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SSPX-Vatican problems hinge on authority of Vatican II
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 24, 2012 at 11:16 am A letter from a leading official of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), and an interview with the new prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, have confirmed that...
The New Normal: Group of moms boycott new pro-homosexual TV show
LifeSiteNews - Jul 24, 2012 at 11:15 am by Katie Craine July 24, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A pro-family group is calling on citizens to boycott a new NBC television series focusing on a gay couple who obtain a surrogate...
3-6 years for Philadelphia’s Monsignor Lynn
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 24, 2012 at 11:11 am This just in:
The Philadelphia priest at the center of the sexual abuse coverup case has been handed a long sentence by the judge overseeing the case.
Monsignor William Lynn was...
Mourning in Aurora, with a generic Catholic bishop
GetReligion - Jul 24, 2012 at 11:02 am As always, the tragedy in Aurora led to quite a bit of writing — whether reporters knew it or not — focusing on issues linked to “theodicy,” a theological term that has frequently...
A sermon that made me sit up and go “Wow”
The Deacon's Bench - Jul 24, 2012 at 11:02 am From Lutheran preacher and my Patheos blog neighbor Nadia Bolz-Weber. This is one of those times when I sat there and said to myself, in awe and wonder and envy, “Man, I wish I...
Dominican Rite in Columbus, Ohio
New Liturgical Movement - Jul 24, 2012 at 11:00 am One of our Dominican readers let us know of the following event taking place in Columbus, Ohio on August 4th, the celebration of the Dominican rite (Missa Canata) at St. Patrick's...
Mgr. Tadeusz Wojda appointed Under-Secretary of Propaganda Fide
Vatican Insider - Jul 24, 2012 at 10:59 amObamacare’s Rationing Independent Payment Advisory Board Must Go
LifeNews.com - Jul 24, 2012 at 10:56 am Obamacare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board is authoritarian. It does not “advise,” it imposes on cost cutting for Medicare–even over a presidential veto. Moreover, it’s...
Msgr. Lynn given 3-6 year prison term in Philadelphia abuse case
Catholic Culture - World News - Jul 24, 2012 at 10:56 am Msgr. William Lynn, who was convicted in June on child-endangerment charges, has been sentenced to serve 3 to 6 years in prison.
A former vicar for clergy in the Philadelphia ...
Keeping children safe in the Church
News.va - Jul 24, 2012 at 10:43 am (Vatican Radio) Helping survivors of sexual abuse. Ensuring that children are safe in the Church. And supporting religious congregations in their safeguarding endeavours. Those...
Planned Parenthood Injures Another Woman in Botched Abortion
LifeNews.com - Jul 24, 2012 at 10:21 am The death of a young woman at a Chicago Planned Parenthood facility following a failed abortion has garnered nationwide news and attention. However, on the same day last Friday,...
Judge Posner's Zingers In High School Graduation At A Church Case
Opinionated Catholic - Jul 24, 2012 at 10:01 am Good stuff at Seventh Circuit: Holding a High School Graduation in a (Richly Iconographically Religious) Church Violates the Establishment Clause..The best that a judge of...
BBC Bashed for Program Attacking Catholic Church’s Pro-Life Views
LifeNews.com - Jul 24, 2012 at 10:01 am The remarkable Dr. Robert Walley wrote an open letter to the BBC about the debate we blogged on earlier. Following the Gates’ Summit on Family Planning, the BBC titled the segment...
The Importance of Sacramentals, Sacraments and Funerals
CatholicMom.com - Jul 24, 2012 at 10:00 am
Jesus Falls the First Time by Judith Costello
Sadly, there have been funerals recently in our parish. Throughout the funeral services, as I helped with setting up the Church, I...
Media malpractice on religion and vaccination
GetReligion - Jul 24, 2012 at 9:48 am One of the most important things for reporters to do when covering a new study is to read the study and the supporting documents. There was a particularly good recent example of...
Women Will Lead Next Battles to Stop Obamacare Implementation
LifeNews.com - Jul 24, 2012 at 9:46 am Conservatives have won the latest battle in the war to make President Obama’s health care law obsolete. The House vote on July 11 to repeal Obamacare brings us one step closer to...
