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Fiesta Corn
CatholicMom.com - Aug 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Fiesta Corn
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Fiesta Corn
Makes 8 servings
3 cups corn fresh cut from cob (about 6 ears)
1/2 cup...
QUAERITUR: Electronic devices during Mass
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm From a reader:
I attend the Extraodinary Form regularly. I noticed yesterday a man using a tablet as his Missal. I’m not sure what to think about this.
My own thought is that a...
Ordination update: 17 new deacons for Joliet
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 24, 2013 at 1:33 pm A reader alerted me to this a couple weeks ago, but as yet the Joliet diocese hasn’t published more information about the men. I can’t find a diocesan newspaper online. Too bad....
The Break: Elysium, Ben Affleck is Batman and Confession via Skype
SQPN - Podcast Network - Aug 24, 2013 at 12:58 pm
In this episode of ‘The Break’, we talk about his trip to Down Under and review the movie Elysium (2013). Also: Ben Affleck is the new Batman, a video of Kevin Spacey speaking on...
Hymns from the Liturgy of the Hours (ICEL-1975)
Breviary Hymns - Aug 24, 2013 at 12:20 pm Thematic Index of the hymns found in the Liturgy of the Hours (1975) approved by the Episcopal Conferences of the Antilles, Bangledesh, Burma, Canada, of the Pacific CEPAC (Fiji...
Cream of Hatch Chile Soup with Corn, Tomatoes, and Sausage
The Catholic Foodie - Aug 24, 2013 at 12:01 pm
Another Excellent Recipe for Hatch Chiles
Last week I told the story of how I came across a great deal on Hatch chiles. I got 3 pounds for only $0.99! The first thing I cooked up...
Wedding Ring — A Word with Weber
CatholicMom.com - Aug 24, 2013 at 12:00 pm Video Iink
This week: Matt discusses the true blessings of having one very special ring.
Matt Weber is the new and social media officer at Harvard University and in his spare time...
Somalia: Once upon a time there was a State, for Christians too
Vatican Insider - Aug 24, 2013 at 11:16 amNew LCWR head says assessment is about Church's future
Catholic News Agency - General - Aug 24, 2013 at 11:15 am Orlando, Fla., Aug 24, 2013 / 10:15 am (CNA).- Sister Carol Zinn, the newly elected head of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, said the Vatican’s doctrinal assessment...
Video message from a Bishop to Catholic teachers as the school year begins
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 24, 2013 at 11:09 am Here is a video message from His Excellency Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino to Catholic teachers in the Diocese of Madison.
As teachers workshops wind up around the country, and...
Jody Bottum Thinks I’ve Accused Him of Not Being Prolife
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Aug 24, 2013 at 10:57 am …which is sort of like thinking I’ve accused him of being part of the Double Malt Scotch Manufacturers Lobby.
No. I’ve merely accused him of embedding nonsense like this in the...
What makes for a "good" liturgy?
Commonweal - Aug 24, 2013 at 10:45 am Michael Garvey’s thread below, about parish-shopping, has prompted an intelligent discussion which I wish many priests would read and take to heart. I was particularly struck by...
Something about immigration reform
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 24, 2013 at 10:27 am Catholics (and all people of truly good will) cannot disagree about the evil of abortion, but we can disagree about immigration. The former is intrinsically evil, the latter is...
Should you use an iPad in church?
The Deacon's Bench - Aug 24, 2013 at 10:12 am Priests have been known to use them for celebrating Mass and for preaching. But the debate about whether it’s appropriate to use iPads in church goes on. Protestant ministers are...
Man on a Mission: Mission La Purísima Concepción
CatholicMom.com - Aug 24, 2013 at 10:00 am
Editor’s note: Today, we continue our special series with Kirk Whitney – “Man on a Mission” will take all of us along on Kirk and Debbie Whitney’s pilgrimages to view and pray at...
50 years after March On Washington Students That Integrated New Orleans Catholic Schools Reflect
Opinionated Catholic - Aug 24, 2013 at 9:49 am Nice article by the New Orleans Picyaune.
I am not making this up: There’s a fun new campaign for women’s ordination!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Aug 24, 2013 at 9:47 am I promise that I am not making this up. I couldn’t if I tried.
This is a perfect example of self-parody, direct from the pages of the National Schismatic Reporter (aka The...
Joseph Bottum - Fool and Tool
Creative Minority Report - Aug 24, 2013 at 8:48 am Joseph Bottum, former editor of First Things, has pathetically come out in favor of gay marriage in an article at Commonweal. It fails any test as argument, but rather indicates...
