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The Holy See and the Croatia: Over Thirteen Centuries of Friendship
Zenit - The World as Seen from Rome - Oct 29, 2012 at 11:00 pm By Pietro Gennarini
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Before and after
The Deacon's Bench - Oct 29, 2012 at 10:18 pm An astonishing comparison of lower Manhattan after Sandy hit, and before. The caption: This combination of photos shows above, lower Manhattan dark after the hybrid storm Sandy...
Tuft University Grad Now Law Prof On Concerning Religious Liberty Situation At Tufts
Opinionated Catholic - Oct 29, 2012 at 10:02 pm First Amendment Prof (Speech, Press, Association, Religion Where First Amendment freedoms collide with other values. Come and speak your mind ) looks like it is going to be an...
Does God Approve of Rape? (Dark Passages)
Jimmy Akin.org - Oct 29, 2012 at 9:23 pm
What difference would it make whether a rape happened in a city or in the country?
A charge made by some atheists is that the Bible supports rape and that the God of the Bible...
Run Everybody! Avik Roy is Coming!
Commonweal - Oct 29, 2012 at 9:12 pm Avik Roy is a conservative blogger on healthcare who is also an adviser to the Romney campaign and who by sheerest coincidence also wants to scare the bejeesus out of everyone...
An unexpected place in an unexpected place!
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 29, 2012 at 9:06 pm I have been reading another dystopian novels by James Wesley Rawles, Founders. (The first in the series is Patriots, the next is Survivors.)
I was pretty surprised to read this...
“This was a big storm … “
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 29, 2012 at 8:40 pm This evening I was chatting by phone with a priest friend about, inter alia, American novels. Of course the great American novel came up. Hemingway came up, of course, in that...
Evangelicals warming to Mormon Romney?
GetReligion - Oct 29, 2012 at 7:02 pm A recent front-page Los Angeles Times story makes the case that reluctant evangelical Christian voters are warming to Mormon Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee. Or,...
Mission countries
News.va - Oct 29, 2012 at 7:00 pm It was the end of a tremendous summer of war when on 12 September 1943 in Lyon a little book came out. Its title La France , pays de mission ? would become as famous as it was...
Gianna Center --Keeping hope alive for infertile couples
Communio - Oct 29, 2012 at 6:50 pm An ad on the back cover of the Catholic New York sparks me to draw the attention of Communio readers and others to the good work of The Gianna Center and the founders, Dr. Anne...
'Day One'
The Forum - Oct 29, 2012 at 6:23 pm This is it, Romney's closing argument before the American people. With this pact, Romney will carry the day on November 6. From CNN:The points Romney will hit are:
-Make the case...
QUAERITUR: Diocese asking everyone at Mass to extend arms and “bless” the priest
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 29, 2012 at 6:15 pm From a reader:
Diocese of Albany is asking all Mass attendees to participate in ritual of extending our arms and praying and blessing the priest who just said Mass. Part of their...
Discussion: Airline trips, flights, cancellations, weather, passenger rights and options
What Does the Prayer Really Say? - Oct 29, 2012 at 6:11 pm I am supposed to fly to Rome on 31 October (thank you, dear readers).
In light of the terrible weather, can we have some discussion here, based on your experience and good...
Catholic community helps East Coast prepare for Hurricane Sandy
Catholic News Agency - General - Oct 29, 2012 at 6:03 pm Washington D.C., Oct 29, 2012 / 05:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As much of the East Coast braces for Hurricane Sandy, the Church is helping local people prepare for the storm, reaching...
Bad Art and Horus Manure
The Curt Jester - Oct 29, 2012 at 5:52 pm Jimmy Akin on Bad Church art.
Some years ago I went to a travelling exhibit of the Vatican art treasures.
One thing leapt out at my really clearly: In contrast to all the art...
Refuting Seven “Pro-Life” Arguments for Supporting Obama
LifeNews.com - Oct 29, 2012 at 5:47 pm Not all voters who hold a pro-life position plan to vote for pro-life candidates for public office in the Nov. 6 election. As in 2008, some pro-life Catholic and evangelical...
Coexisting with people who have Coexist bumper stickers.
The Curt Jester - Oct 29, 2012 at 5:26 pm
If there is one bumper sticker that I have seen the most of besides political ones it is certainly the “Coexist” sticker. There is something about this sticker that really...
Fr McBrien Glad Bishops Staying Out Catholic Campus Ministry ( A Response )
Opinionated Catholic - Oct 29, 2012 at 5:14 pm Fr. McBrien of Notre Dame seems happy that Bishops are not poking their nose in College Campus Ministry it seems. See Fr. McBrien of Notre Dame Says Long Arm of Bishops Can’t...
Planned Parenthood Affiliate Caught Hurting Women in Ireland
LifeNews.com - Oct 29, 2012 at 5:12 pm A new investigative report in Ireland has found the taxpayer-funded Irish Family Planning Association organization potentially breaking the law and endangering the health and...
Radio Interview on Petrine Authority and the New Testament Sources
The Sacred Page - Oct 29, 2012 at 4:58 pm I'll be on Catholic Answers Live on EWTN Radio later today (4pm). For anyone interested, here are some of the texts I'll be discussing. You can listen live at www.Catholic.com....
