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Future Pope frequently offered Mass at chapel near bus stop
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 21, 2013 at 4:52 am Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio often celebrated Mass at a small chapel near a Buenos Aires bus stop "even though he had a private [chapel] which was much more comfortable,"...
USCCB criticizes Ryan budget plan, urges maintenance of funding for anti-poverty programs
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 21, 2013 at 4:47 am In a letter of members of Congress, the chairmen of two committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said they were "profoundly concerned that the allocation for...
Holy Land bishops' commission writes Obama on plight of Palestinian Christians
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 21, 2013 at 4:45 am The justice and peace commission of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land has urged President Barack Obama to remember the plight of Palestinian Christians during...
New Archbishop of Canterbury lauds Catholic social teaching, pays tribute to St. Benedict
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 21, 2013 at 4:44 am On the eve of his enthronement as Archbishop of Canterbury, Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby described Catholic social teaching as "one of the greatest treasures that the churches...
USCCB: HHS mandate remains 'unprecedented' violation of religious liberty
Catholic Culture - World News - Mar 21, 2013 at 4:43 am In a 24-page response to the Obama administration's most recent "accommodation" on the HHS mandate, the general counsel and associate general counsel of the United States...
Francis, Benedict XVI Send Greetings to New Archbishop of Canterbury
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Mar 21, 2013 at 4:13 am Pope Francis sent a message to His Grace, the Rt. Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on the occasion of his enthronement which will take place today at Canterbury...
Rabbi David Rosen: 'Jewish-Catholic Relationship Will Be Important Focus of Francis' Pontificate'
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Mar 21, 2013 at 3:20 am As Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, was well known in his efforts in fostering dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Jewish...
Bishop denounces health network's compliance with mandate
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 21, 2013 at 3:03 am Sioux Falls, S.D., Mar 21, 2013 / 02:03 am (CNA).- The bishop of a South Dakota diocese has spoken out after a Catholic health care provider made the decision to comply with the...
Philippines court temporarily stalls reproductive health law
EWTN - World Catholic News - Mar 21, 2013 at 3:02 am Manila, Philippines, Mar 21, 2013 / 03:02 am (EWTN News).-
The Philippine Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the implementation of a reproductive health law which was adopted...
Glamping
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:59 am Now and then, effete brie eaters like to pretend to “get back to nature” without, you know, having to have any contact with nature, any effort beyond swiping a credit card, and...
A reader asks about somebody named Ann Barnhardt
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:50 am I know it has been a while since I wrote and hope all is well. I really enjoy your website and reading your material. May God continue to bless your ministry.
I am excited about...
Who Better to Celebrate the Vernal Equinox Than Tom Lehrer?
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:39 amSpeaking of Welcomes for Pope Francis
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:37 am A reader sends along this video he made:
Lovely Remarks from Orthodox Abbot Tryphon
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:30 am Out in Puget Sound, there lies the lovely Vashon Island, home of Catholic coffin makers, all manner of eccentrics, a bicycle that was eaten by a tree, and some Orthodox monks. A...
Why ‘Unpatriotic Conservatives’ Could Not Be Written Today
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:22 am is the question raised by the eminently sane Daniel McCarthy.
Oooh! Oooh! Me! Me! I know!
Because the conservatives who objected to the Iraq war were right and completely...
“Kauft nicht bei Mormon!”
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:16 am For those of you who enjoy Sci Fi and Fantasy, one of the more prominent names in the field is Orson Scott Card. His novel Ender’s Game is a classic and he has written a boatload...
More Good News from Rome
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:08 am EP invites Pope to travel with him to Holy Land
The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople has invited Pope Francis to travel with him to the Holy Land next year to mark the...
Two Urgent Prayer Requests
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:07 am A reader writes:
I’m a regular reader of your blog, and I really enjoy it. I don’t comment or anything, but I always see your urgent prayer requests and pray along with everyone...
Yr. Obdt. Svt. on the Gift of Counsel
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:05 am …over at the Register.
You Are Not a Religion
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 21, 2013 at 2:02 am A fine little essay on the silliness of the American cult of the individual and self-concocted religions.
