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Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 19, 2013 at 2:29 am Long ago, I wrote:
Every July, Americans hold the Secular Feast of St. Thomas Jefferson and take a little time out to renew their baptismal vows of citizenship in the American...
New Blog!
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 19, 2013 at 2:27 am The Passionate Catholic is on the air!
Huh-larious
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 19, 2013 at 2:16 am Literally Unbelievable is a website devoted to the task of tracking suckers across the web who take Onion stories as actual news. Some of these memes spread very far and wind up...
I like this
Catholic and Enjoying It! - Mar 19, 2013 at 2:12 am A reader over at the Register relates this anecdote:
We heard Sen. Rick Santorum speak an an event recently.He related how he & his family were visiting the Vatican & were...
Francis' papal symbols linked to past Popes
EWTN - Vatican News - Mar 19, 2013 at 2:08 am Vatican City, Mar 19, 2013 / 02:08 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
When Pope Francis was installed as Bishop of Rome today, the two major symbols of the authority he received were connected...
Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/03/13
Catholic Herald - Mar 19, 2013 at 2:00 am Argentinian president Cristina Kirchner and Pope Francis had a strikingly cordial meeting at the Vatican yesterday (video).
Pope Francis is unlikely to have read the confidential...
Catholic youth congress highlights friendship with Christ
Catholic News Agency - General - Mar 19, 2013 at 1:08 am Bridgeport, Conn., Mar 19, 2013 / 12:08 am (CNA).- Hundreds of high school students attended the 2013 Convivio Youth Congress in Connecticut March 8-10 to talk about the Christian...
US bishops represented at Chaldean patriarch's installation
EWTN - US Latest News - Mar 19, 2013 at 1:06 am Washington D.C., Mar 19, 2013 / 01:06 am (EWTN News).-
Representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops joined Eastern Catholics in Iraq to witness the installation of...
Spirituality: Silent Saint Joseph
Word on Fire - Fr. Robert Barron - Mar 19, 2013 at 1:00 am
"We can have recourse to many saints as our intercessors, but go especially to Joseph..." - St. Teresa of Avila
The solemnity of St. Joseph takes place today. However, the...
Tu Es Petrus
Whispers in the Loggia - Mar 19, 2013 at 12:48 am When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah,...
"Why Priests?": PART 2: The Priesthood in Jewish Eschatological / Messianic Expectations
The Sacred Page - Mar 19, 2013 at 12:10 am This post continues my response to Protestant scholar Michael Bird's post, "Why Priests?". Read the Introduction and Part 1.
Before looking at the New Testament evidence regarding...
LENTCAzT 35 Tuesday 5th Week of Lent – Transforming our sin in the fire of His love.
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Mar 19, 2013 at 12:01 am
Today is Tuesday in the 5th Week of Lent. Yes, it is other things too!
We hear today about the ancient Roman Station, a thought from Benedict XVI, and a couple extra collects...
Our 2013 St. Joseph Altar
Homeschool Goodies - Mar 18, 2013 at 11:40 pm This post is part of the 4th Annual St. Joseph Altar Blog Fest. If you made an Altar for St. Joseph’s Feast Day, and would like to be included, make a blog post about your St....
Introducing Teens to Good Friends
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 18, 2013 at 11:02 pm Sometimes it seems as though teenagers are not from this planet. No offense. I was once a teen myself. And at one point, five of our ten children were teens all at once. Fun...
Ask a Carmelite: Getting More from Holy Mass
Integrated Catholic Life - Mar 18, 2013 at 11:01 pm Dear Sister, I don’t get much out of Mass. Do you have any suggestions? Dear Friend, I suppose you have already heard a couple phrases that have become aphorisms on this ‘issue...
St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2013
The Catholic Foodie - Mar 18, 2013 at 10:44 pm
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New Orleans
Yesterday we went to the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in New Orleans.
This is what I had to say about this particular parade last year...
Should We Be Concerned About Pope Francis’s Inaugural Mass?
Jimmy Akin.org - Mar 18, 2013 at 10:41 pm
Should we be concerned about some of the aspects of Pope Francis's inaugural Mass?
Pope Francis’s inaugural Mass is unique in several respects.
That’s raised a lot of questions...
Methodist Church Asks All Churches to Stop Marrying Until Gay marriage Legalized
Creative Minority Report - Mar 18, 2013 at 9:36 pm A Methodist church has announced that it will not perform any marriage ceremonies until same-sex marriage is legalized. And they're asking other churches to join in their little...
Eli, eli...
Rorate Coeli - Mar 18, 2013 at 9:31 pm Dear friends,
I received today devastating news about the future health prospects of my mother MJ. Naturally, my work here will be sparse, and I probably will not post much more...
Pope Francis Puts Emphasis On Mercy
CatholicMom.com - Mar 18, 2013 at 9:17 pm Editor’s note: During the next few weeks as we watch an historic episode in our Church’s history unfold, I’m thrilled to be able share writing from our friends at the United...
