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London 2012: The spirit of the Ancient games
News.va - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:50 am (Vatican Radio) As one of the London Church Leaders, Archbishop Vincent Nichols of the Diocese of Westminster added his voice to those of other Christian leaders and leaders of...
Association of Catholic Women: Day for Life
News.va - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:50 am (Vatican Radio) Coinciding with the 2012 Olympic Games, the Bishops of Britain are calling on Catholics to take care of their bodies and live a healthier, more balanced and...
Print edition 27.07.12
Catholic Herald - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:39 am Much of The Catholic Herald’s content – news, features, comment, letters and reviews – is only available to subscribers.
This week, we publish an exclusive interview with the...
Gay Marriage Advocates and Others Getting Worried About Chick-fil-A Battles ( Religious Liberty )
Opinionated Catholic - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:38 am I am old enough to recall as a kid how vibrant the free speech community was at time. I vividly recall how a black lawyer was standing up and giving legal assistance to a group of...
War on Women: Planned Parenthood Denies Info on Abortion Risks
LifeNews.com - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:37 am South Dakota is doing everything it can to let downtrodden pregnant women know there are better, healthier options than abortion.
In March 2011, South Dakota’s Gov. Dennis...
Obstacles to Evangelization: No. 2
Commonweal - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:32 am I suggested in my last post that Christianity not only offers an answer to a question, but it proposes a particular question as the right one to ask: What must I do to be saved–...
Assisted Suicide Backers Confident They’ll Win in Massachusetts
LifeNews.com - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:21 am Massachusetts is the latest battleground over euthanasia with an initiative on the ballot in November to adopt a statute similar to those in Oregon and Washington, which allow...
This President is Obsessed with Abortion
Creative Minority Report - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:21 am *subhead*Double down.*subhead*So committed to abortion is President Obama that he's now running an ad touting, "It's a scary time to be a woman." Why is it scary? Because...(cue...
We should be "rich soil" - fruitful.
Rambles - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:11 am Today's Gospel reading is Jesus' "Parable of the Sower," in Mark, chapter 13. As I was writing my little homily for Mass today, I couldn't help but rant a bit on my keyboard...
Pope hosts top-level meeting on leaks in Vatican
The Compass (Green Bay, WI) - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:07 am VATICAN CITY — Although technically on vacation, Pope Benedict XVI hosted a top-level meeting of Vatican officials involved in investigating and responding to the leak of Vatican...
Catholic group seeks second injunction against contraception mandate
EWTN - US Latest News - Jul 27, 2012 at 9:02 am Ann Arbor, Mich., Jul 27, 2012 / 09:02 pm (EWTN News/CNA).-
Lawyers representing a Catholic businessmen's group are seeking a separate injunction against the HHS mandate in...
Traditional Catholic soccer professional gets serious
Rorate Coeli - Jul 27, 2012 at 8:50 am It is a rare thing to read about a major league sports figure who talks openly about Catholicism in a positive light. New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira did so a couple...
With canonization near, where is media focus?
GetReligion - Jul 27, 2012 at 8:46 am A few days ago, a thoughtful and committed reader sent in a link to this story with a note that said:
I’m not sure how I feel about this story. It’s a complex one as the headline...
Here I Am
CatholicMom.com - Jul 27, 2012 at 8:00 am
Here I am, Lord!
“Here I am” is my constant prayer companion today. I heard it this morning at mass with my crew – the wiggly, wily ones. Looking into my wiggly son’s eyes and...
Weekly Giveaway (7/27)
Brandon Vogt - Jul 27, 2012 at 7:43 am “Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” – St. Augustine
Because I’ve built up a large collection of extra books...
Events: Join the FSSP in Fatima
Rorate Coeli - Jul 27, 2012 at 7:35 am Event: From Sept. 17 - 27, a Confraternity of St. Peter pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal, Santiago de Compostela & Madeira Island with Fr. James Fryar, FSSP & Fr. Gregory...
Concern Troll
Commonweal - Jul 27, 2012 at 7:07 am Without the least hint of irony, Avik Roy (a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and health-care advisor to Mitt Romney) has written an article for National Review called “...
Newly Ordained Jesuit's First EF Mass
New Liturgical Movement - Jul 27, 2012 at 7:00 am A reader sends in the following news:
Fr. William V. Blazek, S.J., newly ordained for the Jesuit Chicago-Detroit province, celebrated his first Solemn High Mass (Extraordinary...
Vatican Intervention on UN Arms Trade Treaty
News.va - Jul 27, 2012 at 6:55 am (Vatican Radio) The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, Archbishop Francis Chullikatt, delivered the following intervention at the UN Conference on the Arms...
