front-page headline on the print edition of USA Today that landed in my driveway earlier this week grabbed my attention: Guns are a ‘way of life’ in Texas Yep. Can’t dispute...
Why is Planned Parenthood Running From the “Pro-Choice” Label?
LifeNews.com - 3 months 2 days ago We’re super excited about this episode, because we think it’s the best roundtable discussion we’ve recorded in a long time.
Megan Almon from Life Training Institute joins us to...
Before Glorification
The Forum - 3 months 2 days ago Evelyn Waugh's Edmund Campion: Jesuit and Martyr powerfully recounts the conclusion of the sham-trial that condemned Saint Edmund Campion and his companions to be hanged, drawn...
Pope Benedict’s farewell to be broadcast live
The Deacon's Bench - 3 months 2 days ago Details, from Zenit: On the last day of his pontificate, Benedict XVI will be filmed live by television cameras during his final hours in the Vatican, according to Monsignor...
Deceased natural family planning pioneer 'inspired us'
Catholic News Agency - General - 3 months 2 days ago Melbourne, Australia, Feb 20, 2013 / 05:08 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Dr. Evelyn Billings, who helped develop a major method of natural fertility regulation, is being remembered after...
Planned Parenthood Pushes Sex-Education on 11-Year-Olds
LifeNews.com - 3 months 2 days ago She’s just 11 years old, but Nyiray Thomas already knows what she would say if someone ever tries to convince her to have unprotected sex, even just once.
“I would say no, because...
A D.C. Jesuit Buys A Gun - Engaging America 's Repeal The 2nd Amendment Op Ed Part 1
Opinionated Catholic - 3 months 2 days ago I am going to try to engage part of America's Op Ed on repealing the Second Amendment. There is a good Huff Post article with background on this at America, Catholic Magazine,...
Faith seeking understanding and understanding seeking faith
The Curt Jester - 3 months 2 days ago I am still going through stages of assimilating the Holy Father declaration that he renounced the ministry of the Bishop of Rome. It is not exactly like the common stages of grief...
Sierra Club Protestors Call for One-Child Policy in the U.S.
LifeNews.com - 3 months 2 days ago During a Sierra Club sponsored protest against the Keystone XL pipeline on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., last Sunday, several of the protestors expressed support for...
Blog problem today. Coincidence?
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - 3 months 2 days ago The blog was down in a strange way today. It would not load. Perhaps one of the web processes had a problem. Server reboot. Fixed.
However, both Free Republic and Drudge were...
Catholic thinkers: Pope will be remembered for marriage defense
Catholic News Agency - General - 3 months 2 days ago Rome, Italy, Feb 20, 2013 / 03:59 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Two leaders from one of the world’s largest pro-life groups think Pope Benedict XVI will be remembered for defending...
Where there’s a Wills there’s a Heresy
The Curt Jester - 3 months 2 days ago You just might be a heretic if you get intense questioning from Stephen Colbert and then America Magazine writes:
Now it should be obvious to even the most casual Roman Catholic...
Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Closing Two Clinics in Iowa
LifeNews.com - 3 months 2 days ago The Planned Parenthood abortion business announced today that it will close two clinics in Iowa. The Planned Parenthood of the Heartland affiliate made the announcement that...
Pope's essays in <I>Communio</I> collected in new book
Catholic Culture - World News - 3 months 2 days ago The American editors of Communio have published a book containing 14 essays on anthropological themes by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI. The essays were...
Benedict XVI - SSPX: Quarter to midnight
Rorate Coeli - 3 months 2 days ago "Well, now is the favourable time, this is the day of salvation" (2 Cor 6:2). The words of the Apostle Paul to the Christians of Corinth resonate for us with an urgency that does...
Conference Opposes Cloning Bill at State Affairs Hearing
Texas Catholic Conference - 3 months 2 days ago At a hearing of the House State Affairs Committee, the Texas Catholic Conference provided testimony opposing House bill 142, which allows for the creation of human clones for...
Another grim report on Pope's medical condition
Catholic Culture - World News - 3 months 2 days ago Pope Benedict XVI has experienced dangerous spikes in his blood pressure and has been advised by his doctor to avoid air travel, according to a report by veteran Vatican...
Spontaneous Storytelling with Children, Part 2: Creation and Receptivity
CatholicMom.com - 3 months 2 days ago Editor’s note: Today, we continue a four part series by Rhonda Ortiz. Find the first part here. LMH
My first question,
What does oral and spontaneous storytelling foster in the...