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OLDIE PODCAzTs: Advent 1969 the Novus Ordo imposed by Paul VI – 45 years later
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Dec 3, 2014 at 5:00 pm In conjunction with reading Peter Kwansiewski’s new, provocative book (which rather reads like this blog in many respects), I just reviewed three old PODCAzTs I made at the time...
Planned Parenthood: If We’re Inspected for Medicaid Fraud, We’ll Have to Close Clinics
LifeNews.com - Dec 3, 2014 at 4:45 pm According to Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, auditors in their state aren’t really concerned about preventing fraud; instead they are playing politics with women’s health.
Last...
Bow hunting lessons learned
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 3, 2014 at 4:34 pm With the archery hunting season nearing the end, I thought now would be a good time to offer some of the important lessons I learned this season. Unfortunately, they come as a...
U.S. & World News briefs – December 4, 2014
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 3, 2014 at 4:31 pm - Obama, Archbishop Cupich meet in Chicago, talk immigration
- Re-gifting: Vatican raffles pope gifts to raise money for poor
- First world day against human trafficking set for...
Author thanks religious who taught, guided
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 3, 2014 at 4:23 pm In the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection is Dec. 13-14. Catholics will be speaking at parishes and reflecting on the...
Nurse May Have Killed Almost 100 Patients, Some Because She Found Them “Annoying”
LifeNews.com - Dec 3, 2014 at 4:16 pm Daniela Poggiali, an Italian nurse, was arrested in October for allegedly killing up to 38 patients because she found them or their relatives annoying. Now, new reports indicate...
Court commended for staying execution of mentally ill man
Catholic News Agency - General - Dec 3, 2014 at 4:12 pm Austin, Texas, Dec 3, 2014 / 03:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Catholic bishops in Texas thanked a federal appeals court for issuing a stay of execution for mentally ill inmate Scott...
Wedding plans: Cathedral seeks photos for centennial exhibit
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 3, 2014 at 4:02 pm A box full of wedding photos sits at Celeste Raspanti’s elbow. As she lifts one from the stack and looks at it, two brides, two grooms, two maids of honor and two best men look...
Wars that caused flight must end, pope tells refugees
The Catholic Spirit (St. Paul, MN) - Dec 3, 2014 at 4:00 pm Pope Francis met with young refugees from civil wars in Syria and Iraq a few hours after joining Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to denounce the plight of...
You’ll Be Shocked When You See How a Judge Took Away This Pro-Life Man’s Free Speech
LifeNews.com - Dec 3, 2014 at 3:42 pm James Thoma is a second grade teacher who—every Wednesday and Saturday, for over fifteen years—has peacefully counseled women entering and leaving the clinic regarding...
Naughty or Nice?
Creative Minority Report - Dec 3, 2014 at 3:26 pm Jimmy Kimmel is very funny when he interrogates kids over whether they have been naughty or nice.*subhead*Very cute and funny.*subhead*
Duggar Family Legacy Continues: Son Josh Duggar and His Wife Announce 4th Child
LifeNews.com - Dec 3, 2014 at 3:17 pm Josh Duggar, son of Bob and Michelle Duggar from the reality show, 19 Kids and Counting, and his wife are expecting a baby! Josh is doing his part to carry on the family legacy...
Recognize the real heroes
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 3, 2014 at 3:14 pm Who’s your hero? Who do you try to imitate? Up here in Packer country it’s probably a football player, but it could be a baseball or hockey star. When they are playing we are...
An Advent Reflection
Catholic Hot Dish - Dec 3, 2014 at 3:14 pm I have agreed to be a guest writer on facebook for a new organization -Women In the New Evangelization. The acronym is WINE. To my delight, the first time I write the daily post,...
Court stays execution of Texas inmate argued to be too mentally ill
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 3, 2014 at 3:11 pm AUSTIN, Texas — The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Dec. 3 stayed the execution of Scott Louis Panetti to “fully consider the late arriving and complex legal questions at issue...
Step into God time
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 3, 2014 at 3:11 pm The second reading this Sunday carries within it the beautiful concept of God time; that being, one day as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day.
I have always found...
Pope to replace head of Swiss Guards
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 3, 2014 at 3:02 pm The Vatican has announced that Colonel Daniel Anrig, the commandant of the Swiss Guards, will resign at the end of January 2015.
Colonel Anrig, who took over the leadership of the...
As D.C. bans gay conversion therapy of minors, where are the opposing religious voices?
GetReligion - Dec 3, 2014 at 3:00 pm D.C. bans gay conversion therapy of minors http://t.co/VeS7g7HQqR via @washingtonpost
— Linley Beckbridge (@mlbeckbridge) December 3, 2014
The Washington Post reported this week...
Young women in letters to pope share joys and hopes, grief and sorrows
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Dec 3, 2014 at 2:31 pm FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Even cloudy skies and showers could not dampen the spirits of a senior from St. Mary’s College in Indiana, a 2014 alumna of the school, its president and an...
Irish bishops' statement affirms Christian meaning of marriage
Catholic Culture - World News - Dec 3, 2014 at 2:30 pm In a statement entitled The Meaning of Marriage, the Catholic bishops of Ireland have warned that "to redefine the nature of marriage would be to undermine it as the fundamental...
